Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 20947-20948 [2013-08077]

Download as PDF 20947 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2013 / Notices this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the recommended orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the recommended orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the recommended exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the limited exclusion order would impact consumers in the United States. Written submissions must be filed no later than by close of business on May 3, 2013. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 830’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ secretary/fed_reg_notices/rules/ handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary, (202) 205– 2000. Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. A redacted nonconfidential version of the document must also be filed simultaneously with the any confidential filing. All non- VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:02 Apr 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 confidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS. This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of sections 201.10 and 210.50 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.50). Issued: April 3, 2013. By order of the Commission. Lisa R. Barton, Acting Secretary to the Commission. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–09611. 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: BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE On March 28, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States and Commonwealth of Virginia v. Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC, Civil Action No. 3:13CV193. In this action the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia filed a complaint against Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC (‘‘Honeywell’’ or ‘‘Defendant’’) seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) and Virginia State Air Pollution Control Law, Virginia Code § 10.1–1300 et seq., and attendant regulations, for the Defendant’s alleged violations at the chemical manufacturing facility operated by Honeywell (‘‘Honeywell Plant’’ or ‘‘Facility’’) located in Hopewell, Virginia. The Defendant operated and/or continues to operate the Facility in violation of various provisions which include failing to meet certain emission limits and operating parameters and failing to comply with certain requirements for testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting. The Consent Decree requires Honeywell to implement enhanced leak detection and repair protocols, conduct a third-party audit to address benzene waste emissions, and install pollution control equipment to control nitrogen oxide emissions from the Facility. The Decree also requires the Defendant to pay the sum of $1.5 million dollars cash, including interest, to the United States as a civil penalty and $1.5 million dollars cash, including interest, to the Commonwealth as a civil penalty. Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Send them to: pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ..... Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’) PO 00000 To submit comments: By email ... [FR Doc. 2013–08076 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am] During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.htm. 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 $23.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Robert Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–07997 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On April 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Dominion Energy Inc., Dominion Energy Brayton Point LLC, and Kincaid Generation LLC, Civ. No. 13–cv–3086 (C.D. Ill.). In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act, the United States alleges that Defendants failed to comply with certain requirements of the Act intended to protect air quality. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 20948 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2013 / Notices 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 Defendants failed to obtain appropriate permits and failed to install and operate required pollution control devices to reduce emissions of various air pollutants at the Kincaid Power Station, a coal-fired power plant in Kincaid, Illinois. The proposed consent decree would resolve past Clean Air Act violations and would require Defendants to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide (‘‘SO2’’), nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’), and particular matter (‘‘PM’’) at the Kincaid Power Station, as well as the Brayton Point Power Station, a coal-fired power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. The reductions would be achieved through emission control requirements and limitations specified by the proposed consent decree, including installation and operation of pollution controls and annual emission caps. In addition, the proposed consent makes permanent the retirement of the State Line Power Station, a recently shut down coal-fired power plant in Hammond, Indiana. Defendants will also spend $9.75 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 $3.4 million. Defendants recently announced their intention to sell the Kincaid and Brayton Point Power Stations to a subsidiary of Energy Capital Partners, a subsidiary of which, Equipower Resources, also owns and operates several power plants in the Northeast. The proposed consent decree provides a process for any such new owner to be substituted as a party to the consent decree. 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. Dominion Energy Inc., Dominion Energy Brayton Point LLC, and Kincaid Generation LLC, Civ. No. 13–cv–3086 (C.D. Ill.), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–09860. 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: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:02 Apr 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 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 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 $24.00 (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. 2013–08077 Filed 4–5–13; 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—Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 15, 2013, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium, Inc. (‘‘NCOIC’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, DCN, Paris, FRANCE; MilSOFT ICT–Bilisim Iletisim Teknolojileri A.S., Ankara, TURKEY; and Software Engineering Institute/ CMU, Pittsburgh, PA, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and NCOIC intends to file additional written PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On November 19, 2004, NCOIC filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on February 2, 2005 (70 FR 5486). The last notification was filed with the Department on September 25, 2012. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on October 18, 2012 (77 FR 64128). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2013–08052 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) of the Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the collection of information requirements of Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports. A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before June 7, 2013. ADDRESSES: Andrew R. Davis, Chief of the Division of Interpretations and Standards, Office of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N– 5609, Washington, DC 20210, olmsSUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08APN1.SGM 08APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20947-20948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08077]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Central 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Dominion 
Energy Inc., Dominion Energy Brayton Point LLC, and Kincaid Generation 
LLC, Civ. No. 13-cv-3086 (C.D. Ill.).
    In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act, 
the United States alleges that Defendants failed to comply with certain 
requirements of the Act intended to protect air quality. The complaint 
seeks injunctive relief and

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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 Defendants 
failed to obtain appropriate permits and failed to install and operate 
required pollution control devices to reduce emissions of various air 
pollutants at the Kincaid Power Station, a coal-fired power plant in 
Kincaid, Illinois.
    The proposed consent decree would resolve past Clean Air Act 
violations and would require Defendants to reduce harmful emissions of 
sulfur dioxide (``SO2''), nitrogen oxides 
(``NOX''), and particular matter (``PM'') at the Kincaid 
Power Station, as well as the Brayton Point Power Station, a coal-fired 
power plant located in Somerset, Massachusetts. The reductions would be 
achieved through emission control requirements and limitations 
specified by the proposed consent decree, including installation and 
operation of pollution controls and annual emission caps. In addition, 
the proposed consent makes permanent the retirement of the State Line 
Power Station, a recently shut down coal-fired power plant in Hammond, 
Indiana. Defendants will also spend $9.75 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 $3.4 million. Defendants recently announced their 
intention to sell the Kincaid and Brayton Point Power Stations to a 
subsidiary of Energy Capital Partners, a subsidiary of which, Equipower 
Resources, also owns and operates several power plants in the 
Northeast. The proposed consent decree provides a process for any such 
new owner to be substituted as a party to the consent decree.
    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. Dominion Energy Inc., Dominion 
Energy Brayton Point LLC, and Kincaid Generation LLC, Civ. No. 13-cv-
3086 (C.D. Ill.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09860. 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, DC 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 $24.00 (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. 2013-08077 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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