[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 71 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 25672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07739]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 8, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, 
State of Alabama, and South Carolina Department of Health and 
Environmental Control v. D.R. Horton, Inc. and D.R. Horton, Inc.--
Birmingham, Civil Action No. 2:24-cv-00428-AMM.
    The Complaint alleges that defendants violated the Clean Water 
Act's stormwater management requirements at 16 home-building 
construction sites. The Consent Decree resolves the claims against both 
defendants, who must implement specified stormwater management 
practices, implement a supplemental environmental project that will 
cost them $400,000, and pay a civil penalty of $400,000.
    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 of America, State of Alabama, et al. v. 
D.R. Horton, Inc., et al., and D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11099. 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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    Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States 
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the 
commenter.
    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. If you require assistance 
accessing the Consent Decree you may request assistance by email or by 
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-07739 Filed 4-10-24; 8:45 am]
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