Notice of Lodging of Second Amendment to a Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 22165-22166 [E8-8908]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 80 / Thursday, April 24, 2008 / Notices to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States v. ConocoPhillips Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–08325. The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 500 S. Taylor St., Suite 300, Amarillo, TX 79101, and at U.S. EPA Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202–2733. 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/ Consent_Decrees.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. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $16.50 (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. Thomas A. Mariani, Jr., Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. E8–8905 Filed 4–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act Notice is hereby given that on April 18, 2008, a proposed Consent Decree (‘‘Decree’’ ) in United States v. Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC, Civil Action No. 3:08–cv–00198–TBR, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville Division. In this action the United States sought to obtain injunctive relief and assessment of civil penalties against Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC (‘‘Rohm and Haas’’) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7404–7671(q); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k) VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:15 Apr 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 (‘‘RCRA’’); the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601– 9675(c) (‘‘CERCLA’’); and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11001– 11050 (‘‘EPCRA’’) that occurred at a Rohm and Haas chemicalmanufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The Decree would settle these claims and require Rohm and Haas to pay $35,975 in civil penalties and to perform the following Supplemental Environmental Projects: Install an emission-reducing cover on an organic water gravity separator at the Louisville Plant at an estimated cost of $115,000, and provide the City of Louisville with a hazard analysis software module at an estimated cost of $18,671. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should reference United States v. Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC., Civil Action No. 3:08– cv–00198–TBR, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1– 08598. The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 510 W. Broadway, 10th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. During the public comment period, the Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $11.50 (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. Henry Friedman, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. E8–8947 Filed 4–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22165 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Second Amendment to a Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Notice is hereby given that a proposed Second Amendment (Second Amendment) to the Consent Decree previously entered in United States v. Tampa Electric Co., Civil Action No. 99–2524–T–23F, was lodged with the United States District Court for Middle District of Florida. In this action the United States alleged that Tampa Electric failed to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act at two coal-fired electric generating plants, known as Big Bend and Gannon Stations. These violations allegedly arose from the company’s failing to seek permits prior to making major modifications to parts of these facilities and by failing to install appropriate pollution control devices to reduce emissions of air pollutants from those facilities. Those two stations are located in Hillsborough County, Florida, near the City of Tampa. (Gannon Station also is now known as Bayside Station.) The civil action was resolved in October 2000, through a Consent Decree entered by the District Court; that Decree was amended by consent of the parties in 2001; that amendment also was entered as an order of the District Court. The Second Amendment, proposed here, would make a number of adjustments to the extant Consent Decree and would resolve some disputes between the parties; in sum, the Second Amendment would: (1) Adopt a method of measuring certain emissions of oxides of nitrogen—an air pollutant—more in line with the method used for measuring that pollutant in subsequent consent decrees which the United States entered into with owners and operators of other coalfired electric generating units; (2) resolve a dispute between the parties involving operation of continuous emissions monitors for the pollutant known as particulate matter; (3) set for certain units the emission rate for oxides of nitrogen, within the range of rates established for those units under the original Decree; and (4) explain further the treatment given under Decree to certain allowances that may relate to the emissions of oxides of nitrogen. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Second Amendment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1 22166 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 80 / Thursday, April 24, 2008 / Notices Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 and should refer to United States v. Tampa Electric Co., D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–06932. The Second Amendment may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 400 North Tampa Street, Suite 3200, Tampa, Florida 33602, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, Office of Regional Counsel, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. During the public comment period, the Second Amendment may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Second Amendment 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), facsimile No. (202) 514–0097, telephone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $3.