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 of America v.

Simpson Timber Co. et al., No. 96-1890 LKK/GGH (E.D. Cal.), was lodged

with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

California on October 29, 1996. The proposed decree concerns alleged

violations of sections 301(a) and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.

Secs. 1311(a) and 1344, as a result of the discharge of dredged and

fill materials into wetlands located at the Tehama Fiber Farm in Tehama

County near Corning, California, by Simpson Timber Company and Simpson

Redwood Company (``Simpson'').

The Consent Decree provides for the payment of a civil penalty to

the United States, the preservation of environmentally valuable

wetlands, and the performance of environmental projects.

The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to

the consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of

this notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States

Department of Justice, Attention: Sylvia Quast, Trial Attorney,

Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box 23986, Washington, D.C. 20026-

3986, and should refer to United States of America v. Simpson Timber

Co. et al., DJ Reference No. 90-5-1-1-4267.

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

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, 650

Capitol Mall, Sacramento, California 95814; and the Environmental

Protection Agency Region IX Library, 75 Hawthorne Street, 13th Floor,

San Francisco, California, 94105, (415) 744-1510.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, United States Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96-29283 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]

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