[Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)]
[Notices]               
[Page 66646-66647]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Oil Pollution 
Act and the Park System Resource Protection Act

    Notice is hereby given that on November 10, 1999, the United States 
lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court 
for the Southern District of Texas, Civ. A. No. H-99-3917, in United 
States and State of Texas v. Bulk Transport LTD, of Bermuda and SPT 
Marine, Inc. et al., pursuant to Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act, 
33 U.S.C. 2702, and

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Section 19jj of the Park System Resource Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 
19jj. The proposed Consent Decree resolves natural resource damage 
claims and park system resource damage claims of the United States and 
Texas against the defendants arising out of the discharge of fuel oil 
in the Gulf of Mexico in February 1995. Under the proposed Consent 
Decree, defendants will conduct specific projects at public beaches to 
restore some of the natural resources that were lost or injured as a 
result of the oil spill, pay approximately $1.6 million into a court 
registry account to help fund projects to restore, replace or acquire 
the equivalent of resources or services injured by the oil spill, and 
pay all assessment costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for 30 days following publication of this 
Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of 
Justice, PO Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044-7761, 
and should refer to United States and the State of Texas v. Bulk 
Transport LTD, of Bermuda and SPT Marine, Inc. et al. The proposed 
Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, Houston, Texas, and the 
Region VI Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas, 75202. A copy of the proposed Consent 
Decree may be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent 
Decree Library, PO Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a 
copy, please enclose a check for reproduction costs (at 25 cents per 
page) in the amount of $5.00 for the Decree, payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-30827 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]
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