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or facsimile, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address. Thomas A. Mariani, Jr., Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. E8–8908 Filed 4–23–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Signed in Washington, DC, this 27th day of March, 2008. Elliott S. Kushner, Certifying Officer, Division of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. E8–8981 Filed 4–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. [TA–W–62,659] Richloom Home Fashions Division of Richloom Fabrics Corporation Clinton, SC; Notice of Affirmative Determination Regarding Application for Reconsideration sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES After careful review of the application, I conclude that the claim is of sufficient weight to justify reconsideration of the Department of Labor’s prior decision. The application is, therefore, granted. AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration By applications postmarked March 6, 2008, a petitioner requested administrative reconsideration of the Department of Labor’s Notice of Negative Determination Regarding Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance, applicable to workers and former workers of the subject firm. The denial notice was signed on February 22, 2008 and 16:15 Apr 23, 2008 Conclusion Proposed Collection for OMB Approval for Work-Flex State Plan Submission and Reporting Requirements; Comment Request BILLING CODE 4410–15–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 published in the Federal Register on March 7, 2008 (73 FR 12466). The initial investigation resulted in a negative determination based on the finding that the worker group does not produce an article within the meaning of Section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974. In the request for reconsideration, the petitioner provided additional information regarding the production of samples by the subject firm and requested that the Department conduct further investigation of the Sample Department. The Department has carefully reviewed the request for reconsideration and the existing record and determined that the Department will conduct further investigation to determine if the Sample Department workers meet the eligibility requirements of the Trade Act of 1974. Jkt 214001 SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning The Work Flex State Plan Submission and Reporting Requirements. A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice or by accessing: https://www.doleta.gov/ OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addressee’s section below on or before June 23, 2008. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to Janet Sten, Chief, Division of Workforce System Support, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C–4510, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone number: 202–693–3045 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693–3015. E-mail: Sten.janet@dol.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Sten, Chief, Division of Workforce System Support, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room C–4510, Washington, DC 20210, Telephone number: 202–693–3045 (this is not a toll-free number). Fax: 202–693– 3015. E-mail: Sten.janet@dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 192 of the Workforce Investment Act (Pub. L. 105–220, August 7, 1998) permits States to apply for a workforce flexibility (Work-Flex) waiver authority to implement reforms to their workforce investment systems in exchange for program improvements. The Act provides that the Secretary may grant Work-Flex waiver authority for a period of up to five years pursuant to a Work-Flex Plan submitted by a State. Under Work-Flex, Governors are granted the authority to approve requests submitted by their local areas to waive certain statutory and regulatory provisions of WIA Title I programs. States may also request from the Secretary waivers of certain requirements of the Wagner-Peyser Act (Sections 8–10) and certain provisions of the Older Americans Act applicable to State agencies that administer the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP). The intent of the Work-Flex provision is to authorize States and Local Areas the operational flexibility they need to improve employment and training productivity for adult, dislocated, and youth populations. One of the underlying E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
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[FR Doc No: E8-8908]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Second Amendment to a Consent Decree Under 
the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Second Amendment (Second 
Amendment) to the Consent Decree previously entered in United States v. 
Tampa Electric Co., Civil Action No. 99-2524-T-23F, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for Middle District of Florida.
    In this action the United States alleged that Tampa Electric failed 
to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act at two coal-fired 
electric generating plants, known as Big Bend and Gannon Stations. 
These violations allegedly arose from the company's failing to seek 
permits prior to making major modifications to parts of these 
facilities and by failing to install appropriate pollution control 
devices to reduce emissions of air pollutants from those facilities. 
Those two stations are located in Hillsborough County, Florida, near 
the City of Tampa. (Gannon Station also is now known as Bayside 
Station.)
    The civil action was resolved in October 2000, through a Consent 
Decree entered by the District Court; that Decree was amended by 
consent of the parties in 2001; that amendment also was entered as an 
order of the District Court.
    The Second Amendment, proposed here, would make a number of 
adjustments to the extant Consent Decree and would resolve some 
disputes between the parties; in sum, the Second Amendment would: (1) 
Adopt a method of measuring certain emissions of oxides of nitrogen--an 
air pollutant--more in line with the method used for measuring that 
pollutant in subsequent consent decrees which the United States entered 
into with owners and operators of other coal-fired electric generating 
units; (2) resolve a dispute between the parties involving operation of 
continuous emissions monitors for the pollutant known as particulate 
matter; (3) set for certain units the emission rate for oxides of 
nitrogen, within the range of rates established for those units under 
the original Decree; and (4) explain further the treatment given under 
Decree to certain allowances that may relate to the emissions of oxides 
of nitrogen.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Second 
Amendment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General,

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Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to 
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 and should refer to 
United States v. Tampa Electric Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-06932.
    The Second Amendment may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 400 North Tampa Street, 
Suite 3200, Tampa, Florida 33602, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, Office of 
Regional Counsel, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 
During the public comment period, the Second Amendment may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Second 
Amendment 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), facsimile No. (202) 514-0097, telephone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $3.75 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or facsimile, forward a check in that amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-8908 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]
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