82 FR 10402 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)

Page Range		10402-10403
FR Document		2017-02741

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 27 (Friday, February 10, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 27 (Friday, February 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10402-10403]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02741]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 3, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana, Hammond Division, in the lawsuit entitled United 
States and the State of Indiana v. Sanitary District of

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Hammond (N.D. Ind.), Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-00048.
    The United States and the State of Indiana filed this lawsuit 
against the Sanitary District of Hammond (``Defendant'') under the 
Clean Water Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for violations of Defendant's National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System permit and for failing to completely and timely 
respond to an information request issued to the Defendant by the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency.
    The consent decree requires the Defendant to perform injunctive 
relief, including developing and implementing a long term control plan 
to reduce or eliminate discharges of untreated sewage through permitted 
combined sewer overflow outfalls located in Defendant's wastewater 
conveyance and treatment system. The Defendant will pay civil penalties 
of $225,000 to the United States and $22,500 to the State, and will 
perform a State-only Supplemental Environmental Project. The Defendant 
will pay stipulated penalties of $313,500 to the United States to 
resolve the Defendant's alleged violations of a separate consent decree 
that the parties entered into in 1999. The Defendant will also install 
and operate a disinfection system on its existing combined sewer 
overflow storage basin.
    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 Indiana v. Sanitary 
District of Hammond, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-3308/2. 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 U.S. 
mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].
By U.S. 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.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.
    For a paper copy of the entire Consent Decree with appendices (160 
pages at 25 cents per page reproduction cost), please enclose a check 
or money order for $40.00 made payable to the United States Treasury. 
For a paper copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost 
is $15.75.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
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Hammond (N.D. Ind.), Civil Action No. Please mail your request and payment Advisory Council should forward their
2:17–cv–00048. to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— requests to the Executive Secretary or
The United States and the State of ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC telephone (202) 693–8668. Oral
Indiana filed this lawsuit against the 20044–7611. presentations will be limited to ten
Sanitary District of Hammond For a paper copy of the entire Consent minutes, time permitting, but an
(‘‘Defendant’’) under the Clean Water Decree with appendices (160 pages at 25 extended statement may be submitted
Act. The complaint seeks injunctive cents per page reproduction cost), for the record. Individuals with
relief and civil penalties for violations please enclose a check or money order disabilities who need special
of Defendant’s National Pollutant for $40.00 made payable to the United accommodations, or others who need
Discharge Elimination System permit States Treasury. For a paper copy special accommodations, should contact
and for failing to completely and timely without the appendices and signature the Executive Secretary by March 15.
respond to an information request pages, the cost is $15.75.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
issued to the Defendant by the United
Jeffrey Sands, Timothy D. Hauser,
States Environmental Protection
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program
Agency.
Enforcement Section, Environment and Operations, Employee Benefits Security
The consent decree requires the Natural Resources Division.
Defendant to perform injunctive relief, Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017–02741 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2017–02813 Filed 2–9–17; 8:45 am]
including developing and implementing
BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
a long term control plan to reduce or BILLING CODE 4510–29–P
eliminate discharges of untreated
sewage through permitted combined
sewer overflow outfalls located in DEPARTMENT OF LABOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Defendant’s wastewater conveyance and
Employee Benefits Security Employment and Training
treatment system. The Defendant will
Administration Administration
pay civil penalties of $225,000 to the
United States and $22,500 to the State, 185th Meeting of the Advisory Council Investigations Regarding Eligibility To
and will perform a State-only on Employee Welfare and Pension Apply for Worker Adjustment
Supplemental Environmental Project. Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting Assistance
The Defendant will pay stipulated
penalties of $313,500 to the United Pursuant to the authority contained in Petitions have been filed with the
States to resolve the Defendant’s alleged Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Secretary of Labor under Section 221(a)
violations of a separate consent decree Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
that the parties entered into in 1999. U.S.C. 1142, the 185th open meeting of are identified in the Appendix to this
The Defendant will also install and the Advisory Council on Employee notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
operate a disinfection system on its Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also the Director of the Office of Trade
existing combined sewer overflow known as the ERISA Advisory Council) Adjustment Assistance, Employment
storage basin. will be held on March 22, 2017. and Training Administration, has
The publication of this notice opens The meeting will take place in Room instituted investigations pursuant to
a period for public comment on the S–2508, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Section 221(a) of the Act.
consent decree. Comments should be Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, The purpose of each of the
addressed to the Assistant Attorney DC 20210 from 9:00 a.m. to noon and investigations is to determine whether
General, Environment and Natural from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 3:30 the workers are eligible to apply for
Resources Division, and should refer to p.m. in C–5320, Room 6, at the same adjustment assistance under Title II,
United States and the State of Indiana address. The purpose of the open Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
v. Sanitary District of Hammond, D.J. meeting is to welcome the new will further relate, as appropriate, to the
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–3308/2. All members, introduce the Council Chair determination of the date on which total
comments must be submitted no later and Vice Chair, and set the topics to be or partial separations began or
than thirty (30) days after the addressed by the Council in 2017. threatened to begin and the subdivision
publication date of this notice. Organizations or members of the
of the firm involved.
Comments may be submitted either by public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so by submitting 30 The petitioners or any other persons
email or by U.S. mail:
copies on or before March 15, 2017 to showing a substantial interest in the
To submit Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA subject matter of the investigations may
Send them to: request a public hearing, provided such
comments: Advisory Council, U.S. Department of
Labor, Suite N–5623, 200 Constitution request is filed in writing with the
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
usdoj.gov.
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Statements also may be submitted as Assistance, at the address shown below,
By U.S. mail Assistant Attorney General, no later than February 21, 2017.
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. email attachments in text or pdf format
Box 7611, Washington, DC transmitted to good.larry@dol.gov. It is Interested persons are invited to
20044–7611. requested that statements not be submit written comments regarding the
included in the body of the email. subject matter of the investigations to
During the public comment period, Relevant statements received on or the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
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the consent decree may be examined before March 15, 2017 will be included Assistance, at the address shown below,
and downloaded at this Justice in the record of the meeting. No not later than February 21, 2017.
Department Web site: https:// deletions, modifications, or redactions The petitions filed in this case are
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. will be made to the statements received, available for inspection at the Office of
We will provide a paper copy of the as they are public records. the Director, Office of Trade Adjustment
consent decree upon written request Individuals or representatives of Assistance, Employment and Training
and payment of reproduction costs. organizations wishing to address the Administration, U.S. Department of

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		82 FR 10402