80 FR 79613 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification To Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 245 (December 22, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79613-79614]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32102]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 15, 2015, a proposed Modification to the 2011 Consent 
Decree in Environment Rhode Island et al. and the United States and 
Rhode Island v. City of Newport, Rhode Island, Civil Action No. 08-
265S, was filed with the United States District Court for Rhode Island.
    On October 18, 2011, the Court entered the 2011 Consent Decree 
between the parties resolving Plaintiffs' claims that the City of 
Newport violated the Clean Water Act (the ``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) 
and (d) resulting from Newport's operation of its sewer system and 
wastewater control plant. As part of the injunctive relief provisions 
of the 2011 Consent Decree, Newport was required to investigate the 
configuration of its sewer system and analyze additional work needed to 
eliminate discharges of sanitary sewer waste and comply with the CWA. 
That portion of the injunctive relief has been completed and the new 
information obtained during this investigation requires the alteration 
of certain deadlines and types of work contained in the 2011 Consent 
Decree.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Modification to the 2011 Consent Decree. Comments should 
be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to: Environment Rhode Island et 
al. and the United States and Rhode Island v. City of Newport, Rhode 
Island, Civil Action No. 08-265S, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-09855. 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 proposed Modification to the 
2011 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 Modification to the 2011 
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 $5.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-32102 Filed 12-21-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4410-15-P