[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 6131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01852]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 24, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. 
PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-00043.
    The proposed consent decree resolves claims brought by the United 
States on behalf of the Environmental Protection Action pursuant to 
sections 301 and 402 of the Clean Water Act against PotlatchDeltic Land 
& Lumber, LLC for violations of its National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System permits related to stormwater discharges from its 
sawmill and lumberyard facility in St. Maries, Idaho. The settlement 
requires Defendant to pay a $225,000 civil penalty. The settlement also 
requires Defendant to implement injunctive relief designed to ensure it 
will meet the compliance schedule in its current permit for its 
stormwater outfalls, as well as significant mitigation actions to 
offset environmental harms of its discharges.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States et al. v. PotlatchDeltic Land & 
Lumber, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12509. 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 proposed 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 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 $18.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-01852 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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