Re-Publication of Notice of Lodging of Proposed Third Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 52972 [2013-20830]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Re-Publication of Notice of Lodging of
Proposed Third Amendment to
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On July 23, 2013, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Third
Amendment to the Consent Decree with
the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Illinois in the
lawsuit entitled United States et al v.
Lafarge North America et al, Civil
Action No. 3:10–cv–44. Notice of
lodging of the Proposed Third
Amendment to the Consent Decree was
first published in the Federal Register
on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45,272). We are
re-publishing this notice to correct a
typographical error in the Internet Web
site address where the proposed Third
Amendment can be accessed
electronically.
Following public notice and
opportunity for public comment, on
March 18, 2010 the Court entered a
Consent Decree resolving certain
violations of the federal Clean Air Act,
42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. by Lafarge North
America, Lafarge Building Materials,
and Lafarge Midwest (collectively, the
‘‘Lafarge Companies’’) alleged by
Plaintiff United States and PlaintiffIntervenors the State of Alabama, the
State of Illinois, the State of Iowa, the
State of Kansas, the State of Michigan,
the State of Missouri, the State of New
York, the State of Ohio, the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental
Protection, the South Carolina
Department of Health and
Environmental Control, the Washington
State Department of Ecology, the
Oklahoma Department of Environmental
Quality, and the Puget Sound Clean Air
Agency (collectively, ‘‘State Plaintiffs’’).
The Court amended the Consent Decree
on April 28, 2011 and again on October
4, 2012.
The United States, the State of New
York, and the Lafarge Companies have
agreed to further amend the Consent
Decree to provide the Lafarge
Companies with an extension of time of
until July 1, 2016 to complete
construction of a replacement kiln at the
Ravena, New York cement plant in
return for commitments by the Lafarge
Companies set forth in the proposed
Third Amendment to the Consent
Decree. In general, those commitments
by the Lafarge Companies are that
beginning on January 1, 2013, the
Lafarge Companies shall comply with
stringent emission caps, specified
herein, for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen
oxides from the Ravena cement plant,
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and further that the Lafarge Companies
shall fund emission reduction projects
in the community surrounding the
plant.
The publication of this notice
continues a period for public comment
on the proposed Third Amendment to
the Consent Decree that began on July
26, 2013. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States et al v. Lafarge North
America et al, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
08221. 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,
D.C. 20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the proposed Third Amendment to 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 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 $5.75 (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 $4.25.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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Workforce Investment Act of 1998. This
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because the OES Response Analysis
Survey has been completed, allowing
for its removal from the ICR, and a
reduction in the OES sample as a result
of the elimination of the Green Goods
and Services survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Re-Publication of Notice of Lodging of Proposed Third Amendment
to Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
On July 23, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Third
Amendment to the Consent Decree with the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United
States et al v. Lafarge North America et al, Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-
44. Notice of lodging of the Proposed Third Amendment to the Consent
Decree was first published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2013 (78
FR 45,272). We are re-publishing this notice to correct a typographical
error in the Internet Web site address where the proposed Third
Amendment can be accessed electronically.
Following public notice and opportunity for public comment, on
March 18, 2010 the Court entered a Consent Decree resolving certain
violations of the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. by
Lafarge North America, Lafarge Building Materials, and Lafarge Midwest
(collectively, the ``Lafarge Companies'') alleged by Plaintiff United
States and Plaintiff-Intervenors the State of Alabama, the State of
Illinois, the State of Iowa, the State of Kansas, the State of
Michigan, the State of Missouri, the State of New York, the State of
Ohio, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality, and the Puget Sound Clean Air
Agency (collectively, ``State Plaintiffs''). The Court amended the
Consent Decree on April 28, 2011 and again on October 4, 2012.
The United States, the State of New York, and the Lafarge Companies
have agreed to further amend the Consent Decree to provide the Lafarge
Companies with an extension of time of until July 1, 2016 to complete
construction of a replacement kiln at the Ravena, New York cement plant
in return for commitments by the Lafarge Companies set forth in the
proposed Third Amendment to the Consent Decree. In general, those
commitments by the Lafarge Companies are that beginning on January 1,
2013, the Lafarge Companies shall comply with stringent emission caps,
specified herein, for sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides from the
Ravena cement plant, and further that the Lafarge Companies shall fund
emission reduction projects in the community surrounding the plant.
The publication of this notice continues a period for public
comment on the proposed Third Amendment to the Consent Decree that
began on July 26, 2013. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States et al v. Lafarge North America et al,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08221. 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 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.
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During the public comment period, the proposed Third Amendment to
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 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 $5.75 (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 $4.25.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-20830 Filed 8-26-13; 8:45 am]
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