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 the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR

50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Hudson Foods, Inc., Civ. No. IP93-0692-C, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, on

September 24, 1996. That action was brought against defendant pursuant

to the Clean Water Act (``the Act'') for penalties and injunctive

relief for violations of section 307(d) of the Act, 33 U.S.C.

Sec. 1317(d), and wastewater pretreatment regulations promulgated

thereunder, 40 CFR Part 403. The decree requires Hudson Foods, Inc. to

pay $501,000 in civil penalties to the United States and to perform

Supplemental Environmental Projects to facilitate pollution prevention

and waste reduction at certain facilities of Hudson Foods, Inc.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United

States v. Hudson Foods, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-1-1-3894.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, U.S.

Courthouse, Fifth Floor, 46 East Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

46204, at the Region V office of the Environmental Protection Agency,

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005,

telephone no. (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may

be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.00 for

the decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the

consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to United

States v. Hudson Foods, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-3894.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-26614 Filed 10-16-96; 8:45 am]

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