Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree, 16820 [2014-06613]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 58 / Wednesday, March 26, 2014 / Notices
In this action the United States, acting
on behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and joined by the
State of Alabama, the Alabama
Department of Environmental
Management, and the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality
acting for the State of Oklahoma, filed
a complaint under the Clean Air Act
(‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., against
El Dorado Chemical Company, Cherokee
Nitrogen Company, and Pryor Chemical
Company, the owners and operators of
three nitric acid manufacturing facilities
located respectively in El Dorado,
Arkansas, Cherokee, Alabama, and
Pryor, Oklahoma, seeking civil penalties
and injunctive relief. The Complaint
alleges that the Defendants constructed
or made modifications to a total of six
nitric acid plants, located across the
three nitric acid manufacturing
facilities, without first obtaining preconstruction permits and installing
required pollution control equipment,
in violation of: The CAA Nonattainment
New Source Review, Prevention of
Significant Deterioration, and Title V
permitting requirement provisions, 42
U.S.C. 7470–7492, 7501–7511f, 7661–
7661f; the CAA State Implementation
Plans in Alabama, Arkansas, and
Oklahoma, 42 U.S.C. 7410; and Subparts
A and G of the CAA’s New Source
Performance Standards, 40 CFR 60.2,
60.70, 60.72, 60.73, and 60.82. The
Complaint also alleges violations based
on Oklahoma law at the Pryor,
Oklahoma facility.
The Consent Decree resolves the
claims in the Complaint and requires
the Settling Defendants, who consist of
the named Defendants, LSB Industries,
Inc. (the named Defendant’s parent
company), and El Dorado Nitrogen, L.P.
(an LSB Industries subsidiary), to pay a
$725,000 civil penalty, of which
$362,500 will go to the United States,
$156,250 will go to the State of
Alabama, and $206,250 will go to the
State of Oklahoma. Additionally, under
the Consent Decree the Settling
Defendants will install or upgrade
controls to reduce emissions of NOX and
install or upgrade continuous emissions
monitoring systems for all operating
nitric acid plants at the Arkansas,
Alabama, and Oklahoma facilities as
well as at an additional facility in
Baytown, Texas, operated by El Dorado
Nitrogen, L.P. Finally, under the
Consent Decree, the Settling Defendants
will undertake an environmental
mitigation project to remediate acidified
soils and reforest land in Union County,
Arkansas.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
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addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States, et al. v. El Dorado
Chemical Company, et al., D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–2–1–10311. 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.
Assistant Attorney General,
Re: Comments D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–2–1–10311, U.S.
DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
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.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 $25.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy of the
Consent Decree without the
attachments, which may be alternatively
requested, the cost is $20.50.
Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree
In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Town of Ramapo, New
York, Civil Action No. 7:14–cv–01888–
NSR, was lodged with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of New York on March 18, 2014.
This proposed Consent Decree
concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Defendant Town
of Ramapo, New York, pursuant to
Sections 301(a) and 404 of the Clean
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), 1344(s), to
obtain injunctive relief from and impose
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civil penalties against the Defendant for
violating the Clean Water Act by
discharging pollutants without a permit
into waters of the United States and by
failing to adhere to the conditions of a
permit issued under 33 U.S.C. 1344(s).
The proposed Consent Decree resolves
these allegations by requiring the
Defendant to perform mitigation and to
pay a civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept
written comments relating to this
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)
days from the date of publication of this
Notice. Please address comments to
Assistant United States Attorney
Andrew E. Krause, United States
Attorney’s Office, Southern District of
New York, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd
Floor, New York, NY 10007, and refer
to United States v. Town of Ramapo,
New York, USAO No. 2013V00629.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at the Clerk’s Office of the
United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, The
Hon. Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal
Building and Courthouse, 300
Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY
10601–4150. In addition, the proposed
Consent Decree may be examined
electronically at https://www.justice.gov/
enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
Cherie L. Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Defense Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Logging
Operations Standard
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Logging
Operations Standard,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for continued use,
without change, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Town of
Ramapo, New York, Civil Action No. 7:14-cv-01888-NSR, was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
on March 18, 2014.
This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Defendant Town of Ramapo, New York, pursuant to
Sections 301(a) and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a),
1344(s), to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties
against the Defendant for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging
pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States and by
failing to adhere to the conditions of a permit issued under 33 U.S.C.
1344(s). The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by
requiring the Defendant to perform mitigation and to pay a civil
penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Assistant United
States Attorney Andrew E. Krause, United States Attorney's Office,
Southern District of New York, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Floor, New York,
NY 10007, and refer to United States v. Town of Ramapo, New York, USAO
No. 2013V00629.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office
of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York, The Hon. Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse,
300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601-4150. In addition, the
proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
Cherie L. Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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