Lodging of a Modification of Consent Decree Pursuant to Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of a Modification of Consent Decree Pursuant to Clean

Water Act

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

hereby given that a modification of the December 16, 1992 Consent

Decree in United States v. Biggi, et al., Civ. No. 90-806 (D. Ore.),

was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of

Oregon on November 10, 1994.

The proposed Modification of the Consent Decree would remove about

.62 acres from the protection of the decree, and add new signatories--a

regional transit authority and the City of Beaverton. The new

signatories would assume certain remaining responsibilities from the

defendants, would add about 2.8 acres as a substitute for the .62

acres, and would perform additional mitigation at a parcel now subject

to the Consent Decree provisions. At these sites, the Additional Site

Mitigation Plan requires substantial wetlands enhancement work, and

modification of the planting plans at existing Consent Decree sites

will also occur.

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.,

20530, to the attention of Lewis M. Barr, Trial Attorney, Environmental

Defense Section, and should refer to United States v. Biggi, et al.,

Civ. No. 90-806 (D. Ore.) and DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-3443.

The proposed Modification of the Consent Decree may be examined at

the Clerk's Office, United States District Court for the District of

Oregon, 503 Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse, 620 SW. Main

Street, Portland, Oregon 97205 during regular business hours, or a copy

may be requested from Lewis M. Barr at (202) 514-4206.

Lois J. Schiffer,

Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-28563 Filed 11-17-94; 8:45 am]

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