Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 7078 [2018-03220]

Download as PDF 7078 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2018 / Notices response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, comments may be submitted via email to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; —Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and —Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Approval of a new collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory Division Survey of Forensic Science Services. (3) Agency Form Number: The form is unnumbered. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: This form will be utilized by the FBI Laboratory Division to collect feedback from state and local law enforcement agencies that have used the FBI Laboratory Division for forensic science examinations. The results of this survey will inform a five year forensic discipline portfolio projection for the Laboratory Division. The Laboratory Division is using this survey as a tool to answer questions about what their specific forensic science priorities are VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:24 Feb 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 and how they value each forensic discipline; whether the Laboratory Division is servicing these specific needs; what they perceive as strengths and weaknesses of the FBI LD, and if they’ve identified trends in criminal investigations that a laboratory should be addressing. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that 1,000 respondents will respond. We estimate the form will be completed within approximately 30 minutes. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 500 total annual burden hours associated with this collection. If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: February 13, 2018. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2018–03238 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On February 12, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in the lawsuit titled United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Shell Chemical LP, Civil Action No. 2:18–cv– 1404–EEF–JVM. The United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act and Louisiana Environmental Quality Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties based on violations of the Clean Air Act’s New Source Review requirements, New Source Performance Standards, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, ‘‘Title V’’ program requirements and operating permits, and related Louisiana state implementation plan requirements. The alleged violations involve flares used at a chemical plant owned and operated by defendant Shell Chemical LP in Norco, Louisiana. The consent decree requires PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 the defendant to perform injunctive relief, including operating a facility fenceline monitoring system, and pay $350,000 in civil penalties, with $262,500 to be paid to the United States and $87,500 to be paid to LDEQ. 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 and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Shell Chemical LP, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5– 2–1–11603. 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 ....... pubcomment-ees.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 website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $37.00 (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 $26.75. Thomas P. Carroll, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018–03220 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P E:\FR\FM\16FEN1.SGM 16FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 7078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03220]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 12, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit titled United States and Louisiana 
Department of Environmental Quality v. Shell Chemical LP, Civil Action 
No. 2:18-cv-1404-EEF-JVM.
    The United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 
filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act and Louisiana Environmental 
Quality Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
based on violations of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review 
requirements, New Source Performance Standards, National Emissions 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, ``Title V'' program 
requirements and operating permits, and related Louisiana state 
implementation plan requirements. The alleged violations involve flares 
used at a chemical plant owned and operated by defendant Shell Chemical 
LP in Norco, Louisiana. The consent decree requires the defendant to 
perform injunctive relief, including operating a facility fenceline 
monitoring system, and pay $350,000 in civil penalties, with $262,500 
to be paid to the United States and $87,500 to be paid to LDEQ.
    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 and Louisiana Department of 
Environmental Quality v. Shell Chemical LP, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-
11603. 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............................  [email protected].
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 website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $37.00 (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 $26.75.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-03220 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]
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