82 FR 7861 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 13 (January 23, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7861-7862]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01255]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 13, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a Consent 
Decree with the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia to resolve a claim under Section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d) filed against Potomac Electric 
Power Company (Pepco) in United States et al. v. Pepco, Civil Action 
No. 1:15-cv-01845, in which the United States alleged violations of the 
effluent limitations for metals and total suspended solids in Pepco's 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit for 
Pepco's Benning Street facility. The proposed consent decree obligates 
Pepco to put into place best management practices to address its 
stormwater discharges, including stormwater control devices to be 
inserted into drains and inlets; regular inspections and housekeeping; 
maintenance; training, and similar measures. Pepco also will design and 
install in-pipe treatment systems in targeted areas, to be put into 
place no later than December 31, 2017. Under the consent decree, Pepco 
also will pay a civil penalty of $1.6 million, and design and perform a 
mitigation project to eliminate discharges from Outfall 101. If Pepco 
fails to implement the mitigation project, it must pay a stipulated 
penalty of $500,000.
    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 et al. v. Pepco, Civil Action No. 1:15-
cv-01845, DOJ number 90-5-1-1-11336. All comments must be submitted no 
later than 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, D.C. 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.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $ 16.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a 
paper copy

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without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $15.00.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-01255 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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