[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 42114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3752]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act 
(``OPA'')

    Notice is hereby given that on July 20, 2007, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Texmo Oil Company Jobbers, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 2:07-cv-01401-DKD (D. Ariz.), was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the District of Arizona. The proposed Consent 
Decree resolves the United States' claim against Texmo Oil Company 
Jobbers, Inc. (``Texmo''), for natural resources damages under the Oil 
Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. Sections 2701-2761, relating to a spill of 
approximately 7,700 gallons of diesel fuel into the Bill Williams River 
National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona. The Consent Decree requires Texmo 
to pay to $1,217,382.91 to the United States for damages for injuries 
to natural resources that resulted from the spill.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. Texmo Oil Company Jobbers, Inc., D.J. Ref. 
90-5-1-1-09082.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
Solicitor, Phoenix Field Office, U.S. Department of the Interior, 401 
W. Washington Street SPC 44, Suite 404, Phoenix, AZ 85003-2151. During 
the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on 
the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may 
also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by 
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
no. (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the ``U.S. Treasury'' or, if by e-
mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree 
Library at the stated address.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-3752 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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