Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 22786-22787 [2010-10149]

Download as PDF 22786 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 83 / Friday, April 30, 2010 / Notices indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, 17th floor, New York, New York 10007–1866. DATES: Comments must be provided by June 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: Comments should reference the Chemical Leaman Tank Lines, Inc. Superfund Site, EPA Index No. II– CERCLA–02–2010–2010 and should be sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, 290 Broadway—17th Floor, New York, NY 10007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juan M. Fajardo, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007– 1866. Telephone: 212–637–3132. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A copy of the proposed administrative settlement, as well as background information relating to the settlement, may be obtained from Juan M. Fajardo, Assistant Regional Counsel, New Jersey Superfund Branch, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 17th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. Telephone: 212–637–3132. Dated: April 12, 2010. Walter Mugdan, Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division. [FR Doc. 2010–10143 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9143–7] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 09-cv-0751 (W.D. WI). Plaintiff filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator to respond to an administrative petition seeking EPA’s VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:41 Apr 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 objection to a CAA Title V operating permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation’s J.P. Pulliam Generating Station in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by June 4, 2010, or within 20 days of the entry date of this Consent Decree, whichever is later. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by June 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2010–XXXX, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Branning, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–1744; fax number (202) 564–5603; e-mail address: branning.amy@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree This proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit alleging that the Administrator failed to perform a nondiscretionary duty to grant or deny, within 60 days of submission, an administrative petition to object to a CAA Title V permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation’s J.P. Pulliam Generating Station in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by June 4, 2010, or within 20 days of the entry date of this Consent Decree, whichever is later. In addition, the proposed consent decree further states that, within 15 business days following signature, EPA shall deliver notice of such action to the Office of the Federal Register for prompt publication PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 and, if EPA’s response contains an objection in whole or in part, transmit the signed response to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The proposed consent decree sets the attorneys’ fees at $2,624.71, and states that, after EPA fulfills its obligations under the decree, the case shall be dismissed with prejudice. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who are not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed. II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree? The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2010–XXXX) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search’’. It is important to note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or on paper, will be made available for public viewing online at https:// www.regulations.gov without change, E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 83 / Friday, April 30, 2010 / Notices wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA’s electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and to whom do I submit comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically VerDate Mar<15>2010 13:41 Apr 29, 2010 Jkt 220001 captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. Dated: April 23, 2010. Richard B. Ossias, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2010–10149 Filed 4–29–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9143–6] Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement Agreement; Request for Public Comment. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement, to address a lawsuit filed by Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Concerned Citizens of Livingston Parish: Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. Jackson, Civil Action No. 1:09–cv– 01943–HHK (D. D.C.). On or about October 13, 2009, Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Concerned Citizens of Livingston Parish filed a complaint alleging that EPA Administrator Jackson failed to fulfill a mandatory duty to respond to an administrative petition to object to issuance of air permit No. 1740– 00025V1 to Waste Management for the Woodside Landfill in Walker, Livingston Parish Louisiana (the ‘‘Woodside Petition’’) within the 60 days specified in section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act and asking the court to enter judgment: (i) Declaring that EPA’s failure to perform its nondiscretionary duty to grant or deny the administrative petition within 60 days is a violation of Clean Air Act section 505(b); and, (ii) Ordering EPA to grant or deny the administrative petition within 60 calendar days of the court’s ruling. Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, EPA agrees to sign a response to the Woodside Petition no later than May 28, 2010. DATES: Written comments on the proposed settlement agreement must be received by June 1, 2010. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2010–0400 online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22787 method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Vetter, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (919) 541–2127; fax number (919) 541–4991; e-mail address: vetter.rick@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Settlement or Consent Decree On October 13, 2009, Louisiana Environmental Action Network, a nonprofit conservation organization, and Concerned Citizens of Livingston Parish, a non-profit corporation, (hereinafter collectively ‘‘LEAN’’) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Civil Action No. 1:09–cv–01943–HHK). In the complaint, LEAN alleges that EPA has failed to fulfill a mandatory duty to respond to an administrative petition to object to issuance of air permit No. 1740–00025V1 to Waste Management for the Woodside Landfill in Walker, Livingston Parish Louisiana (the ‘‘Woodside Petition’’) within the 60 days specified in section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act. The EPA and LEAN chose to enter into a proposed settlement agreement to avoid protracted and costly litigation and to preserve judicial resources. Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, EPA is to sign a response to the Woodside Petition no later than May 28, 2010. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed settlement agreement from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed settlement agreement if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 83 (Friday, April 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22786-22787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10149]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9143-7]


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby 
given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra 
Club in the United States District Court for the Western District of 
Wisconsin: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 09-cv-0751 (W.D. WI). Plaintiff 
filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator to respond to an 
administrative petition seeking EPA's objection to a CAA Title V 
operating permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of Natural 
Resources to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's J.P. Pulliam 
Generating Station in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Under the terms of the 
proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by 
June 4, 2010, or within 20 days of the entry date of this Consent 
Decree, whichever is later.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received 
by June 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2010-XXXX, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred 
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to 
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be 
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters 
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Branning, Air and Radiation Law 
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 564-1744; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address: 
branning.amy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    This proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit alleging that 
the Administrator failed to perform a nondiscretionary duty to grant or 
deny, within 60 days of submission, an administrative petition to 
object to a CAA Title V permit issued by the Wisconsin Department of 
Natural Resources to Wisconsin Public Service Corporation's J.P. 
Pulliam Generating Station in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Under the terms of 
the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition 
by June 4, 2010, or within 20 days of the entry date of this Consent 
Decree, whichever is later. In addition, the proposed consent decree 
further states that, within 15 business days following signature, EPA 
shall deliver notice of such action to the Office of the Federal 
Register for prompt publication and, if EPA's response contains an 
objection in whole or in part, transmit the signed response to the 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The proposed consent decree 
sets the attorneys' fees at $2,624.71, and states that, after EPA 
fulfills its obligations under the decree, the case shall be dismissed 
with prejudice.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who are not named as parties or 
intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of 
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree 
if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that 
such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 
with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of 
Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should be 
withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent 
Decree

A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2010-XXXX) contains a copy of the proposed consent 
decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at 
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket 
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
https://www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to 
submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 
contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents 
in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select 
``search''.
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or on paper, will be made available 
for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov without change,

[[Page 22787]]

unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information 
claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute is not included in the official public docket or in the 
electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, 
including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not 
be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only 
in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all 
docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access 
any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket 
Center.

B. How and to whom do I submit comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD 
ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you 
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Use of the https://www.regulations.gov website to submit comments to 
EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. 
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail 
(e-mail) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an 
e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.

    Dated: April 23, 2010.
Richard B. Ossias,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-10149 Filed 4-29-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.