80 FR 21765 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 75 (April 20, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 21765]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09014]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    On April 10, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Beaver 
Oil Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 13 C 830.
    The defendant in this case, Beaver Oil Company, Inc., operates a 
centralized waste treatment and used oil recycling facility in 
Hodgkins, Illinois. The lawsuit alleges that the defendant violated the 
Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act by 
failing to comply with regulations governing the handling of wastewater 
and hazardous wastes. The proposed settlement requires the defendant to 
perform injunctive relief and pay a civil penalty of $250,000.
    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 v. Beaver Oil Co., Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-09169. 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 e-mail...........................  [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 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 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 $20.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-09014 Filed 4-17-15; 8:45 am]
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