[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 26628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12630]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act
Notice is hereby given that on April 17, 1998, a proposed Consent
Decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the
District of Kansas in United States v. Texaco Pipeline, Inc., et al.,
Civ. No. 96-2152-GTV (D. Kan.). The proposed Consent Decree settles
claims asserted by the United States at the request of the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in an action
originally filed on April 1, 1996. The United States filed this action
pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, commonly referred
to as the Clean Water Act (``CWA'' or ``Act''), 33 U.S.C. Secs. 1251 et
seq. The complaint requested the assessment of civil penalties and
injunctive relief against defendants Texaco Pipeline, Inc. (``Texaco
Pipeline'') and Texaco Trading and Transportation, Inc. (``Texaco
Trading'') for discharges of oil into navigable waters of the United
States or adjoining shorelines in violation of Sections 301 and 311 of
the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1321. These discharges took place from the
defendants' pipeline systems in the State of Kansas.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the defendants' collectively
will pay to the United States a $925,000 civil penalty. In addition,
Texaco Trading shall purge and permanently remove from service
specified portions of its pipeline system. The defendants also shall
undertake additional injunctive relief which includes the lowering of
pipeline, improved maintenance of pipeline, and inspection of pipeline
within the State of Kansas.
The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and
should refer to United States v. Texaco Pipeline Inc., et al., DOJ #90-
5-1-1-4272. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the EPA
Region 7 Office at 726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101. A copy of
the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from
the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,
D.C. 20005 (202) 624-0892. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check
in the amount of $8.00 (25 cents per page) payable to the ``Consent
Decree Library''.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-12630 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]
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