Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 30163-30164 [06-4831]
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not to sue the prospective purchaser of
the KHI facility, ADW, L.L.C., pursuant
to Sections 3008 and 7003 of RCRA, 42
U.S.C. 6928 and 6973, Sections 106 and
107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and
9607(a), and Parts 111 and 201 of
NREPA with respect to Existing
Contamination at the KHI Facility.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the CD. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States, et al., v. FMB—First Michigan
Bank, or its successor, as Trustee of the
Mary A. Windolph Trust, D.J. Ref. 90–
7–1–433. Commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the
affected area, in accordance with
Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6973(d).
The CD may be examined at the Office
of the United States Attorney, Western
District of Michigan, Southern Division,
330 Ionia Ave., NW., Suite 501, Grand
Rapids, Michigan 49501–0208. During
this public comment period, the CD may
also be examined on the following
Department of Justice Web site, https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy
of the CD 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 number (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 $26.75 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the
U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax,
forward a check in that amount to the
Consent Decree Library at the stated
address.
William Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, United States Department of Justice.
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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 May
8, 2006, the United States lodged with
the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia a proposed
amended consent decree (‘‘Amended
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Consent Decree’’) in the case of United
States, et al. v. Mirant Potomac River,
LLC, et al., Civ. A. No. 1:04CV1136.
The Amended Consent Decree settles
claims by the United States, the State of
Maryland and the Commonwealth of
Virginia, pursuant to section 113(a) and
(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
7413(a) and (b), against Mirant Potomac
River, LLC and Mirant Mid-Atlantic,
LLC (‘‘Mirant’’) regarding its Potomac
River Generating Station—a coal-fired
utility plant in Alexandria, Virginia. A
complaint filed with the original decree,
lodged with the same Federal court in
September 2004, alleged that Mirant
violated the ozone season limitation for
nitrogen oxide (‘‘NOX’’) emissions set
forth in the 2003 operating permit for
the Potomac River plan.
The Amended Consent Decree retains
the key elements of the original decree.
Mirant agrees to a declining schedule of
system-wide limits on the NOX
emissions from its four plants located in
the mid-Atlantic region: The Chalk
Point Generating Plant in Prince
George’s County, Maryland; the
Dickerson Generating Plant in
Montgomery County, Maryland; the
Morgantown Generating Plant in
Charles County, Maryland; and the
Potomac River plant. To achieve these
reductions and meet the declining NOX
caps, Mirant agrees to install and
operate NOX pollution control
equipment, including two Selective
Catalytic Reduction devices, at its
Morgantown plant, and Separated OverFire Air technology at its Potomac River
plant. Mirant also agrees to pay a
$500,000 civil penalty, to be divided
equally between Virginia and the United
States, and to undertake nine projects
designed to reduce particulate matter
and fugitive dust emissions from its
Potomac River plant.
The Amended Consent Decree
modifies the original consent decree in
several respects, as a result of public
comments received on the original
decree. First, under the Amended
Consent Decree, Mirant agrees to meet
annual NOX tonnage limitations for the
Potomac River plant in addition to the
tonnage limitations that apply only
during the ozone season. Second, the
Amended Consent Decree addresses the
possibility that at some future point
Mirant could reject, sever or otherwise
lose its ownership interest in, and
thereby cease to operate, the
Morgantown and/or Dickerson plants. If
such a contingency occurs, Mirant
agrees to seek a new owner or operator
of those plants to become subject to the
terms of the decree and, failing that, to
install an alternate suite of pollution
control technologies on the two plants
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remaining in the Mirant system, i.e., the
Chalk Point and Potomac River plants.
The Department of Justice will receive
for a period of thirty (30) days from the
date of this publication comments
relating to the Amended 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, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States, et al. v. Mirant Potomac River,
LLC, et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
07829.
The Amended Consent Decree may be
examined at the offices of the United
States Attorney, Eastern District of
Virginia, 2100 Jamieson Avenue,
Alexandria, VA 22314, and at the offices
of U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
During the public comment period,
the Amended 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 Amended 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 emailing 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
25 dollars (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S.
Treasury.
W. Benjamin Fisherow,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Water Act, the Clean
Air Act, and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that on May 11, 2006, a proposed
Consent Decree in United States of
America v. Rohm and Haas Texas Inc.,
4:06–cv–01622, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas.
The United States alleges that Rohm
and Haas Texas Inc. (‘‘Rohm and Haas’’)
violated Clean Water Act Section 301,
33 U.S.C. 1311, by discharging
pollutants in excess of permit effluent
limits; violated Clean Air Act Section
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112(d), 42 U.S.C. 7412(d), by failing to
comply with the requirements of the
national emission standards for
hazardous air pollutants (‘‘NESHAPS’’)
40 CFR Part 63; and violated the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act Section 3008(a) and (g), 42 U.S.C.
