[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 222 (Friday, November 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69342-69343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25199]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On November 14, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States and the 
State of Illinois v. Prairie State Solar, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:22-
cv-02660.
    In this case, the United States and the State seek to resolve 
claims against Defendant Prairie State Solar, LLC under the Clean Water 
Act. The United States and the State allege Prairie States violated its 
state stormwater permit during the construction of a large-scale solar 
farm in Perry County, Illinois. The proposed Consent Decree requires 
Prairie State to perform injunctive relief measures to ensure 
compliance until construction is complete and the stormwater permit is 
terminated. The Consent Decree also requires Prairie State to pay a 
civil penalty of $225,000, with $157,500 to the United States and 
$67,500 to the State of Illinois.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States and The State of Illinois v. Prairie 
State Solar, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12558/1. All comments must be 
submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of 
this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.

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We will provide a paper copy of the Consent Decree upon written request 
and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment 
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, 
DC 20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $11.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy exclusive of exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.00.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-25199 Filed 11-17-22; 8:45 am]
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