81 FR 66690 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 188 (September 28, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66690-66691]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23309]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil 
Pollution Act

    On September 21, 2016, a proposed consent decree was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of Montana in the 
lawsuit entitled United States and the State of Montana. v. ExxonMobil 
Pipeline Company, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00143-SPW-CSO.
    The United States and the State of Montana filed this lawsuit 
against ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (``ExxonMobil'') pursuant to the 
Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701-2762, and state law. The United 
States' and State of Montana's complaint seeks to recover damages for 
injury to, destruction of, loss of, or loss of use of natural resources 
resulting from the discharge of oil from the ExxonMobil's Silvertip 
Pipeline into the Yellowstone River near Laurel, Montana on or about 
July 1, 2011. The proposed consent decree requires ExxonMobil to pay 
$12,000,000 to resolve the United States' and the State of Montana's 
claim for natural resource damages.
    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 and the State of Montana v. ExxonMobil 
Pipeline Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10332. 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 in 
the following manner:

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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 consent decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $7.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
    For informational purposes, the Justice Department notes that the 
Department of the Interior and the State of Montana have prepared a 
related draft Restoration Plan. The public may review the plan at 
https://dojmt.gov/lands/yellowstone-river-oil-spill-July-2011/, by 
email at [email protected] with ``Yellowstone restoration plan comment'' in 
the subject line, in person at Montana Natural Resource Damage Program, 
1720 9th Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1425, or by mail by sending a request 
to Montana Natural Resource Damage Program, P.O. Box 201425, Helena, MT 
59620-1425. Comments on the draft restoration plan should be sent to 
the Montana Natural Resource Damage Program at the addresses listed 
above or provided orally at an October 12, 2016 public meeting. All 
comments on the Restoration Plan must be

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submitted no later than October 31, 2016.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-23309 Filed 9-27-16; 8:45 am]
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