81 FR 46702 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 137 (July 18, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46702-46703]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16885]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 11, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Sunoco 
Pipeline L.P., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00178.
    The Complaint against Sunoco Pipeline L.P. (``Defendant'') alleges 
claims under sections 301 and 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1311 and 1321, for two separate oil spills from Defendant's facilities 
into waters of the United States. The first discharge occurred between 
August 20 and August 26, 2009, at Defendant's Barbers Hill Station 
located near Mont Belvieu, Chambers County, Texas. The second discharge 
occurred on or about February 14, 2011, at Defendant's Cromwell Station 
located near Cromwell, Oklahoma. The Complaint seeks injunctive relief, 
pursuant to section 301(a) and 309(b) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 
1319(b), and civil penalties, pursuant to section 311(b) of the CWA, 33 
U.S.C. 1321(b).
    Under the proposed settlement, Sunoco will perform injunctive 
relief at its Barbers Hill Station, Cromwell Station, and 54 additional 
facilities that connect to Defendant's pipelines in Texas and Oklahoma 
and are otherwise similar to those facilities that experienced the 
spills. The proposed Consent Decree also requires Defendant to revise 
certain control room procedures and pay an $850,000 civil penalty to 
the United States.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments

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should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Sunoco 
Pipeline L.P., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10074. 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 $14.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy requested without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is 
$11.00.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-16885 Filed 7-15-16; 8:45 am]
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