[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 57424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28427]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5647-2]
Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Penalty
Assessment and Opportunity To Comment Regarding Jacobson Brothers,
Inc., Dubuque, IA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').
ACTION: Notice of proposed administrative penalty assessment and
opportunity to comment regarding Jacobson Brothers, Inc., Dubuque,
Iowa.
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SUMMARY: EPA is providing notice of opportunity to comment on the
proposed assessment.
Under 33 U.S.C. 1319(g), EPA is authorized to issue orders
assessing civil penalties for various violations of the Act. EPA may
issue such orders after filing a Complaint commencing either a Class I
or Class II penalty proceeding. EPA provides public notice of the
proposed assessment pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1319(g)(4)(A).
Class II proceedings are conducted under EPA's Consolidated Rules
of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties
and the Revocation or Suspension of Permits, 40 CFR part 22. The
procedures by which the public may submit written comment on a proposed
Class II order or participate in a Class II proceeding, and the
procedures by which a respondent may request a hearing, are set forth
in the Consolidated Rules. The deadline for submitting public comment
on a proposed Class II order is thirty (30) days after issuance of this
public notice.
On September 26, 1996, EPA commenced the following Class II
proceeding for the assessment of penalties by filing with the Regional
Hearing Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, 726
Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, (913) 551-7630, the
following Complaint:
In the Matter of Jacobson Brothers, Inc., CWA Docket No. VII-96-W-
0007.
The Complaint proposes a penalty of Ten Thousand ($10,000) Dollars
for discharging approximately 43 barrels of oil into or upon the North
Fork of Catfish Creek (a navigable water, as defined in 40 CFR 110.1)
in violation of Section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Persons wishing to receive a copy of EPA's Consolidated Rules, review
the Complaint or other documents filed in this proceeding, comment upon
the proposed penalty assessment, or otherwise participate in the
proceeding should contact the Regional Hearing Clerk identified above.
The administrative record for the proceeding is located in the EPA
Regional Office at the address stated above, and the file will be open
for public inspection during normal business hours. All information
submitted by Jacobson Brothers, Inc. is available as part of the
administrative record, subject to provisions of law restricting public
disclosure of confidential information. In order to provide opportunity
for public comment, EPA will issue no final order assessing a penalty
in this proceeding prior to thirty (30) days from the date of this
notice.
Dated: October 22, 1996.
William Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-28427 Filed 11-4-96; 8:45 am]
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