Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water

Act

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v.

Appleton, Papers Inc., Civil No. 92 C-0962, was lodged on May 3, 1994

with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Wisconsin.

The Consent Decree provides penalties and injunctive relief for

defendant's violations of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.,

the General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of

Pollution, 40 CFR part 403, and provisions of a local pretreatment

program established by the City of Appleton. The Consent Decree

requires defendant to implement a comprehensive compliance program, and

pay to the United States a civil penalty of $670,000, plus interest

from the date of lodging of the decree, for its past violations of the

Clean Water Act.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Appleton Papers, Inc. (E.D. Wisc.) and DOJ Ref. No.

90-5-1-1-3879.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at any of the following

offices:

(1) The Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of

Wisconsin, Federal Building, room 330, 517 E. Wisconsin Avenue,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin (53202);

(2) The Region V office of U.S. EPA, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,

Chicago, Illinois (60604-3590); and

(3) The Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC (20005), (202) 624-0892.

A copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by

mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy please enclose a check in

the amount of $3.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to

``Consent Decree Library.''

John C. Cruden,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-11808 Filed 5-13-94; 8:45 am]

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