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

Consistent with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029,

notice is hereby given that on January 24, 1997, a proposed

Supplemental Consent Decree in United States v. Puerto Rico

Administration of Corrections, Civil Action No. 90-2119, was lodged

with the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

The proposed Supplemental Consent Decree settles the United States'

claims for stipulated penalties under a 1992 Consent Decree between the

parties as well as the United States' claims under the Clean Water Act

alleged in a Supplemental Complaint.

Puursuant to the Supplemental Consent Decree, the Puerto Rico

Administration of Corrections will pay $625,000 to the United States,

will undertake numerous remedial actions to bring four of its

facilities into compliance with the Clean Water Act in accordance with

a schedule specified in the Consent Decree, and will expend $600,000 in

carrying out additional remedial actions aimed at the improvement of

community drinking water supplies in Puerto Rico.

The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication comments relating to the

proposed Supplemental Consent Decree. Any comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural

Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and

should refer to United States v. Puerto Rico Administration of

Corrections, Civil Action No. 90-2119, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-3364A.

The proposed Supplemental Consent Decree may be examined at the

Office of the United States Attorney, District of Puerto Rico, Federal

Office Building, Rm. 101, Carlos E. Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto

Rico 00918, at Region II, Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007, and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed Supplemental Consent Decree may

be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy,

please indicate the consent decree desired and enclose a check (there

is a 25 cent per page reproduction cost) in the amount of $11.75

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-2770 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]

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