Pollution control; consent judgments: Atlas Shipping, Ltd., et al.,
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Federal Register: June 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 121)NoticesPage 33909From 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 National Marine Sanctuaries Act
In accordance with Department policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States and Board of Trustees of the Internal Trust Fund of the State of Florida v. Atlas Shipping, Ltd. and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana S.A. de C.V. (S.D. Fla.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on June 4, 1999 (Case No. 99-10061). The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States and the State of Florida against Atlas Shipping, Ltd. and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana S.A. de C.V. pursuant to Section 1443 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 16 U.S.C. Sec . 1431 et seq., and Florida Statutes Sec. 253.04 for response costs and damages arising out of the grounding of the Contship Houston in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on February 2, 1997. Defendants have previously undertaken restoration activities to repair injured Sanctuary resources and have partially reimbursed the plaintiffs for response costs. Under the Consent Decree, defendants will pay the United States $1,512,531 in reimbursement for past response costs and for future long term monitoring of the restoration. The defendants will pay the State of Florida $3334 in reimbursement of past response costs.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the proposed settlement agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044; and refer to United States and Board of Trustees of the Internal Trust Fund of the State of Florida v. Atlas Shipping, Ltd. and Transportacion Maritima Mexicana S.A. de C.V., DOJ # 90-5-1-1-4534.
The proposed settlement agreement may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida, 99N.E. 4th Street, Miami, Florida 33132 and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $5.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library. Joel M. Gross, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.
FR Doc. 99-16107Filed6-23-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4410-15-M
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