Notice2023-21966
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree
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Published
October 4, 2023
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Justice Department
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 68672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21966]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States, et al. v.
Waco Oil & Gas Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 23-cv-00078, was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Northern District of West
Virginia on September 28, 2023.
This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the
United States and the State of West Virginia against Defendant Waco Oil
& Gas Co., Inc., pursuant to Section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), to obtain injunctive relief from and
impose civil penalties against the Defendant for violating the Clean
Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the
United States. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations
by requiring the Defendant to restore impacted areas, perform
mitigation, and pay a civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice. Please address comments by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7606031415191b1b13180229131205581318041236030512191c58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3b4b4e59585456565e554f645e5f48155e55495f7b4e485f5451155c544d">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail to Albert Lin, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office
Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611; and refer to United States, et al.
v. Waco Oil & Gas Co., Inc., DJ No. 90-5-1-1-22046.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office,
United States District Court for the Northern District of West
Virginia, located at 500 West Pike Street, Room 301, Clarksburg, WV
26301. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined
electronically at <a href="https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>.
Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-21966 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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