82 FR 34335 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 140 (July 24, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-15450

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 19, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Partial Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the 
Northern District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The 
City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio and The State of Ohio, Civil Action No. 
17-cv-1517.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Water Act. The 
United States' complaint alleges that the City of Cleveland Heights, 
Ohio violated the Clean Water Act and the City's stormwater permit by 
allowing discharges of untreated sanitary sewage into local streams 
flowing to Lake Erie. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil 
penalties. The State of Ohio is named as a defendant solely to satisfy 
Section 309(e) of the Clean Water Act 33 U.S.C. 1319(e).
    The Partial Consent Decree requires Cleveland Heights to perform a 
comprehensive study of its sewer system and submit a plan, for EPA 
approval, to eliminate sanitary sewer overflows. The agreement also 
requires certain early action projects to reduce sanitary sewage 
overflows and improvements to the City's sewer system operations. The 
Partial Consent Decree does not resolve the United States' claims. The 
schedule for implementing the approved plan and the civil penalty for 
the City's violations will be established separately.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. The City of Cleveland Heights, 
Ohio and The State of Ohio, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-10457. 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 Partial Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the Partial 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 $22.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $12.25.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
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60-day notice in the Federal Register information in your comment(s), you the civil penalty for the City’s violations
* * * and otherwise consult with should be aware that your entire will be established separately.
members of the public and affected comment (including PII) may be made The publication of this notice opens
agencies concerning each proposed available to the public at any time. a period for public comment on the
collection of information * * *.’’ While you may ask us, in your Partial Consent Decree. Comments
Agencies must specifically solicit comment, to withhold PII from public should be addressed to the Assistant
comments to (a) evaluate whether the view, we cannot guarantee that we will Attorney General, Environment and
proposed collection of information is be able to do so. Natural Resources Division, and should
necessary for the agency to perform its ONRR Information Collection refer to United States v. The City of
duties, including whether the Coordinator: Armand Southall (303) Cleveland Heights, Ohio and The State
information is useful; (b) evaluate the 231–3221. of Ohio, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–10457.
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the All comments must be submitted no
burden of the proposed collection of Authority later than thirty (30) days after the
information; (c) enhance the quality, The authorities for this action are the publication date of this notice.
usefulness, and clarity of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. Comments may be submitted either by
information that ONRR collects; and (d) 192), Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act email or by mail:
minimize the burden on the (43 U.S.C. 1353), Indian Mineral
respondents, including the use of Development Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97– To submit Send them to:
automated collection techniques or 382—Dec. 22, 1982), and the Paperwork comments:
other forms of information technology. Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
The PRA also requires agencies to et seq.). usdoj.gov.
estimate the total annual reporting By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burden to respondents Gregory J. Gould,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
or record-keepers resulting from the Director for Office of Natural Resources Box 7611, Washington, DC
collection of information. If you have Revenue. 20044–7611.
costs to generate, maintain, and disclose [FR Doc. 2017–15470 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]
this information, you should comment BILLING CODE 4335–30–P During the public comment period,
and provide your total capital and the Partial Consent Decree may be
startup cost components or annual examined and downloaded at this
operation, maintenance, and purchase DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Justice Department Web site: http://
of service components. You should www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
describe the methods that you use to Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial We will provide a paper copy of the
estimate (1) major cost factors, including Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Partial Consent Decree upon written
system and technology acquisition, (2) Act request and payment of reproduction
expected useful life of capital costs. Please mail your request and
equipment, (3) discount rate(s), and (4) On July 19, 2017, the Department of payment to: Consent Decree Library,
the period over which you incur costs. Justice lodged a proposed Partial U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Capital and startup costs include, Consent Decree with the United States Washington, DC 20044–7611.
among other items, computers and District Court for the Northern District Please enclose a check or money order
software that you purchase to prepare of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United for $22.75 (25 cents per page
for collecting information and States v. The City of Cleveland Heights, reproduction cost) payable to the United
monitoring, sampling, and testing Ohio and The State of Ohio, Civil States Treasury. For a paper copy
equipment, and record-storage facilities. Action No. 17–cv–1517. without the exhibits and signature
Generally, your estimates should not The United States filed this lawsuit pages, the cost is $12.25.
include equipment or services under the Clean Water Act. The United
States’ complaint alleges that the City of Randall M. Stone,
purchased (i) before October 1, 1995; (ii)
Cleveland Heights, Ohio violated the Acting Assistant Section Chief,
to comply with requirements not
Clean Water Act and the City’s Environmental Enforcement Section,
associated with the information Environment and Natural Resources Division.
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to stormwater permit by allowing
discharges of untreated sanitary sewage [FR Doc. 2017–15450 Filed 7–21–17; 8:45 am]
provide information or keep records for
the Federal government; or (iv) as part into local streams flowing to Lake Erie. BILLING CODE 4410–15–P

of customary and usual business, or The complaint seeks injunctive relief
private practices. and civil penalties. The State of Ohio is
We will summarize written responses named as a defendant solely to satisfy NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
to this notice and address them in our Section 309(e) of the Clean Water Act 33
ICR submission for OMB approval, U.S.C. 1319(e). Agency Information Collection
including appropriate adjustments to The Partial Consent Decree requires Activities: Comment Request
the estimated burden. We will provide Cleveland Heights to perform a National Science Foundation.
AGENCY:
a copy of the ICR to you, without comprehensive study of its sewer Submission for OMB Review;
ACTION:
charge, upon request. We also will post system and submit a plan, for EPA Comment Request.
the ICR at http://www.onrr.gov/Laws_R_ approval, to eliminate sanitary sewer
D/FRNotices/FRInfColl.htm. overflows. The agreement also requires SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork
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Public Comment Policy: ONRR will certain early action projects to reduce Reduction Act of 1995, and as part of its
post all comments, including names and sanitary sewage overflows and continuing effort to reduce paperwork
addresses of respondents at http:// improvements to the City’s sewer and respondent burden, the National
www.regulations.gov. Before including system operations. The Partial Consent Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting
Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Decree does not resolve the United the general public and other Federal
such as your address, phone number, States’ claims. The schedule for agencies to comment on this proposed
email address, or other personal implementing the approved plan and continuing information collection. This

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FR Citation		82 FR 34335