[Federal Register: June 17, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 116)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Proposed Administrative Consent Agreement and Final 
Order Pursuant to Section 309(g)(4) of the Clean Water Act: In the 
Matter of Paul B. and Susan D. Kartchner

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX, is 
hereby giving notice of a proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order 
(``CA/FO''), which resolves penalties for alleged violations of section 
404 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''). The respondents to the CA/FO are 
Paul B. and Susan D. Kartchner (the ``Kartchners''). Through the 
proposed CA/FO, the Kartchners will pay $5,550 as a penalty for alleged 
violations involving the discharge of fill material into the San Pedro 
River, which is a water of the United States located in Cochise County, 
Arizona.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 19, 2004. Any 
person who comments on the proposed CA/FO shall be given notice of any 
hearing held and a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present 
evidence.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the proposed CA/FO should be 
addressed to: Richard Campbell, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, Mailcode: ORC-2, San 
Francisco, CA 94105.
    Comments regarding the proposed CA/FO should be addressed to: 
Danielle Carr, Regional Hearing Clerk, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
    Comments should reference the following information:
    Case Name: In the Matter of Paul B. and Susan D. Kartchner.
    Docket Number: CWA-9-2004-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information on this matter 
may be obtained by contacting Richard Campbell at the above address or 
by telephone at (415) 972-3870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Procedures by which the public may submit 
written comments or participate in the proceedings are described in the 
Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment 
of Civil Penalties, Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action Orders, 
and the Revocation, Termination or Suspension of Permits, 40 CFR part 
22. The Final Order will be issued at the close of the thirty-day 
comment period unless a public hearing is requested.

    Dated: June 3, 2004.
Alexis Strauss,
Director, Water Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 04-13685 Filed 6-16-04; 8:45 am]

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