[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 48920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12582]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 29, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of 
Ohio v. Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. et al., Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-00238-
SJD. The Consent Decree was lodged for a second time on June 3, 2024. 
The Consent Decree has not changed but has been re-lodged to include 
the Consent Decree appendices for public review.
    The complaint filed in the above matter alleges that Defendants 
Sunoco Pipeline L.P. and Mid-Valley Pipeline Company violated the Clean 
Water Act when crude oil escaped from a ruptured pipeline and flowed 
into waters of the United States. 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3). The crude oil 
contaminated the waters and caused damage to natural resources in 
violation of the Oil Pollution Act. 33 U.S.C. 2702(a) and (b). The 
proposed settlement resolves the claims in the complaint and requires 
payment of a civil penalty of $550,000 and a payment of $1,250,000 to 
compensate for harm to natural resources.
    On May 3, 2024, the Department of Justice published a Federal 
Register notice opening a public comment period on the Consent Decree. 
89 FR 36833-01. The publication of this notice extends the 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 and the State of 
Ohio v. Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. et al., D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-5-1-1-11543 and 
90-5-1-1-11543/1. 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 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: http://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 address provided above for submitting comments.

Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-12582 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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