80 FR 31073 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 104 (June 1, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 104 (June 1, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 31073-31074] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-13098] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On May 21, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. County of Westchester, New York, Civil Action No. 13 Civ. 5475 (NSR). The United States filed this lawsuit under the Safe Drinking Water Act (the ``Act''). The complaint alleges that the County of Westchester, New York (the ``Defendant'') violated the Act by failing to ensure that Westchester County Water District No. 1 (``Water District No. 1'') was in compliance with the Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (the ``Enhanced Water Treatment Rule''), a regulation promulgated pursuant to the Act. The Enhanced Water Treatment Rule required certain public water systems, including Water District No. 1, to implement measures by April 1, 2012 to treat water to prevent Cryptosporidium contamination. The proposed consent decree requires Defendant to perform injunctive relief to bring Water District No. 1 into compliance with the Enhanced Water Treatment Rule. While the injunctive relief is being completed, the proposed consent decree requires Defendant to perform interim measures to provide water that is in compliance with the Enhanced Water Treatment Rule to portions of Water District No. 1 for portions of each year. In addition, the proposed consent decree requires Defendant to pay a civil penalty of $1,108,771, and to perform three supplemental environmental projects (``SEPs'') for the benefit of the residents of Water District No. 1. The SEPs, which have a combined value of $691,229, require Defendant to: (i) Increase the number of days during which the unused pharmaceuticals of residents of Water District No. 1 will be accepted at Defendant's Household Materials Recovery Facility or at other designated sites; (ii) increase the number of days during which the unused hazardous household chemicals of residents of Water District No. 1 will be accepted at Defendant's Household Materials Recovery Facility or at other designated sites; and (iii) purchase at least $100,000 worth of 55-gallon rain barrels for residential collection and storage of roof rainwater runoff, to be distributed to residents of Water District No. 1. The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States for the violations alleged in the complaint through the date of lodging of the proposed consent decree. The publication of this notice opens a 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 v. County of Westchester, New York, 13 Civ. 5475 (NSR), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10536. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To submit comments: Send them to: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By email............................ [email protected]. [[Page 31074]] By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $12.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2015-13098 Filed 5-29-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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(a) The quantity and value (landed, that are likely to occur within a Enhanced Water Treatment Rule
duty-paid but not including reasonably foreseeable time. Supply required certain public water systems,
antidumping or countervailing duties) conditions to consider include including Water District No. 1, to
of U.S. imports and, if known, an technology; production methods; implement measures by April 1, 2012 to
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. development efforts; ability to increase treat water to prevent Cryptosporidium
imports of Subject Merchandise from production (including the shift of contamination.
the Subject Country accounted for by production facilities used for other The proposed consent decree requires
your firm’s(s’) imports; products and the use, cost, or
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. Defendant to perform injunctive relief to
availability of major inputs into
port, including antidumping and/or bring Water District No. 1 into
production); and factors related to the
countervailing duties) of U.S. compliance with the Enhanced Water
ability to shift supply among different
commercial shipments of Subject Treatment Rule. While the injunctive
national markets (including barriers to
Merchandise imported from the Subject relief is being completed, the proposed
importation in foreign markets or
Country; and consent decree requires Defendant to
changes in market demand abroad).
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. Demand conditions to consider include perform interim measures to provide
port, including antidumping and/or end uses and applications; the existence water that is in compliance with the
countervailing duties) of U.S. internal and availability of substitute products; Enhanced Water Treatment Rule to
consumption/company transfers of and the level of competition among the portions of Water District No. 1 for
Subject Merchandise imported from the Domestic Like Product produced in the portions of each year. In addition, the
Subject Country. United States, Subject Merchandise proposed consent decree requires
(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, produced in the Subject Country, and Defendant to pay a civil penalty of
or a trade/business association of such merchandise from other countries. $1,108,771, and to perform three
producers or exporters of the Subject (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of supplemental environmental projects
Merchandise in the Subject Country, whether you agree with the above (‘‘SEPs’’) for the benefit of the residents
provide the following information on definitions of the Domestic Like Product of Water District No. 1. The SEPs, which
your firm’s(s’) operations on that have a combined value of $691,229,
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
product during calendar year 2014 require Defendant to: (i) Increase the
with either or both of these definitions,
(report quantity data in kilograms and number of days during which the
please explain why and provide
value data in U.S. dollars, landed and unused pharmaceuticals of residents of
alternative definitions.
duty-paid at the U.S. port but not Water District No. 1 will be accepted at
including antidumping or Authority: This proceeding is being
conducted under authority of Title VII of the Defendant’s Household Materials
countervailing duties). If you are a Recovery Facility or at other designated
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
trade/business association, provide the sites; (ii) increase the number of days
pursuant to section 207.61 of the
information, on an aggregate basis, for Commission’s rules. during which the unused hazardous
the firms which are members of your household chemicals of residents of
association. By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 22, 2015. Water District No. 1 will be accepted at
(a) Production (quantity) and, if
Defendant’s Household Materials
known, an estimate of the percentage of Lisa R. Barton,
total production of Subject Merchandise Recovery Facility or at other designated
Secretary to the Commission.
in the Subject Country accounted for by sites; and (iii) purchase at least $100,000
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your firm’s(s’) production; worth of 55-gallon rain barrels for
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(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) residential collection and storage of roof
to produce the Subject Merchandise in rainwater runoff, to be distributed to
the Subject Country (i.e., the level of residents of Water District No. 1. The
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Consent Decree resolves the claims of
production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to the United States for the violations
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
attain during the year, assuming normal Consent Decree Under the Safe alleged in the complaint through the
operating conditions (using equipment Drinking Water Act date of lodging of the proposed consent
and machinery in place and ready to decree.
operate), normal operating levels (hours On May 21, 2015, the Department of The publication of this notice opens
per week/weeks per year), time for Justice lodged a proposed consent a period for public comment on the
downtime, maintenance, repair, and decree with the United States District proposed consent decree. Comments
cleanup, and a typical or representative Court for the Southern District of New should be addressed to the Assistant
product mix); and York in the lawsuit entitled United Attorney General, Environment and
(c) the quantity and value of your States v. County of Westchester, New Natural Resources Division, and should
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of York, Civil Action No. 13 Civ. 5475 refer to United States v. County of
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an (NSR). Westchester, New York, 13 Civ. 5475
estimate of the percentage of total The United States filed this lawsuit (NSR), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–10536.
exports to the United States of Subject under the Safe Drinking Water Act (the All comments must be submitted no
Merchandise from the Subject Country ‘‘Act’’). The complaint alleges that the later than thirty (30) days after the
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. County of Westchester, New York (the publication date of this notice.
(12) Identify significant changes, if ‘‘Defendant’’) violated the Act by failing
Comments may be submitted either by
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any, in the supply and demand to ensure that Westchester County
email or by mail:
conditions or business cycle for the Water District No. 1 (‘‘Water District No.
Domestic Like Product that have 1’’) was in compliance with the Long To submit
occurred in the United States or in the Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Send them to:
comments:
market for the Subject Merchandise in Treatment Rule (the ‘‘Enhanced Water
the Subject Country since the Order Treatment Rule’’), a regulation By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
Date, and significant changes, if any, promulgated pursuant to the Act. The usdoj.gov.
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