[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 10390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4077]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Pursuant to the 
Clean Water Act

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on February 
15, 2011, a proposed consent decree in United States v. Eastwood 
Construction, LLC, et. al, Civil Action No. 3:11-cv-83, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Western District of North 
Carolina.
    The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States against 
Eastwood Construction, LLC and Eastwood Homes, Inc. (collectively 
``Eastwood Companies'') for violations of the federal Clean Water Act 
and state permits issued in North Carolina and South Carolina. Under 
the proposed Consent Decree, the Eastwood Companies will undertake 
compliance programs consisting of, among other things: inspections, 
training, and enchanced recordkeeping to reduce the threat of 
discharges of storm water from its residential construction sites. The 
Eastwood Companies will also collectively pay to the United States a 
civil penalty of $60,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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, D.C. 20044-7611, and should refer to 
the Consent Decree between the United States and Eastwood Construction, 
LLC and Eastwood Homes, Inc., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08694.
    The Decree may be examined at EPA's Region 4 office, 61 Forsyth 
Street, Atlanta, Georgia and at the office of the United States 
Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, Carillon Building, 
227 W. Trade Street, Suite 1650, Charlotte, NC 28202. 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 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 $20.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) (including Appendices) or 
$12.25.00 (excluding Appendices) 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. 2011-4077 Filed 2-23-11; 8:45 am]
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