[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 68592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5937]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

    Notice is hereby given that on November 28, 2007, a proposed 
Consent Decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Florida in the case United States v. Losada, et 
al., No. 07-10027 (S.D. Fla.)
    The United States of America (``United States''), on behalf the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the Department of 
Commerce, filed a complaint against defendants Losada and the vessel 
``Androw'' under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (``NMSA''), 16 
U.S.C. 1431, et seq., seeking damages and response costs for 
Defendants' destruction of natural resources in the Florida Keys 
National Marine Sanctuary (the ``Sanctuary'').
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Losada will pay $5,000, and 
agrees not to operate a vessel or fish within the Sanctuary for a 
period of five years. The settlement amount is based the defendant's 
ability to pay. In exchange for the payment, the plaintiff covenants 
not to sue the defendants for damages and response costs under NMSA 
with respect to the site of the grounding.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating the proposed 
Consent Decrees. 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. Losada, et al., No. 07-10027 (S.D. Fla.), 
referencing DOJ case number 90-5-1-1-09107.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 99 N.E. 
4th Street, Miami, Florida. 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 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, in the amount of $2.75 (25 cents 
per page reproduction cost).

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-5937 Filed 12-4-07; 8:45 am]
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