[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 18589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06463]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 22, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts in United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. 
City Holyoke, Massachusetts, Case No. 19-cv-10332-MGM (D. MA).
    The United States previously filed a complaint under the Clean 
Water Act (``Act'') seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
violations of the Act related to the City of Holyoke's (``the City'') 
discharge of pollutants from combined sewer overflows that caused or 
contributed to water quality violations in the Connecticut River and 
discharging pollutants from unpermitted components of the City's sewer 
collection system to the Connecticut River. The proposed consent decree 
provides for, among other things, the separation of portions of the 
City's collection system, the upgrade of certain elements of the 
combined sewer system, and the implementation of an illicit discharge 
detection and elimination program to address stormwater discharges. The 
Decree also provides for the payment of a $50,000 civil penalty.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the modification to the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States and Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts v. City of Holyoke, Massachusetts, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-
1-11703. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty days 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 proposed modification to the 
consent decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice 
Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We 
will provide a paper copy of the proposed modification 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 $12.75 for a copy without 
appendices and $20.75 for a copy with appendices (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06463 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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