[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 202 (Thursday, October 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 54217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26614]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act
In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR
50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United
States v. Hudson Foods, Inc., Civ. No. IP93-0692-C, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, on
September 24, 1996. That action was brought against defendant pursuant
to the Clean Water Act (``the Act'') for penalties and injunctive
relief for violations of section 307(d) of the Act, 33 U.S.C.
Sec. 1317(d), and wastewater pretreatment regulations promulgated
thereunder, 40 CFR Part 403. The decree requires Hudson Foods, Inc. to
pay $501,000 in civil penalties to the United States and to perform
Supplemental Environmental Projects to facilitate pollution prevention
and waste reduction at certain facilities of Hudson Foods, Inc.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department
of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United
States v. Hudson Foods, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-1-1-3894.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, U.S.
Courthouse, Fifth Floor, 46 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana
46204, at the Region V office of the Environmental Protection Agency,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, and at the Consent
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005,
telephone no. (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may
be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. In
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.00 for
the decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the
consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to United
States v. Hudson Foods, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-3894.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-26614 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]
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