6928(a) and (g), by failing to comply
with the provisions of the federally
approved Texas hazardous waste
management program. The alleged
violations occurred at a chemical
manufacturing complex owned and
operated by Rohm and Haas located in
Deer Park, Texas (‘‘the facility’’). The
United States sought injunctive relief
and civil penalties to address these
violations.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Rohm and Haas will pay a civil penalty
of $485,000 and implement a
supplemental environmental project
(‘‘SEP’’) which will cost at least
$670,000. The SEP involves the
purchase of at least 300 acres of coastal
wetlands and associated upland prairie
in the Texas Galveston Bay Watershed
and the transfer of that property to a
non-profit for conservation. The
proposed Consent Decree also requires
monitoring of CWA compliance. If
Rohm and Haas violates the effluent
limits in its permit, the Consent Decree
requires the company to take action to
prevent future violations.
The United States 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, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States of America v. Rohm and Haas
Texas Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–
06926.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may 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 number (202) 514–0097, phone
confirmation number (202) 514–1547. If
requesting from the Consent Decree
Library a copy of the Consent Decree,
please enclose a check in the amount of
$22.25 (25 cents per page reproduction
cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree
Notice is hereby given that a proposed
Consent Decree in Washington, et al. v.
United States of America, Civil Action
No. 06–05225–RJB (W.D. Wash.), was
lodged with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Washington on May 8, 2006.
The proposed Consent Decree
concerns a complaint filed by the State
of Washington, the Puyallup Tribe of
Indians and the Muckleshoot Indian
Tribe against the United States pursuant
to the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601, et seq., and the
Model Toxics Control Act, Wash. Rev.
Code 70.105D, for natural resource
damages in Commencement Bay,
Washington, resulting from releases of
hazardous substances. Under the
Consent Decree, the United States will
pay $13,536,760.33 in natural resource
damages and assessment costs in return
for dismissal of all claims.
The Department of Justice will receive
written comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree for a period of
thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this notice. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, United
States Department of Justice, Attention:
James L. Nicoll, U.S. Department of
Justice, NOAA GC–DOJ DARC, 7600
Sand Point Way NE., Seattle, WA 98115,
and should refer to Washington v.
United States, DJ Reference No. 90–11–
6–16908.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
viewed at https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
open.html. It may also be examined at
the Clerk’s Office, United States District
Court, 1717 Pacific Avenue Tacoma,
WA 98402.
Russell M. Young,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, United States Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that on May 5, 2006, a proposed
Consent Decree in United States of
America v. Weyerhaeuser Company,
Civil Action No. 4:06–cv–61, was
lodged with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Kentucky.
The United States alleges that
Weyerhaeuser (1) violated the
particulate matter (PM) emission limit
in the applicable air permit at a boiler
and the wood dryer system at its
Hawesville, Kentucky pulp and paper
mill (‘‘the Hawesville Mill’’) and (2)
violated the Recycling and Emissions
Reduction regulations, 40 CFR Part 82,
Subpart F (§§ 82.150 to 82.166), at its
Hawseville Mill, its pulp and paper mill
in Bennettsville, South Carolina, and its
pulp and paper mill in Kingsport,
Tennessee. The United States sought
injunctive relief and civil penalties to
address the clean Air Act violations.
Under the Consent Decree,
Weyerhaeuser will pay a civil penalty of
$142,000 and be prohibited from the use
of any fuel other than natural gas in Hog
Fuel Boiler No. 2 at the Hawesville Mill.
This prohibition will remain in effect
until Kentucky issues a new permit
which prohibits the use of any fuel
other than natural gas.
The United States 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, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to United
States of America v. Weyerhaeuser
Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5ndash;2–1–
2186/3.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may 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 number (202) 514–0097, phone
confirmation number (202) 514–1547. If
requesting from the consent Decree
Library a copy of the Consent Decree,
please enclose a check in the amount of
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act,
the Clean Air Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on May 11, 2006, a
proposed Consent Decree in United States of America v. Rohm and Haas
Texas Inc., 4:06-cv-01622, was lodged with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The United States alleges that Rohm and Haas Texas Inc. (``Rohm and
Haas'') violated Clean Water Act Section 301, 33 U.S.C. 1311, by
discharging pollutants in excess of permit effluent limits; violated
Clean Air Act Section
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112(d), 42 U.S.C. 7412(d), by failing to comply with the requirements
of the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants
(``NESHAPS'') 40 CFR Part 63; and violated the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act Section 3008(a) and (g), 42 U.S.C. 6928(a) and (g), by
failing to comply with the provisions of the federally approved Texas
hazardous waste management program. The alleged violations occurred at
a chemical manufacturing complex owned and operated by Rohm and Haas
located in Deer Park, Texas (``the facility''). The United States
sought injunctive relief and civil penalties to address these
violations.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Rohm and Haas will pay a civil
penalty of $485,000 and implement a supplemental environmental project
(``SEP'') which will cost at least $670,000. The SEP involves the
purchase of at least 300 acres of coastal wetlands and associated
upland prairie in the Texas Galveston Bay Watershed and the transfer of
that property to a non-profit for conservation. The proposed Consent
Decree also requires monitoring of CWA compliance. If Rohm and Haas
violates the effluent limits in its permit, the Consent Decree requires
the company to take action to prevent future violations.
The United States 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, DC 20044-7611, and should
refer to United States of America v. Rohm and Haas Texas Inc., D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-06926.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may 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
number (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. If
requesting from the Consent Decree Library a copy of the Consent
Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of $22.25 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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