81 FR 62764 - Notice of Motion To Amend Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 176 (September 12, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-21864

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Motion To Amend Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 
Act

    On September 6, 2016, the Department of Justice filed a stipulated 
motion to amend a Consent Decree with the United States District Court 
for the Western District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. Trident Seafoods Corporation, Civil Action No. 11-1616RSL 
(the United States and Trident Seafoods Corporation, jointly, the 
``Parties''), proposing to modify certain injunctive measures required 
under the Consent Decree entered in this matter on June 18, 2012, 
resolving Trident's alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (``CWA'' 
or ``Act'').
    The Consent Decree (``CD'') requires, among other measures intended 
to reduce discharges of seafood processing wastes from multiple Trident 
processing facilities in Alaska, that Trident build a fishmeal plant at 
its North Naknek, Alaska facility and, upon operating the fishmeal 
plant for one year, to eliminate discharges from its seafood processing 
facility. The Parties only recently realized that the CD, as written, 
prohibits any discharge from Trident's processing facility, a result 
that cannot be achieved even by state-of-the-art practices. The 
proposed Amendment would allow the facility to discharge waste that 
cannot practically be captured using state-of-the-art controls, i.e., 
waste particles that pass through a 0.5 mm mesh screen. The proposed 
Amendment accurately reflects what the Parties intended at the time 
they reached settlement; employment of state-of-the-art discharge 
controls to achieve a discharge limit more stringent than that required 
by law. The Parties' failure to provide for this discharge in the 
original CD was inadvertent and the proposed Amendment corrects that 
oversight.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Amendment to the Consent Decree. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Trident 
Seafoods Corporation, Civil Action No. 11-1616RSL., DJ Reference Number 
90-5-1-1-2002/2.
    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, Consent Decree may be examined 
and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent_decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the Amendment to 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.


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    Please enclose a check or money order for $2.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
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welded carbon steel pipes and tubes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trident’s alleged violations of the Clean
from Turkey were subsidized within the Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Rules Water Act (‘‘CWA’’ or ‘‘Act’’).
meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 Committee Secretary, Rules Committee The Consent Decree (‘‘CD’’) requires,
U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and that imports of Support Office, Administrative Office of among other measures intended to
heavy walled rectangular welded carbon the United States Courts, Washington, reduce discharges of seafood processing
steel pipes and tubes from Korea, DC 20544, telephone (202) 502–1820. wastes from multiple Trident processing
Mexico, and Turkey were sold at LTFV Dated: September 6, 2016.
facilities in Alaska, that Trident build a
within the meaning of 733(b) of the Act fishmeal plant at its North Naknek,
Rebecca A. Womeldorf,
(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the Alaska facility and, upon operating the
Rules Committee Secretary. fishmeal plant for one year, to eliminate
scheduling of the final phase of the
[FR Doc. 2016–21780 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am] discharges from its seafood processing
Commission’s investigations and of a
public hearing to be held in connection BILLING CODE 2210–55–P facility. The Parties only recently
therewith was given by posting copies realized that the CD, as written,
of the notice in the Office of the prohibits any discharge from Trident’s
JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE processing facility, a result that cannot
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
UNITED STATES be achieved even by state-of-the-art
Commission, Washington, DC, and by
publishing the notice in the Federal practices. The proposed Amendment
Meeting of the Judicial Conference would allow the facility to discharge
Register on March 15, 2016 (81 FR Advisory Committee on Rules of
13820). The hearing was held in waste that cannot practically be
Appellate Procedure captured using state-of-the-art controls,
Washington, DC, on July 14, 2016, and
all persons who requested the AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Rules i.e., waste particles that pass through a
opportunity were permitted to appear in of Appellate Procedure, Judicial 0.5 mm mesh screen. The proposed
person or by counsel. Conference of the United States. Amendment accurately reflects what the
The Commission made these ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Parties intended at the time they
determinations pursuant to sections reached settlement; employment of
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on state-of-the-art discharge controls to
1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It Rules of Appellate Procedure will hold achieve a discharge limit more stringent
completed and filed its determinations a meeting on October 18, 2016. The than that required by law. The Parties’
in these investigations on September 6, meeting will be open to public failure to provide for this discharge in
2016. The views of the Commission are observation but not participation. the original CD was inadvertent and the
contained in USITC Publication 4633 DATES: October 18, 2016. proposed Amendment corrects that
(September 2016), entitled Heavy TIME: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. oversight.
ADDRESSES: Thurgood Marshall Federal
The publication of this notice opens
Walled Rectangular Welded Carbon
Judiciary Building, Mecham Conference a period for public comment on the
Steel Pipes and Tubes from Korea,
proposed Amendment to the Consent
Mexico, and Turkey: Investigation Nos. Center, Administrative Office of the
Decree. Comments should be addressed
701–TA–539 and 731–TA–1280–1282 United States Courts, One Columbus
to the Assistant Attorney General,
(Final). Circle NE., Washington, DC 20544.
Environment and Natural Resources
By order of the Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division, and should refer to United
Issued: September 6, 2016. Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Rules States v. Trident Seafoods Corporation,
Lisa R. Barton,
Committee Secretary, Rules Committee Civil Action No. 11–1616RSL., DJ
Support Office, Administrative Office of Reference Number 90–5–1–1–2002/2.
Secretary to the Commission.
the United States Courts, Washington, All comments must be submitted no
[FR Doc. 2016–21811 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
DC 20544, telephone (202) 502–1820. later than thirty (30) days after the
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
Dated: September 6, 2016. publication date of this notice.
Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Comments may be submitted either by
Rules Committee Secretary. email or by mail:
JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE
[FR Doc. 2016–21781 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
UNITED STATES To submit
BILLING CODE 2210–55–P Send them to:
comments:
Meeting of the Judicial Conference
Advisory Committee on Rules of By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
Evidence DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE usdoj.gov.
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Rules Notice of Motion To Amend Consent U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box
of Evidence, Judicial Conference of the Decree Under the Clean Water Act 7611, Washington, DC
United States. 20044–7611.
On September 6, 2016, the
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
Department of Justice filed a stipulated During the public comment period,
SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on motion to amend a Consent Decree with Consent Decree may be examined and
Rules of Evidence will hold a meeting the United States District Court for the downloaded at this Justice Department
on October 21, 2016. The meeting will Western District of Washington in the Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/
lawsuit entitled United States v. Trident consent_decrees.html. We will provide
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be open to public observation but not
participation. Seafoods Corporation, Civil Action No. a paper copy of the Amendment to the
11–1616RSL (the United States and Consent Decree upon written request
DATES: October 21, 2016. Trident Seafoods Corporation, jointly, and payment of reproduction costs.
8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
TIME: the ‘‘Parties’’), proposing to modify Please mail your request and payment
ADDRESSES: Pepperdine University certain injunctive measures required to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
School of Law, 24255 Pacific Coast under the Consent Decree entered in ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
Highway, Malibu, CA 90263. this matter on June 18, 2012, resolving 20044–7611.

