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

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March 15, 2023

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 16034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05225]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 6, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts in United States and Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. 
City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1:23-cv-10505-LTS (D. MA).
    The United States filed a complaint under the Clean Water Act 
(``Act'') seeking injunctive relief for violations of the Act related 
to the City's failure to meet certain effluent limits, based on 
secondary treatment standards, of the City's Water Pollution Control 
Facility in violation of the Final National Pollution Discharge 
Elimination System permit which became effective on September 1, 2022. 
The proposed consent decree provides for the construction of secondary 
sewage treatment upgrades by March 31, 2028, and for compliance with 
all effluent limits in the Final Permit by June 30, 2028.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the modification to the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States and Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts v. City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-12666. 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#f5858097969a9898909b81d8909086db909b8791b58086919a9fdb929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="42323720212d2f2f272c366f2727316c272c3026023731262d286c252d34">[email&#160;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 proposed modification to 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 proposed modification 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 $11.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-05225 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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