81 FR 41996 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 124 (June 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 124 (Tuesday, June 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41996]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15311]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 23, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Pennsylvania, Middle District, in a lawsuit entitled United States 
v. D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-01252.
    The proposed Consent Decree will resolve Clean Water Act claims 
alleged in this action by the United States against D.G. Yuengling and 
Son, Inc. (``Defendant'') for violations of the terms and conditions of 
industrial user pretreatment permits issued pursuant to an approved 
pretreatment program under the Clean Water Act for two brewery 
facilities, referred to as the Old Brewery and New Brewery, owned and 
operated by Defendant. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendants 
will perform injunctive relief including: (1) Development and 
implementation of a an environmental management system and third-party 
environmental compliance auditing; (2) constructing a comprehensive 
pretreatment system for the Old Brewery facility; (3) optimizing and 
improving operation and maintenance of the pretreatment system at the 
New Brewery facility; (4) development and implementation of a 
communication and notification plan; (5) hiring certified wastewater 
treatment operators; (6) implementing an electronic notification 
violation system; and (7) implementing a violation response process. In 
addition, Defendant will pay a $2.8 million civil penalty.
    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, 
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States v. 
D.G. Yuengling and Son, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10971. 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 proposed 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 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 $20.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) for the proposed Consent Decree payable to the 
United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the appendices, the 
cost is $13.75.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-15311 Filed 6-27-16; 8:45 am]
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