80 FR 20013 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification To Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 71 (April 14, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20013-20014]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08507]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 6, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree modification with the United States District Court for 
the Eastern District of Kentucky in the lawsuit entitled United States 
& Commonwealth of Kentucky v. Lexington Fayette Urban County 
Government, Civil Action No. 5:06-cv-00386-KSF, regarding the sanitary 
sewer system.
    In 2011, the Court entered a consent decree in that case under 
which Lexington Fayette Urban County Government (``LFUCG'') agreed to 
perform sanitary sewer remedial measures pursuant to the sanitary sewer 
system and waste water treatment plant remedial measures plan under 
certain deadlines. The modification proposes to extend those deadlines 
to December 31, 2026, in light of the expanded scope and cost of those 
remedial measures.
    The deadlines for remedial measures for LFUCG's sanitary sewer 
system currently range from September 10, 2023 to September 9, 2026. 
The Consent Decree currently provides for staggered deadlines depending 
on which of three groups the remedial measures projects were proposed 
in, and also whether the projects are associated with a waste water 
treatment plant upgrade. The effect of this proposed modification, 
which would set a single completion deadline for all projects, would be 
an extension which ranges in length from 113 days, to 3 years, 112 
days, depending on the project at issue.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree modification. Comments should be addressed 
to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States et al. v. LFUCG, 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 consent decree modification 
may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper 
copy of the consent decree modification 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.

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    Please enclose a check or money order for $2.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-08507 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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