Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 16306 [05-6303]

Download as PDF 16306 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 30, 2005 / Notices (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. If requesting a copy of the proposed Consent Decree, including attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $70.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Ronald G. Gluck, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 05–6304 Filed 3–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Under the policy set out at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on March 18, 2005, the United States lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio a proposed consent decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) in the case of United States, et al v. Ohio Edison Co., et al., Civ. A. No. 2:99–CV–1181. The Consent Decree settles claims under the Clean Air Act (‘‘Act’’) by the United States and the States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut against Ohio Edison Company (‘‘Ohio Edison’’), a subsidiary of FirstEnergyCorp. (‘‘FirstEnergy’’), regarding its W.H. Sammis Station coalfired power plant (‘‘Sammis plant’’) in Stratton, Ohio. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed in 1999 alleging that Ohio Edison undertook construction projects at the Sammis plant in violation of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration provisions of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7470– 7492, and the New Source Review provisions of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7501– 7515. In a 2003 trial on liability, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio upheld the Clean Air Act violations. The Consent Decree settles the remedy phase of the litigation, averting a second trial. Under the Consent Decree, Ohio Edison agrees to significantly reduce its annual emissions of sulfur dioxide (‘‘SO2’’) and nitrogen oxide (‘‘NOX’’) by installing state-of-the-art pollution controls on the two largest steamgenerating units of the Sammis plant (Units 6 and 7); installing other pollution controls on the five smaller Sammis units (Units 1 to 5); and capping its annual SO2 and NOX emissions from the Sammis plant. In addition, Ohio Edison agrees to undertake pollution reduction measures at several other FirstEnergy coal-fired plants. VerDate jul<14>2003 15:07 Mar 29, 2005 Jkt 205001 As part of the settlement, Ohio Edison agrees to pay a civil penalty of $8.5 million. Ohio Edison also agrees to undertake projects to mitigate past harm to the environment including renewable energy projects valued at approximately $14.4 million, involving electricity generated by wind power (or, with the governments’ approval, landfill gas). In addition, Ohio Edison agrees to fund $10 million worth of environmentally beneficial projects in the States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Finally, Ohio Edison agrees to fund a solar energy project in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and a project addressing air quality in the Shenandoah National Park. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611, and should refer to United States, et al. v. Ohio Edison Co., et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–06894. The Consent Decree may be examined at the offices of the United States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 280 North High Street, Fourth Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, and at the offices of U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $20 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Catherine R. McCabe, Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 05–6303 Filed 3–29–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on February 28, 2005, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Reserach and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, HarvestRoad, Ltd., Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN; and Pearson Education, Inc., Boston, MA have been added as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. intends to file additional written notification disclosing all changes in membership. On April 7, 2000, IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc. filed its original notification pursuant to Seciton 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Seciton 6(b) of the Act on September 13, 2000 (65 FR 55283). The last notification was filed with the Department on December 8, 2004. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 2, 2005 (70 FR 5485). Dorothy B. Fountain, Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust Division. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6303]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Under the policy set out at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given 
that on March 18, 2005, the United States lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Ohio a proposed consent 
decree (``Consent Decree'') in the case of United States, et al v. Ohio 
Edison Co., et al., Civ. A. No. 2:99-CV-1181. The Consent Decree 
settles claims under the Clean Air Act (``Act'') by the United States 
and the States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut against Ohio 
Edison Company (``Ohio Edison''), a subsidiary of FirstEnergyCorp. 
(``FirstEnergy''), regarding its W.H. Sammis Station coal-fired power 
plant (``Sammis plant'') in Stratton, Ohio.
    The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed in 1999 alleging that Ohio 
Edison undertook construction projects at the Sammis plant in violation 
of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration provisions of the Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7470-7492, and the New Source Review provisions of the Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7501-7515. In a 2003 trial on liability, the U.S. District 
Court for the Southern District of Ohio upheld the Clean Air Act 
violations. The Consent Decree settles the remedy phase of the 
litigation, averting a second trial.
    Under the Consent Decree, Ohio Edison agrees to significantly 
reduce its annual emissions of sulfur dioxide (``SO2'') and 
nitrogen oxide (``NOX'') by installing state-of-the-art 
pollution controls on the two largest steam-generating units of the 
Sammis plant (Units 6 and 7); installing other pollution controls on 
the five smaller Sammis units (Units 1 to 5); and capping its annual 
SO2 and NOX emissions from the Sammis plant. In 
addition, Ohio Edison agrees to undertake pollution reduction measures 
at several other FirstEnergy coal-fired plants.
    As part of the settlement, Ohio Edison agrees to pay a civil 
penalty of $8.5 million. Ohio Edison also agrees to undertake projects 
to mitigate past harm to the environment including renewable energy 
projects valued at approximately $14.4 million, involving electricity 
generated by wind power (or, with the governments' approval, landfill 
gas). In addition, Ohio Edison agrees to fund $10 million worth of 
environmentally beneficial projects in the States of New York, New 
Jersey and Connecticut. Finally, Ohio Edison agrees to fund a solar 
energy project in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and a project 
addressing air quality in the Shenandoah National Park.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States, et al. v. Ohio Edison Co., et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-2-
1-06894.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the offices of the United 
States Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 280 North High Street, 
Fourth Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, and at the offices of U.S. EPA 
Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be 
obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by faxing or e-
mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax 
no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In 
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $20 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Catherine R. McCabe,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-6303 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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