81 FR 16216 - Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 58 (March 25, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16216-16217]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06789]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution 
Act

    On March 21, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. GMR 
Progress LLC et al., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-01507.
    The Consent Decree resolves the United States' and the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico's claims set forth in the complaint against Defendants 
GMR Progress LLC and General Maritime Management (Portugal) Lda for 
natural resource damages caused by an oil spill from the vessel Genmar 
Progress on August 29, 2007. Under the Consent Decree, the Defendants 
will pay a total of $2,750,000, including $83,090 in assessment costs 
and $2,666,910 to restore the injury to natural resources resulting 
from the Spill.
    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 et al. v. GMR Progress et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-1-1-11218. 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].

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By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, D.C. 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: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $13.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $5.25.

Robert E. Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-06789 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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