[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7018-7019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4090]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of a Modification of Consent Decree Pursuant to
Clean Water Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a Consent Decree in United States v. Sweat, et al.,
Docket No. 2:94-1673 (D.S.C.), was lodged with the United States
District Court for the District of South Carolina on February 7, 1996.
The United States brought this action against the Estate of Richard
Sweat, Sr. and Sweat's Dirt Hauling, Inc. The complaint alleges that
Richard Sweat, Sr. and Sweat's Dirt Hauling, Inc. engaged in the
unpermitted filling, clearing, and excavation of between 30 and 50
acres of wetlands along the Ashley River near Summerville, South
Carolina, in violation of sections 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act,
33 U.S.C. 1311, 1344. The United States intends to enter into a Consent
Decree to resolve the liability for those violations. The Consent
Decree (1) prohibits further section 404 violations by the defendants,
and (2) provides for a restrictive covenant precluding development of
certain wetland areas formerly owned by Richard Sweat, Sr. In return,
the United States agrees that the provisions of the Consent Decree
constitute a full settlement of the violations alleged in the
complaint.
The Department of Justice will receive, until thirty (30) days from
the date of this notice, written comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the United States
Department of Justice, Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, 10th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC 20530, to the attention of Ronald M. Spritzer, Senior
Attorney, Environmental Defense Section, and should refer to United
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States v. Sweat, et al., Docket No. 2:94-1673 (D.S.C.), and DJ
Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4133.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerks's Office,
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina,
Hollings Judicial Center, 81 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina
29401, during regular business hours, or a copy may be requested from
Ronald M. Spritzer at (202) 514-3977.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4090 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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