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