The Ventana is negotiating a separate settlement for allowing the construction to occur.
Negotiations on a separate settlement over foreclosures with attorneys-general from all 50 states continue and could yet result in big financial penalties.
The latest fine is possible because Google signed a separate settlement, called a consent decree, with the FTC in October, promising not to misrepresent its privacy practices to consumers.
The Justice Department has reached a separate settlement with rig owner Transocean Ltd. that resolves the government's civil and criminal claims over the Swiss-based company's role in the disaster.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Thrift Supervision announced a separate settlement with 14 mortgage servicers including Bank of America, Citigoup, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, MetLife Bank, PNC, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo that was little more than a slap on the wrist.
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The oil firm has not agreed with the Justice Department on a separate civil settlement involving federal and state claims of damages to natural resources.
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The DoJ settlement, which is separate from the agreement with the 49 states, is still awaiting clearance.
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In a separate development, Bank of America earlier announced it had reached a settlement with mortgage insurer MBIA in a dispute over mortgage securities issued during the housing boom.
Tim and his estranged wife Edra have separate legal representation because they are in the midst of a contested divorce settlement.
Mr Almunia said a separate and less advanced probe into Google's Android operating system will remain open and outside of the settlement.
Microsoft and the Justice Department agreed upon a settlement in November, but the District of Columbia and 18 states -- which had filed a separate suit -- failed to agree to the terms and split down the middle.
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