Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 42547 [2013-16969]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 16, 2013 / Notices simultaneously lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Jamesway Cartage, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:13–cv–01816. In its Complaint the United States seeks reimbursement of response costs incurred for response actions taken at or in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at the BioEnergy of Colorado Superfund Site located on 821 West 56th Avenue, City and Adams County, Colorado 80216. BioEnergy of Colorado, LLC, now defunct, operated a bio-diesel production facility at the Site under a lease arrangement with Jamesway Cartage, Inc., the Site owner. EPA removed low pH, caustic materials and methanol used by BioEnergy in the production of bio-fuel that had been spilled, leaked, or abandoned at the Site. Under the settlement Jamesway stipulates to entry of judgment for the full amount of EPA’s past response costs, including interest ($332,801.43), and is required to sell the property within two years and pay 90% of the sales proceeds to satisfy the judgment amount. In return, the United States covenants not to sue or to take administrative action against Settling Defendant pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), to recover Past Response Costs. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment. Comments should be addressed to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Jamesway Cartage, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. DOJ #90–11–3–10524. 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 email ... pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044– 7611. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:49 Jul 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Bob Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–16966 Filed 7–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On July 10, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Shell Oil Co., et al., Civil Action No. 4:13-cv-2009. In the Complaint, the United States alleges that Shell Oil Co. and two of its affiliated partnerships (‘‘Shell’’) violated, at their petroleum refinery and chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, various provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9609(c) and 9613(b); and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3). Under the consent decree, Shell will implement innovative pollution control technologies to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds (‘‘VOCs’’), and hazardous air pollutants from the twelve flares it operates at its Deer Park facility. Shell has agreed to limit the waste gas it sends to its flares by installing and/or operating systems that will recover and recycle waste gas back into plant processes (i.e., flare gas recovery) and Shell has agreed to an overall ‘‘cap’’ on the volume of waste gas it flares. For waste gas that is flared, Shell will operate numerous monitoring systems and comply with several operating parameters to ensure that the flares adequately combust the gases. In addition, at a cost of between $15 and $60 million, Shell will undertake numerous activities at its wastewater treatment plant, its tanks, and its benzene extraction unit to reduce VOC emissions and mitigate the effect of alleged past excess VOC emissions. Shell also will install a $1 million stateof-the-art monitor at its fenceline to record benzene emissions and make the PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 42547 results available to the public, as well as spend $200,000 to retrofit publiclyowned diesel vehicles in the vicinity of the plant to reduce emissions. Finally, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million. The publication of this notice opens a period of public comment on the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Shell Oil Co., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–09388/1. 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— By email ... By mail ..... Send them to— pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov. Acting 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 Department of Justice 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 in the amount of $62.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Maureen M. Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2013–16969 Filed 7–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree under the Clean Air Act On July 11, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Holcim (US) Inc. and St. Lawrence Cement Company, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:11– cv–01119–CCB. E:\FR\FM\16JYN1.SGM 16JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 42547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16969]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 10, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Shell Oil 
Co., et al., Civil Action No. 4:13-cv-2009.
    In the Complaint, the United States alleges that Shell Oil Co. and 
two of its affiliated partnerships (``Shell'') violated, at their 
petroleum refinery and chemical plant in Deer Park, Texas, various 
provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 
42 U.S.C. 9609(c) and 9613(b); and the Emergency Planning and Community 
Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11045(b)(3).
    Under the consent decree, Shell will implement innovative pollution 
control technologies to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, volatile 
organic compounds (``VOCs''), and hazardous air pollutants from the 
twelve flares it operates at its Deer Park facility. Shell has agreed 
to limit the waste gas it sends to its flares by installing and/or 
operating systems that will recover and recycle waste gas back into 
plant processes (i.e., flare gas recovery) and Shell has agreed to an 
overall ``cap'' on the volume of waste gas it flares. For waste gas 
that is flared, Shell will operate numerous monitoring systems and 
comply with several operating parameters to ensure that the flares 
adequately combust the gases. In addition, at a cost of between $15 and 
$60 million, Shell will undertake numerous activities at its wastewater 
treatment plant, its tanks, and its benzene extraction unit to reduce 
VOC emissions and mitigate the effect of alleged past excess VOC 
emissions. Shell also will install a $1 million state-of-the-art 
monitor at its fenceline to record benzene emissions and make the 
results available to the public, as well as spend $200,000 to retrofit 
publicly-owned diesel vehicles in the vicinity of the plant to reduce 
emissions. Finally, Shell will pay a civil penalty of $2.6 million.
    The publication of this notice opens a period of public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Acting 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Shell Oil Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-09388/1. 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:

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       To submit comments--                    Send them to--
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By email..........................  pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail...........................  Acting 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 consent decree 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 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 in the amount of $62.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-16969 Filed 7-15-13; 8:45 am]
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