[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 234 (Thursday, December 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85326-85327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26889]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification To Consent Decree
Under the Clean Water Act
On December 3, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged with the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee in
the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of Tennessee v. The
City of Chattanooga, Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-00245, a proposed
modification to the existing Consent Decree.
The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (``EPA''), and the State of Tennessee filed this lawsuit on July
17, 2012, under the Clean Water Act and Tennessee State law alleging
violations with respect to the City of Chattanooga's publicly owned
treatment works. A Consent Decree resolving these claims was entered by
the Court on April 24, 2014. The proposed modification to the Consent
Decree extends certain deadlines to achieve compliance with the Consent
Decree while adding significant remedial projects that the city must
complete in the next five years. The cost of the additional required
projects is estimated to be $185 million.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed 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 the State of
Tennessee v. The City of Chattanooga, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10145. 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://
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www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $40.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-26889 Filed 12-6-23; 8:45 am]
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