[Federal Register: March 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 61)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Rivers and 
Harbors Act of 1899

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. PT 
Marine, Inc. d/b/a Ryder's Cove Board Yard, Civil No. 98-10368-PBS (D. 
Mass.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Massachusetts on March 2, 1998. The proposed decree 
concerns alleged violations of section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act 
of 1899, 33 U.S.C. 403, resulting from the unlawful construction and 
maintenance of 73 moorings in Ryder's Cove, Chatham, Massachusetts. A 
total of 53 of the unauthorized moorings were installed and operated 
since 1994 and the remaining 20 moorings were added in 1996.
    The proposed consent decree would require PT Marine, Inc. to pay 
$8,200 to the United States as disgorgement of all economic gain 
realized from the rental of the unlawful moorings and would permanently 
enjoin PT Marine, Inc. from committing future violations of the Rivers 
and Harbors Act of 1899. The decree would also would require PT Marine, 
Inc. to apply for a Corps permit to retain the existing structures and 
to abide by the Corps' permitting decision, to include removal of the 
structures if such permit is denied.
    The U.S. Department of Justice will receive written comments 
relating to the proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Comments should be 
addressed to Julie S. Schrager, Assistant United States Attorney, 
District of Massachusetts, 1003 J.W. McCormack Post Office and 
Courthouse, Boston MA 02109, and should refer to United States v. PT 
Marine, Inc. d/b/a Ryder's Cove Boat Yard, Civil No. 98-10368-PBS (D. 
Mass.)
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1003 
J.W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.
Letitia J. Grishaw,
Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environmental and Natural 
Resources Division, United States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-8397 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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