[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 105 (Friday, May 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31146-31147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11737]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging Proposed Settlement

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Settlement in the case of United States v. 
Gerke Excavating, Inc., Case Number 03-C 0074-C (W.D. Wis.), was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Western District of 
Wisconsin on May 15, 2008.
    This proposed Settlement concerns a complaint filed by the United 
States against Gerke Excavating, Inc., pursuant to sections 309(b) and 
(d) of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), for 
civil penalties and injunctive relief resulting from the discharge of 
pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit, in 
violation of sections 301(a) and 404 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 
1344. The proposed Settlement incorporates Gerke's previous agreement 
to an injunction and to restore the impacted areas, a stipulation that 
CWA jurisdiction exists over the impacted area, and a civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this proposed Settlement for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Leslie K. Herje, 
Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division Chief, P.O. Box 1585, 
Madison, Wisconsin 53701-1585, and refer to United States v. Gerke 
Excavating, Inc.

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    The proposed Settlement may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, 120 
N. Henry Street, Room 320, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. In addition, the 
proposed Settlement may be viewed at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.

Leslie K. Herje,
Assistant United States Attorney.
 [FR Doc. E8-11737 Filed 5-29-08; 8:45 am]
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