[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26930-26931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07935]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Material Modification to Consent 
Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    On April 10, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
material modification to a Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United 
States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky in the 
lawsuit entitled United

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States and Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County 
Government, Civil Action No. 5:06-cv-386-KSF.
    The Consent Decree--entered by the court in 2011--resolved alleged 
violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from Lexington-Fayette Urban 
County Government's (``LFUCG'') operation of its sanitary sewer system 
and wastewater treatment plant. The Decree--including a First Material 
Modification entered by the court in 2015--required LFUCG to complete 
remedial projects to its sewer system and wastewater treatment plant to 
eliminate sanitary sewer overflows by December 31, 2026. The proposed 
material modification extends the final compliance deadline for 
remedial projects by four years to December 31, 2030, as well as making 
changes to reporting frequency and methods.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed modification. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and Commonwealth of Kentucky v. 
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-
08858. 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 modification, along 
with the previously entered Consent Decree and First Material 
Modification, may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department 
website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you require 
assistance accessing the proposed material modification, you may 
request assistance by email or by mail to the addresses provided above 
for submitting comments.

Scott D. Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-07935 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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