[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37135-37136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18255]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water
Act
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a Partial Consent Decree in United States of America
v. Calderon, et al., No. 96-2451 RLA (D. Puerto Rico), was lodged with
the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico on
June 10, 1998.
The proposed Partial Consent Decree would resolve the United
States' allegations in this enforcement action against Defendant
Construcciones Carro, the contractor who filled approximately .5 acres
of herbaceous wetlands in Mayaguez Puerto Rico, without a permit under
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1344.
The proposed Partial Consent Decree would require Defendant Carro
to: (1) restore wetlands for the wetland areas impacted by the illegal
discharges; and (2) pay a $10,000 civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
the
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proposed Partial Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
U.S. Department of Justice, Attention: Melaine A. Williams,
Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box 23986, Washington, DC 20026-
3986, and should refer to United States v. Calderon, et al., DJ
Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4413.
The proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at either the
Clerk's Office, United States District Court, District of Puerto Rico,
150 Carlow Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918-1756 (telephone
number: 787-766-6160), or at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,
NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 (telephone number: 202-624-0892).
Requests for a copy of the Partial Consent Decree may be mailed to the
Consent Decree Library at the above address, and must include a check
in the amount of $12.75.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-18255 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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