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Please enclose a check or money order Consent Decree upon written request To submit Send them to:
for $2.75 (25 cents per page and payment of reproduction costs. comments:
reproduction cost) payable to the United Please mail your request and payment
States Treasury. to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Susan M. Akers, Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611. 20044–7611.
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and Please enclose a check or money order
Natural Resources Division. for $11.25 (25 cents per page During the public comment period,
[FR Doc. 2016–21864 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am] reproduction cost) payable to the United the consent decree may be examined
BILLING CODE 4410–16–P States Treasury. and downloaded at this Justice
Susan M. Akers,
Department Web site: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE We will provide a paper copy of the
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division. consent decree upon written request
Notice of Lodging of Proposed and payment of reproduction costs.
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water [FR Doc. 2016–21855 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
Please mail your request and payment
Act BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
On September 6, 2016, the ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
Department of Justice lodged a proposed DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 20044–7611.
Consent Decree with the United States Please enclose a check or money order
District Court for the District of Alaska Notice of Lodging of Proposed for $ 12.25 (25 cents per page
in United States and the State of Alaska Consent Decree Under the Clean Air reproduction cost) payable to the United
v. City of Palmer, Alaska,. Civil Action Act States Treasury.
No. 3:16–cv–00204–TMB. Randall M. Stone,
The Consent Decree settles claims On August 24, 2016, the Department
Acting Assistant Section Chief,
brought by the United States and the of Justice lodged a proposed consent Environmental Enforcement Section,
State of Alaska pursuant to the Clean decree with the United States District Environment and Natural Resources Division.
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319, and Alaska Court for the Northern District of Illinois [FR Doc. 2016–21831 Filed 9–9–16; 8:45 am]
Statute 46.03.760, for violations of in the lawsuit entitled United States and
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Defendant’s National Pollutant State of Illinois v. East Balt. Commissary
Discharge Elimination System permit at LLC, Civil Action No. 16 C 8301.
Defendant’s wastewater treatment plant The complaint in this action was filed DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
in Palmer Alaska. Under the Consent jointly by the United States and the
Decree, Defendant will undertake State of Illinois and asserts claims under Mine Safety and Health Administration
extensive upgrades at its wastewater Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, as
treatment plant which are designed to amended (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), Petitions for Modification of
correct the alleged violations and pay a seeking injunctive relief and civil Application of Existing Mandatory
civil penalty of $192,162 to the United penalties for defendant’s violations of Safety Standards
States and State of Alaska. its CAA permit. The complaint also
The publication of this notice opens AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health
includes additional counts brought by
a period for public comment on the Administration, Labor.
the State of Illinois for defendant’s
proposed Consent Decree. Comments violation of reporting and certification ACTION: Notice.
should be addressed to the Assistant requirements of the Illinois State SUMMARY: Section 101(c) of the Federal
Attorney General, Environment and Implementation Plan. The proposed Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and
Natural Resources Division, and should consent decree will resolve all claims Title 30 of the Code of Federal
refer to United States et al. v. City of pled in the complaint and will require Regulations part 44 govern the
Palmer, Alaska, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1– the defendant to perform injunctive application, processing, and disposition
11214. All comments must be submitted relief and pay a civil penalty in the of petitions for modification. This notice
no later than thirty (30) days after the amount of $345,000. is a summary of petitions for
publication date of this notice. The publication of this notice opens modification submitted to the Mine
Comments may be submitted either by a period for public comment on the Safety and Health Administration
email or by mail: consent decree. Comments should be (MSHA) by the parties listed below.
To submit
addressed to the Assistant Attorney DATES: All comments on the petitions
Send them to: General, Environment and Natural
comments: must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Resources Division, and should refer to Standards, Regulations, and Variances
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ United States and State of Illinois v. on or before October 12, 2016.
usdoj.gov. East Balt. Commissary LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, ADDRESSES: You may submit your
90–5–2–1–10668. All comments must be comments, identified by ‘‘docket
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. submitted no later than thirty (30) days
Box 7611, Washington, DC number’’ on the subject line, by any of
after the publication date of this notice.
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20044–7611. the following methods:
Comments may be submitted either by 1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHA-
During the public comment period, email or by mail: comments@dol.gov. Include the docket
the Consent Decree may be examined number of the petition in the subject
To submit
and downloaded at this Justice comments: Send them to: line of the message.
Department Web site: https:// 2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441.
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ 3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
We will provide a paper copy of the usdoj.gov. MSHA, Office of Standards,

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