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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`BILLINGS DIVISION
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`UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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`Plaintiff,
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`UTILITIES COMMISSION,
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`Defendant.
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`Civil Action No. 21-cv-4-SPW-TJC
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`NOTICE OF LODGING OF CONSENT DECREE
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`The United States hereby gives notice of lodging of a proposed Consent
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`Decree in the above-captioned action. If entered, the attached proposed Consent
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`Decree will resolve all claims alleged by the United States in the Complaint in this
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`action, filed simultaneously with this Notice of Lodging.
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`The United States respectfully requests that the Court not sign the proposed
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`Consent Decree at this time. Instead, consistent with Department of Justice policy,
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`28 C.F.R. § 50.7, the United States will publish in the Federal Register a notice that
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`the proposed Consent Decree has been lodged with the Court. The Notice will solicit
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`public comment for a period of 30 days. During the comment period, no action is
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`required by the Court. If, after review and evaluation of any comments received, the
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`United States continues to believe that the Consent Decree is fair, reasonable, and in
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`the public interest, it will move the Court to enter the Consent Decree.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
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`NATHANIEL DOUGLAS
`Deputy Chief
`Environmental Enforcement Section
`Environment and Natural Resources Division
`U.S. Department of Justice
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`/s/Stacy D. Coleman
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`Senior Counsel
`Environmental Enforcement Section
`Environment and Natural Resources
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`U.S. Department of Justice
`999 18th Street, Suite 370
`South Terrace
`Denver, Colorado 80202
`303-844-7240 (telephone)
`Stacy.Coleman@usdoj.gov
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I hereby certify that on August 30, 2021, I electronically filed the foregoing
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`mail to the following:
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`Wyatt Golding
`Ziontz Chestnut
`2101 Fourth Ave, Suite 1230
`Seattle, WA 98121
`Office: 206-448-1230
`Direct: 206-448-7142
`Email: wgolding@ziontzchestnut.com
`Attorneys for Defendant
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`/s/ Stacy D. Coleman
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