# Notice of Lodging of the Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act
On December 9, 2014, the United States Department of Justice and the State of Iowa lodged a Proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in *United States* v. *Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad Corporation, d/b/a Canadian Pacific,* Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-01025-EJM.
This civil action asserts claims against Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad Corporation, d/b/a Canadian Pacific (“Defendant”) pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act (“OPA”), 33 U.S.C. 2701, *et seq.,* for damages for injury to natural resources, and the costs of assessment thereof, from the derailment of a Canadian Pacific train near Guttenberg, Iowa in 2008 and the resulting discharge of oil into the Mississippi River. To resolve the United States' and States' claims the Defendant will pay $625,000 and in return it will receive a covenant not to sue for natural resource damages.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to *United States* v. *Dakota, Minnesota, and Eastern Railroad Corporation, d/b/a Canadian Pacific,* Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-01025-EJM, DOJ Reference Number 90-11-3-10260.
All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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| By mail | Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. |
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: *http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.* We will provide a paper copy of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $6.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.