Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 1251 [2013-00060]
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that the United States alleges in its
Complaint.
The publication of this notice initiates
a 30-day period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree.
Comments should be addressed to the
To submit comments: ........
By e-mail ............................
By mail ...............................
Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act, the Clean Water Act and the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act
On December 31, 2012, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the District of South
Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Weylchem US, Inc., Civil
Action No. 3:12-cv-03639–CMC.
In Weylchem, the United States of
America (‘‘United States’’), on behalf of
the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’), filed a complaint pursuant to
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et
seq.; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1301 et seq.; and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq., alleging violations
of these statutes at Weylchem US, Inc.’s
(‘‘Weylchem’’) facilities in Elgin, South
Carolina and Lugoff, South Carolina.
The South Carolina Department of
Health and Environmental Control
(‘‘SCDHEC’’) filed a Complaint in
Intervention alleging claims under the
South Carolina Pollution Control Act,
S.C. Code Section 48–1–110. Under the
proposed consent decree, Weylchem
agrees to come into compliance with the
requirements of the environmental
statutes and pay a civil penalty of
$500,000, of which $175,000 shall be
paid to SCDHEC.
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. Weylchem US, Inc., D.J.
Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–08542/1. 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:
Send them to:
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611.
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 $30.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
without the exhibits and signature
pages, the cost is $13.00.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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90–5–2–1–09980. 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:
Send them to:
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
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 $18.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
To submit comments: ........
By e-mail ............................
By mail ...............................
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States of America v. Solutia, Inc. and
INEOS Melamines, LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Oil
Pollution Act
On December 21, 2012, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii
in United States and the State of Hawaii
v. Cape Flattery Limited et al., Civil
Action No. 12–00693JMS–BMK. The
proposed consent decree would require
Cape Flattery Limited and Pacific Basin
(HK) Limited to pay $7.5 million to
resolve the United States’ and the State
of Hawaii’s (‘‘the State’’) natural
resource damage claims brought
pursuant to Sections 1002 and 1006 of
the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702,
2706, and Section 128D of the Hawaii
Environmental Response law, Haw. Rev.
Stat. § 128D.
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In this action, the United States and
the State seek removal costs, natural
resource damages, and natural resource
damage assessment costs relating to the
February 2005 grounding of the M/V
Cape Flattery on coral reef habitat
outside the entrance channel to Barbers
Point Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. The
proposed $7.5 million payment would
reimburse the United States and the
State for removal costs, damages to
natural resources, and assessment costs.
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 and the State of Hawaii v.
Cape Flattery Limited et al., D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–1–1–10600. 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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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act, the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
On December 31, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of South Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Weylchem US,
Inc., Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-03639-CMC.
In Weylchem, the United States of America (``United States''), on
behalf of the Administrator of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA''), filed a complaint pursuant to the Clean
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1301 et
seq.; and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq., alleging violations of these statutes at Weylchem US, Inc.'s
(``Weylchem'') facilities in Elgin, South Carolina and Lugoff, South
Carolina. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control (``SCDHEC'') filed a Complaint in Intervention alleging claims
under the South Carolina Pollution Control Act, S.C. Code Section 48-1-
110. Under the proposed consent decree, Weylchem agrees to come into
compliance with the requirements of the environmental statutes and pay
a civil penalty of $500,000, of which $175,000 shall be paid to SCDHEC.
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. Weylchem US, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
2-1-08542/1. 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:
To submit comments:....................... Send them to:
By e-mail................................. pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail................................... Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, D.C.
20044-7611.
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 $30.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $13.00.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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