[Federal Register: February 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 32)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act State Law

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, 
notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in In Re Montauk 
Oil Transportation Corp.,  Civil Action Number 90 Civ. 502 (KMW), DOJ 
#90-5-1-1-3918, was lodged in the United States District court for the 
Southern District of New York on January 26, 1999. The consent Decree 
resolves the liability of Montauk, certain, shareholders of Montauk, 
Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., and Northeast Petroleum under 
Sections 309 and 311 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 
U.S.C. Secs. 1319 and 1321 and state laws relating to the March 6, 1990 
oil spill in the New York harbor.
    Under the Consent Decree Montauk agrees to a judgment against 
Montauk of $1.35 million and the United States, the States of New York 
and New Jersey, and the City of New York, jointly will receive a total 
of $500,000 in natural resource damages from Montauk and certain 
Montauk shareholders. New Jersey will receive an additional $50,000 
from Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc. pursuant to New Jersey law. The 
United States will also receive a penalty payment of $25,000 for 
violation of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. The Consent 
Decree specifies that it is an enforceable judgment against Montauk 
thereby permitting the Governments to pursue additional Montauk 
shareholders who did not participate in this settlement.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should 
refer to In Re Montauk Oil Transportation, DOJ #90-5-1-1-3918.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Southern District of New Jersey, 100 Church 
Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York; and at the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 3d Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-
0892. Copies of the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 3d Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in 
the amount of $15.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to 
the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division.
[FR Doc. 99-3913 Filed 2-17-99; 8:45 am]
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