Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 1883-1884 [2013-00209]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 6 / Wednesday, January 9, 2013 / Notices into compliance with various environmental statutes and regulations at their facilities in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Defendants still are in the process of complying with the 2010 Decree. However, at the Point Comfort Facility, FPX TX violated certain leak detection and repair (‘‘LDAR’’) provisions of the Decree (which are based on regulations promulgated under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.), and the United States and FPC TX agreed to a proposed first amendment to the Consent Decree. Under the proposed first amendment, FPC TX will undertake a comprehensive review of equipment such as valves, pumps, and compressors at the Point Comfort facility to determine the applicability of certain LDAR requirements and will pay a stipulated penalty of $1,447,925. The publication of this notice opens a period of public comment on the first amendment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–08995. 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 pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov Assistant Attorney General U.S. DOJ—ENRD P.O. Box 7611 Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ..... srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with During the public comment period, the first amendment may be examined and downloaded at this Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/ enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy of the first amendment 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 in the amount of $ 8.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–00210 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:39 Jan 08, 2013 Jkt 229001 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On January 4, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Civ. No. 13–C–10 (E.D. Wis.). In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act, the United States alleges that Wisconsin Public Service Corporation (‘‘WPS’’) failed to comply with certain requirements of the Act intended to protect air quality. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) and Title V provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7470–92 and 42 U.S.C. 7661a–76661f, and related state and federal implementing regulations. The complaint alleges that WPS failed to obtain appropriate permits and failed to install and operate required pollution control devices to reduce emissions of various air pollutants at the Weston Generation Station, a coal-fired power plant in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The proposed consent decree would resolve past Clean Air Act violations and would require WPS to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide (‘‘SO2’’), nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’), and particular matter (‘‘PM’’) emissions, at the Weston Generation Station, as well as the Pulliam Generation Station, a coal-fired power plant located in Brown County, Wisconsin. The reductions would be achieved through emission control requirements and limitations specified by the proposed consent decree, including installation and operation of pollution controls; retirement, refueling, or repowering of certain generating units; and annual emission caps at both the Weston and Pulliam plants. WPS will also spend $6 million to fund environmental mitigation projects that will further reduce emissions and benefit communities adversely affected by pollution from its plants, and pay a civil penalty of $1.2 million. 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. Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Civ. No. 13– C–10 (E.D. Wis.), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2– 1–1230/1. All comments must be PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1883 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 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 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 $19.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–00232 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Notice is hereby given that on January 3, 2013, a proposed partial Consent Decree (‘‘Decree’’) was lodged in U.S. v. BP Exploration and Production, et al, Civil No. 10–4536 (E.D. La.) (That case is centralized in MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig ‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010.) In this civil enforcement action the United States sought, among other things, civil penalties under Section 311(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b), from the ‘‘Transocean Defendants’’ (Transocean Deepwater Inc., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., Transocean Holdings LLC, and Triton Asset Leasing GmbH). That claim arises against the Transocean Defendants, and other defendants as well, from the discharge of oil into the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the blowout of the Macondo Well that began in April 2010. E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with 1884 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 6 / Wednesday, January 9, 2013 / Notices Under the proposed Decree, the Transocean Defendants will pay a $1 billion civil penalty. The proposed Decree does not conclude any claim against the Transocean Defendants other than those claims for penalty specified in the proposed Decree. The proposed Decree also does not resolve any claim brought against other defendants in this civil enforcement action. Also under the proposed Decree, the Transocean Defendants must comply with court-enforceable strictures aimed at reducing the chances of another blowout-and-discharge-of-oil and at improving emergency response capabilities. Examples of these requirements include: Certifications of maintenance and repair of blowout preventers before each drilling job, consideration of process safety risks, and personnel training related to oil spills and responses to other emergencies. The Transocean Defendants will have to meet these requirements for at least five years on all their drilling operations in waters near the United States. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date of this publication comments relating to the proposed Decree. The 21-day period (and not a longer period of time) is provided to ensure both a proper public comment period and an opportunity for the Department of Justice to receive, consider, and address public comments before the first phase of the civil trial, scheduled to begin on February 25, 2013, before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to U.S. v. BP Exploration and Production et al, Civil No. 10–4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized in MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig ‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of Mexico, April 20, 2012), D.J. Ref. 90–5– 1–1–10026. During the public comment period, the proposed Decree may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, or by faxing or emailing a request to ‘‘Consent Decree Copy’’ (EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:39 Jan 08, 2013 Jkt 229001 number (202) 514–5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $19.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if requesting by fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above. Maureen M. Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–00209 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—ASTM International Standards Notice is hereby given that, on December 12, 2012, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. 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A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on October 11, 2012 (77 FR 61786). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2013–00283 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Intent To Extend an Information Collection National Science Foundation. Notice and Request for Comments. AGENCY: ACTION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is inviting the general public or other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed continuing information collection. The National Science Foundation (NSF) will publish periodic summaries of proposed projects. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1883-1884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00209]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the 
Clean Water Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 3, 2013, a proposed partial 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') was lodged in U.S. v. BP Exploration and 
Production, et al, Civil No. 10-4536 (E.D. La.) (That case is 
centralized in MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig ``Deepwater 
Horizon'' in the Gulf of Mexico, on April 20, 2010.)
    In this civil enforcement action the United States sought, among 
other things, civil penalties under Section 311(b) of the Clean Water 
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b), from the ``Transocean Defendants'' (Transocean 
Deepwater Inc., Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc., Transocean 
Holdings LLC, and Triton Asset Leasing GmbH). That claim arises against 
the Transocean Defendants, and other defendants as well, from the 
discharge of oil into the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the blowout of 
the Macondo Well that began in April 2010.

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    Under the proposed Decree, the Transocean Defendants will pay a $1 
billion civil penalty. The proposed Decree does not conclude any claim 
against the Transocean Defendants other than those claims for penalty 
specified in the proposed Decree. The proposed Decree also does not 
resolve any claim brought against other defendants in this civil 
enforcement action.
    Also under the proposed Decree, the Transocean Defendants must 
comply with court-enforceable strictures aimed at reducing the chances 
of another blowout-and-discharge-of-oil and at improving emergency 
response capabilities. Examples of these requirements include: 
Certifications of maintenance and repair of blowout preventers before 
each drilling job, consideration of process safety risks, and personnel 
training related to oil spills and responses to other emergencies. The 
Transocean Defendants will have to meet these requirements for at least 
five years on all their drilling operations in waters near the United 
States.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of twenty-one 
(21) calendar days from the date of this publication comments relating 
to the proposed Decree. The 21-day period (and not a longer period of 
time) is provided to ensure both a proper public comment period and an 
opportunity for the Department of Justice to receive, consider, and 
address public comments before the first phase of the civil trial, 
scheduled to begin on February 25, 2013, before the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Comments should 
be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and either emailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov 
or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611, and should refer to U.S. v. BP Exploration and Production 
et al, Civil No. 10-4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized in MDL 2179: In Re: 
Oil Spill by the Oil Rig ``Deepwater Horizon'' in the Gulf of Mexico, 
April 20, 2012), D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-10026.
    During the public comment period, the proposed Decree may be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed Decree 
may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by 
faxing or emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
(EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $19.50 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 
requesting by fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree 
Library at the address given above.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-00209 Filed 1-8-13; 8:45 am]
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