Notice2021-17493
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
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August 16, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 155 (Monday, August 16, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 45751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17493]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On August 10, 2021, the Department of Justice filed a complaint and
lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court
for the District of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Noble Energy, Inc., Noble Midstream Partners LP, and Noble Midstream
Services, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-2165.
This is a civil action for injunctive relief and civil penalties
brought against Noble Energy, Inc., Noble Midstream Partners LP, and
Noble Midstream Services, LLC under the Clean Water Act. The violations
include an unauthorized discharge of oil from a former Noble Energy,
Inc. tank battery known as the State M36 into the Cache la Poudre River
and its adjoining shorelines in May and/or June 2014 during a flood
event in Weld County, Colorado. The violations also include failure to
comply with regulations issued to prevent and respond to oil spills at
the Noble State M36 facility and at a midstream central gathering
facility in Weld County, Colorado, known as the Wells Ranch Facility.
The Consent Decree requires Defendants to perform injunctive relief and
pay a total civil penalty of $1,000,000.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division
and should refer to United States v. Noble Energy, Inc., Noble
Midstream Partners LP, and Noble Midstream Services, LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-1-1-11791. 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............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f0808592939f9d9d959e84dd959583de959e8294b08583949f9ade979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c6c697e7f7371717972683179796f3279726e785c696f787376327b736a">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 website: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. 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 $10.25 (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 $8.00.
Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-17493 Filed 8-13-21; 8:45 am]
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