Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act, 61640-61641 [2012-24835]

Download as PDF 61640 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2012 / Notices 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: rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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. [FR Doc. 2012–24810 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P 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 ........... [FR Doc. 2012–24884 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:15 Oct 09, 2012 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 196 / Wednesday, October 10, 2012 / Notices During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 $15.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Maureen M. Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2012–24835 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On September 28, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Suiza Dairy Corporation, Civil Action No. 3:12–cv–01810. The proposed Consent Decree memorializes a proposed settlement between the United States and Suiza Dairy Corporation, to resolve alleged violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act at dairies in Rio Piedras (the ‘‘Rio Piedras Facility’’) and Aguadilla (the ‘‘Aguadilla Facility’’), Puerto Rico. The proposed settlement provides for Suiza to: (1) Implement over 40 compliance measures at each of the two dairies; (2) perform supplemental environmental projects (‘‘SEPs’’) that will significantly reduce the inventory of anhydrous ammonia at each facility, improve the monitoring and alarm system at the Aguadilla facility, and provide training and/or equipment to medical personnel for treatment of patients exposed to anhydrous ammonia; (3) pay a civil penalty of $275,000; and (4) conduct community emergency drills comprising the simulation of an emergency response to an anhydrous ammonia release. The injunctive relief, SEPs, and community emergency drills are collectively valued at approximately $3,750,000. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:53 Oct 09, 2012 Jkt 229001 addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Suiza Dairy Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1– 09774. 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: 61641 Status: Open. All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street, NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information, or advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be directed to: Judith H. Lock, Executive Officer, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975. To submit comments: Send them to: Jaleh F. Barrett, Chief Counsel. By email ......... pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611. [FR Doc. 2012–25026 Filed 10–5–12; 4:15 pm] 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 $11.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Ronald G. Gluck, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2012–24816 Filed 10–9–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 08–12] Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45 CFR Part 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open meetings as follows: Thursday, October 25, 2012: 2:30 p.m.— Oral hearings on Objection to Commission’s Proposed Decisions in Claim No. LIB–II–133, LIB–II–134, LIB–II–135, LIB–II–136 and LIB–II– 137. Friday, October 26, 2012: 9:00 a.m.— LIB–II–171; 11:00 a.m.— LIB–II–193; 12:00 noon—LIB–II–194. PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OJP (OJJDP) Docket No. 1608] Meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces a meeting of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ). DATES AND LOCATIONS: The meeting will take place at the Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531, on Thursday, October 18, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, and Friday, October 19, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Delany-Shabazz, Designated Federal Official, OJJDP, Robin.DelanyShabazz@usdoj.gov, or 202–307–9963. [Note: This is not a toll-free number.] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), established pursuant to Section 3(2)A of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2), will meet to carry out its advisory functions under Section 223(f)(2)(C–E) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002. The FACJJ is composed of representatives from the states and territories. FACJJ member duties include: reviewing Federal policies regarding juvenile justice and delinquency prevention; advising the OJJDP Administrator with respect to particular functions and aspects of OJJDP; and advising the President and Congress with regard to State perspectives on the operation of OJJDP SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10OCN1.SGM 10OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61640-61641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24835]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air 
Act

    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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          To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email...............................  pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                          U.S. DOJ-ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                          Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 $15.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-24835 Filed 10-9-12; 8:45 am]
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