Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice hereby

is given that a consent decree in United States v. Robert Brace and

Robert Brace Farms, Inc., No. 90-229 Erie, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on July

24, 1996.

The proposed consent decree concerns violations of sections 301 and

404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1344, as a result of

unpermitted discharges of dredged and fill material into portions of

property located in Erie County, Pennsylvania, that constitute ``waters

of the United States.'' The consent decree encompasses a permanent

injunction and requires defendants to perform restoration of the

violated thirty acres of wetlands and to pay a civil penalty of $10,000

to the U.S. Treasury.

The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to

this consent decree for a period of thirty 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: David M. Thompson, Attorney,

Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Room 7120, 10th & Pennsylvania

Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530 and should refer to United States v.

Robert Brace and Robert Brace Farms, Inc., DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-

3433.

The consent decree and accompanying exhibit may be examined at the

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

of Pennsylvania, U.S. Courthouse, Erie, Pennsylvania 16501, or a copy

may be requested from David M. Thompson, (202) 514-2617.

Anna Wolgast,

Acting Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment & Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-20536 Filed 8-12-96; 8:45 am]

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