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 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Ron Brown d/b/a

Ron Brown Demolition Service and Rain Construction Company, No. C-3-94-

330 (S.D. Ohio), was lodged with the United States District Court for

the Southern District of Ohio on July 3, 1996.

The proposed consent decree concerns alleged violations of the

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, as a result of the discharge of fill

material onto portions of property located in Clark County, Ohio, which

are alleged to constitute ``waters of the United States.'' The consent

decree (1) requires Ron Brown and Rain Construction Company, Inc., to

refrain from further unpermitted discharges at the wetland; (2)

requires Ron Brown to remove all illegally-placed fill within a five-

year period and to dispose of the fill in an environmentally

appropriate manner; and (3) requires Rain Construction Company, Inc.,

to perform Ron Brown's fill removal obligations if he is unable to do

so.

The Department of Justice will accept 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, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

U.S. Department of Justice, Attention: Michael J. Zevenbergen, 10th &

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 7216--Main Building, Washington, D.C.

20530 and should refer to United States v. Ron Brown d/b/a Ron Brown

Demolition Service and Rain Construction Company, DJ Reference No. 90-

5-1-6-600.

The consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, United

States District Court, Federal Building, 200 West 2nd Street, Ninth

Floor, Dayton, Ohio, 45402.

Anna Wolgast,

Acting Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96-18684 Filed 7-22-96; 8:45 am]

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