Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree, 61640 [2012-24810]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent
Decree
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On October 1, 2012, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Wyoming in the
lawsuit entitled United States v.
Sinclair Wyoming Oil Co., Civil Action
No. 2:12–cv–00220–NDF.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under the Clean Air Act. The United
States’ complaint seeks injunctive relief
and civil penalties for violations of the
Act’s chemical accident prevention
requirements at the defendant’s refinery
in Sinclair, Wyoming. The proposed
consent decree requires the defendant to
perform injunctive relief and pay a
$378,000 civil penalty.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Sinclair Wyoming
Refining Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
10452. All comments must be submitted
no later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
On October 2, 2012, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Alaska in the
lawsuit entitled United States v. Golden
Valley Electric Association, Inc., and
Alaska Industrial Development and
Export Authority, Civil Action No. 4:12–
cv–00025–RRB.
The United States filed this proposed
consent decree simultaneously with a
complaint under the Clean Air Act.
Pursuant to Section 167 of the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7477, the United States’
complaint, on behalf of the United
States Environmental Protection
Agency, seeks injunctive relief to
prevent violations of the Clean Air Act’s
(CAA’s) Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) requirements at
Unit 2 of the Defendants’ coal fired
power plant in Healy, Alaska. The
proposed consent decree would require
Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc.
(GVEA) and the Alaska Industrial
Development and Export Authority
(AIDEA) to perform specified injunctive
relief at the plant to address certain
emissions. Pursuant to the terms of the
consent decree, a civil penalty of
$115,000 would be paid and $250,000
in funds would be devoted to an
environmental mitigation project
relating to stove change-outs in
Fairbanks and the Denali Borough,
Alaska. The proposed consent decree
would resolve the alleged PSD claim as
well as certain other CAA claims on
Unit 2 at the Healy power plant.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed consent decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States v. Golden Valley
Electric Association, Inc., and Alaska
Industrial Development and Export
Authority, D.J. Ref. No. No. 90–5–2–1–
10615. All comments must be submitted
no later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
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In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Snowden, Civil Action
No. 3:12–cv–04107–SRU, was lodged
with the United States District Court for
the District of Connecticut on October 2,
2012.
This proposed Consent Decree
concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Guy B. Snowden,
Diane P. Snowden, FCF Realty, LLC,
and Falls Creek Farm, LLC, pursuant to
sections 309(b), 309(d) and 404 of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b),
1319(d) and 1344, to obtain injunctive
relief and impose civil penalties against
the Defendants for violating the Clean
Water Act by discharging pollutants
without a permit into waters of the
United States. The proposed Consent
Decree resolves these allegations by
requiring the Defendants to restore the
impacted areas and/or perform
mitigation, and to pay a civil penalty.
The proposed Consent Decree also calls
for the Defendants to establish a
conservation easement to preserve
wetlands and associated upland habitat.
The Department of Justice will accept
written comments relating to this
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)
days from the date of publication of this
Notice. Please address comments to
Joshua M. Levin, Senior Attorney,
United States Department of Justice,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, Environmental Defense
Section, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044, and refer to United States v.
Snowden, DJ # 90–5–1–1–18622/1.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined electronically at the Clerk’s
Office, United States District Court for
the District of Connecticut, Richard C.
Lee Federal Building, 141 Church
Street, New Haven, CT 06510. In
addition, the proposed Consent Decree
may be examined electronically at
https://www.justice.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html.
Cherie L. Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Defense Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
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To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .........
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington,
DC 20044–7611.
By mail ...........
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide
a paper copy of the consent decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $9.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .........
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington,
D.C. 20044–7611.
By mail ...........
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Snowden, Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-04107-SRU, was lodged with the United
States District Court for the District of Connecticut on October 2,
2012.
This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Guy B. Snowden, Diane P. Snowden, FCF Realty,
LLC, and Falls Creek Farm, LLC, pursuant to sections 309(b), 309(d) and
404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b), 1319(d) and 1344, to
obtain injunctive relief and impose civil penalties against the
Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants
without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent
Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendants to
restore the impacted areas and/or perform mitigation, and to pay a
civil penalty. The proposed Consent Decree also calls for the
Defendants to establish a conservation easement to preserve wetlands
and associated upland habitat.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Joshua M. Levin,
Senior Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044, and refer to United States v. Snowden, DJ
90-5-1-1-18622/1.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at the
Clerk's Office, United States District Court for the District of
Connecticut, Richard C. Lee Federal Building, 141 Church Street, New
Haven, CT 06510. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be
examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
Cherie L. Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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