[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 37838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15809]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on June 2, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Granite Construction 
Company, successor-in-interest to Wilder Construction Company, Civil 
Case No. 3:10-cv-00117-RRB, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Alaska.
    In a complaint filed on the same day, the United States alleged 
that Granite Construction Company (``Granite'') was liable, pursuant to 
Section 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and 
(d), for civil penalties and injunctive relief for violating the Act's 
requirements governing the discharge of storm water at two road and 
bridge construction sites in Soldotna and Anchorage, Alaska, during 
2006, in violation of Section 402 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342.
    Pursuant to the Decree, Granite will (1) pay a civil penalty of 
$250,000, and (2) undertake various actions which shall adequately 
train critical employees, and increase the frequency and quality of 
inspections at active projects, and ensure compliance with storm water 
regulations.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
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. Granite Construction Company, successor-in-interest to 
Wilder Construction Company, D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-08977/1.
    During the public comment period, the Decree may be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $7.75 
(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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-15809 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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