80 FR 25713 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25713-25714]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10436]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 29, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts

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in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of Lawrence, 
Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-11743-RGS.
    In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleges that the defendant City 
of Lawrence (``the City'') violated the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 
U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and applicable regulations relating to the City's 
failure to comply with its National Pollution Discharge System and 
small municipal separate storm sewer system permits owned and operated 
by the City. The Consent Decree requires the City to undertake various 
measures to study and correct the problems causing the permit 
violations in order to achieve compliance with the CWA and applicable 
regulations.
    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. City of Lawrence, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11060. 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 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 $14.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), not including Appendices, payable to the United 
States Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-10436 Filed 5-4-15; 8:45 am]
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