[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 146 (Tuesday, August 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 50177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16261]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Stipulated Order Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On July 26, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Stipulated Order on Sewer System with the United States District Court 
for the Southern District of Mississippi in the lawsuit entitled United 
States and State of Mississippi v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, Civil 
Action No. 3:12-cv-790-HTW-LGI (S.D. Miss.) [Docket No. 36].
    The proposed Stipulated Order places the operation of the sewer 
system of the City of Jackson, Mississippi (``City'') under the control 
of an Interim Third-Party Manager. The proposed Stipulated Order 
requires the Interim Third-Party Manager to perform substantial work to 
address problems plaguing the City's sewer system. The work required 
includes addressing more than 200 emergency sewer failure locations 
(many resulting in sanitary sewer overflows), addressing prohibited 
bypasses of treatment prior to discharging wastewater into the Pearl 
River, and implementing Management, Operations, and Maintenance 
Programs. The proposed Stipulated Order does not resolve any claims 
against the City or any non-compliance with the 2013 consent decree in 
this case.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Stipulated Order. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to entitled United States and State of Mississippi v. City 
of Jackson, Mississippi, Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-790-HTW-LGI (S.D. 
Miss.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-09841. All comments must be submitted or 
postmarked by August 31, 2023. 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 Stipulated Order 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 Stipulated Order 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 $14.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-16261 Filed 7-31-23; 8:45 am]
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