[Federal Register: June 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 121)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water 
Act 40 U.S.C. 300(f), et seq.

    Notice is hereby given that on May 17, 1999 a proposed Consent 
Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. HF Bar Ranch, Civil Action No. 
98 CV 158J, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Wyoming. The United States filed this action pursuant to 
Section 1414(b) and (g) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300g-
3(b) and (g), seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties for the 
Defendant's violations of the Safe Drinking Water Act and EPA's 
National Primary Drinking Water regulations at its guest Ranch located 
in Saddlestring, Wyoming.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires the Defendants to pay a civil 
penalty of $15,000 for its violations of the Act. Subsequent to the 
filing of the Complaint, the HF Bar Branch came into compliance with 
the Safe Drinking Water Act and EPA's implementing regulations, making 
additional injunctive relief unnecessary.
    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 of the 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice 
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to, United States v. HF Bar 
Ranch, Civil Action No. 98 CV 158J, and D.J. Ref. #90-5-1-1-4398.
    The Decree may be examined at the United States Department of 
Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Denver Field 
Office, 999 18th Street, North Tower Suite 945, Denver, Colorado 80202 
and the U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999 18th Street, and at the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 
(202) 624-0892. A copy of the Decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $10 for the Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-16108 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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