Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, RCRA, and EPCRA, 77062 [E8-29958]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act, the Clean
Water Act, RCRA, and EPCRA
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that on December 1, 2008, a
proposed Consent Decree in the United
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States v. Shintech Incorporated and KBin Inc., Civil Action No. 4:08-cv-3519,
was lodged with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Texas, Houston Division.
In its Complaint, the United States
alleged that Shintech Incorporated and/
or K-Bin Inc. (‘‘Defendants’’), at their
facilities in Freeport, Texas, violated the
provisions of the Clean Air Act that
regulate industrial refrigerants to protect
the stratospheric ozone layer; the
hazardous waste management
provisions of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’); the permit
requirement of the Clean Water Act; and
the provisions of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-toKnow Act (‘‘EPCRA’’) that require
annual reports on materials present at
regulated facilities.
Under the Consent Decree,
Defendants will (1) pay a civil penalty
of $2.585 million; (2) spend an
estimated $4.8 million on injunctive
relief; and (3) spend at least $4.7 million
on three supplemental environmental
projects (‘‘SEPs’’).
To address the Clean Air Act
violations, Defendants will replace six
refrigeration equipment with units that
use non-ozone depleting refrigerants;
conduct training programs for
employees that service, maintain, or
repair refrigeration equipment; and
conduct third-party audits of its
facilities. To ensure compliance with
RCRA, Shintech has agreed to close two
hazardous waste management units and
install an aboveground tank system to
prevent the storage or disposal of
hazardous waste on land. Shintech has
already corrected the Clean Water Act
and EPCRA violations.
All three SEPs will be performed by
Shintech. Two are designed to reduce
air pollution and the third is designed
to improve water quality. First, Shintech
has agreed, for a period of at least two
years, to implement and manage a
recycling program in the City of
Houston that will collect, recycle, and
dispose of residential, refrigerantcontaining appliances containing ozone
depleting substances. Second, Shintech
will upgrade five of its polyvinyl
chloride (‘‘PVC’’) slurry strippers to
reduce its emissions of PVC an
estimated 10,000 pounds per year.
Third, Shintech will add at least 300
acres of forest and wetlands to the
Austin’s Woods preserve (also called the
Colombia Bottomlands area), which will
be managed by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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
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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, or submitted via e-mail to
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov, and
should refer to the United States v.
Shintech Incorporated and K-Bin Inc.,
DOJ case number 90–5–2–1–08745/1.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may 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. If
requesting from the Consent Decree
Library a full copy of the Consent
Decree including all attachments, please
enclose a check in the amount of $18.25
(25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the
Clean Water Act, RCRA, and EPCRA
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 1, 2008,
a proposed Consent Decree in the United States v. Shintech Incorporated
and K-Bin Inc., Civil Action No. 4:08-cv-3519, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division.
In its Complaint, the United States alleged that Shintech
Incorporated and/or K-Bin Inc. (``Defendants''), at their facilities in
Freeport, Texas, violated the provisions of the Clean Air Act that
regulate industrial refrigerants to protect the stratospheric ozone
layer; the hazardous waste management provisions of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''); the permit requirement of the
Clean Water Act; and the provisions of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (``EPCRA'') that require annual reports on
materials present at regulated facilities.
Under the Consent Decree, Defendants will (1) pay a civil penalty
of $2.585 million; (2) spend an estimated $4.8 million on injunctive
relief; and (3) spend at least $4.7 million on three supplemental
environmental projects (``SEPs'').
To address the Clean Air Act violations, Defendants will replace
six refrigeration equipment with units that use non-ozone depleting
refrigerants; conduct training programs for employees that service,
maintain, or repair refrigeration equipment; and conduct third-party
audits of its facilities. To ensure compliance with RCRA, Shintech has
agreed to close two hazardous waste management units and install an
aboveground tank system to prevent the storage or disposal of hazardous
waste on land. Shintech has already corrected the Clean Water Act and
EPCRA violations.
All three SEPs will be performed by Shintech. Two are designed to
reduce air pollution and the third is designed to improve water
quality. First, Shintech has agreed, for a period of at least two
years, to implement and manage a recycling program in the City of
Houston that will collect, recycle, and dispose of residential,
refrigerant-containing appliances containing ozone depleting
substances. Second, Shintech will upgrade five of its polyvinyl
chloride (``PVC'') slurry strippers to reduce its emissions of PVC an
estimated 10,000 pounds per year. Third, Shintech will add at least 300
acres of forest and wetlands to the Austin's Woods preserve (also
called the Colombia Bottomlands area), which will be managed by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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,
or submitted via e-mail to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov, and should
refer to the United States v. Shintech Incorporated and K-Bin Inc., DOJ
case number 90-5-2-1-08745/1.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may 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. If requesting from the Consent
Decree Library a full copy of the Consent Decree including all
attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $18.25 (25 cents
per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-29958 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]
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