Notice2024-12582
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
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June 10, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 112 (Monday, June 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 48920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12582]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On April 29, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State of
Ohio v. Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. et al., Civil Action No. 1:24-cv-00238-
SJD. The Consent Decree was lodged for a second time on June 3, 2024.
The Consent Decree has not changed but has been re-lodged to include
the Consent Decree appendices for public review.
The complaint filed in the above matter alleges that Defendants
Sunoco Pipeline L.P. and Mid-Valley Pipeline Company violated the Clean
Water Act when crude oil escaped from a ruptured pipeline and flowed
into waters of the United States. 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(3). The crude oil
contaminated the waters and caused damage to natural resources in
violation of the Oil Pollution Act. 33 U.S.C. 2702(a) and (b). The
proposed settlement resolves the claims in the complaint and requires
payment of a civil penalty of $550,000 and a payment of $1,250,000 to
compensate for harm to natural resources.
On May 3, 2024, the Department of Justice published a Federal
Register notice opening a public comment period on the Consent Decree.
89 FR 36833-01. The publication of this notice extends the 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 and the State of
Ohio v. Sunoco Pipeline, L.P. et al., D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-5-1-1-11543 and
90-5-1-1-11543/1. 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#bfcfcadddcd0d2d2dad1cb92dadacc91dad1cddbffcaccdbd0d591d8d0c9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75050017161a1818101b01581010065b101b0711350006111a1f5b121a03">[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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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed in whole or in part
on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. If you require assistance
accessing the Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the address provided above for submitting comments.
Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-12582 Filed 6-7-24; 8:45 am]
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