Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 11793 [2018-05387]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 52 / Friday, March 16, 2018 / Notices Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to In re PES Holdings, LLC., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–10993/1. All comments must be submitted no later than ten (10) 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 Settlement Agreement 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 Settlement Agreement 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 $5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Jeffrey K. Sands, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. Complaint, the United States sought injunctive relief and penalties. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims alleged in the Complaint, and requires the defendants to take specified actions designed to achieve and maintain compliance with the Clean Air Act and the applicable regulations. The proposed Consent Decree requires the defendants to perform audits to identify noncompliance at four facilities and to correct any violations identified. In addition, the defendants must pay a civil penalty of $179,099 and must complete a Supplemental Environmental Project designed to reduce volatile organic compound emissions at the Rabbit Gulch compressor station, located near the Altamont gas processing plant in Duchesne County, Utah. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Please address comments to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division and refer to United States v. Kinder Morgan Altamont LLC and Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C., DJ. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11424. 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. [FR Doc. 2018–05338 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am] By mail ........ BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On March 9, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for District of Utah in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Kinder Morgan Altamont LLC and Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C., Civil Action No. 2:18–cv–00212–DBP. In a civil action filed on March 9, 2018, under Section 113(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(a), the United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, alleged defendants Kinder Morgan Altamont LLC and Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C violated Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), by failing to comply with the chemical accident prevention regulations at 40 CFR part 68. In the VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:54 Mar 15, 2018 Jkt 244001 During the public comment period, the 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 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 $ 15.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. 11793 NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Sunshine Act Meetings The Members of the National Council on Disability (NCD) will meet by phone on Thursday, March 29, 2018, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., ET. TIME AND DATES: The meeting will occur by phone. NCD staff will participate in the call from the NCD conference room, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC. Interested parties may join the meeting in person at the NCD conference room or may join the phone line in a listening-only capacity using the following call-in information: Callin number: 1–888–855–5838; Passcode: 5101128; Host Name: Neil Romano. PLACE: The Council will discuss and vote on the slate of projects it will move forward for external funding opportunities and internal work of staff. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The times provided below are approximations for when each agenda item is anticipated to be discussed (all times Eastern): AGENDA: Thursday, March 29 11:00 a.m.–11:10 a.m.—Opening comments by the Chairman 11:10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.—Discussion of policy project proposals, to conclude with a vote of the board regarding funding allocations and priorities 12:30 p.m.—Adjourn Anne Sommers, NCD, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004; 202–272–2004 (V). CONTACT PERSON: A CART streamtext link has been arranged for this meeting. The web link to access CART on Thursday, March 29, 2018 is: https:// www.streamtext.net/player?event=NCDMEETING. Those who plan to attend the meeting in-person and require accommodations should notify NCD as soon as possible to allow time to make arrangements. To help reduce exposure to fragrances for those with multiple chemical sensitivities, NCD requests that all those attending the meeting in person refrain from wearing scented personal care products such as perfumes, hairsprays, and deodorants. ACCOMMODATIONS: Robert Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. Dated: March 14, 2018. Sharon M. Lisa Grubb, Executive Director (Interim). [FR Doc. 2018–05387 Filed 3–15–18; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2018–05547 Filed 3–14–18; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P BILLING CODE 8421–03–P PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 52 (Friday, March 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05387]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 9, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for District of 
Utah in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Kinder Morgan Altamont 
LLC and Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C., Civil Action No. 2:18-
cv-00212-DBP. In a civil action filed on March 9, 2018, under Section 
113(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(a), the United States, on 
behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, alleged defendants 
Kinder Morgan Altamont LLC and Colorado Interstate Gas Company, L.L.C 
violated Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), by 
failing to comply with the chemical accident prevention regulations at 
40 CFR part 68. In the Complaint, the United States sought injunctive 
relief and penalties.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims alleged in the 
Complaint, and requires the defendants to take specified actions 
designed to achieve and maintain compliance with the Clean Air Act and 
the applicable regulations. The proposed Consent Decree requires the 
defendants to perform audits to identify non-compliance at four 
facilities and to correct any violations identified. In addition, the 
defendants must pay a civil penalty of $179,099 and must complete a 
Supplemental Environmental Project designed to reduce volatile organic 
compound emissions at the Rabbit Gulch compressor station, located near 
the Altamont gas processing plant in Duchesne County, Utah.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Please address comments to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division and refer to United 
States v. Kinder Morgan Altamont LLC and Colorado Interstate Gas 
Company, L.L.C., DJ. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11424. 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 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 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 $ 15.25 (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. 2018-05387 Filed 3-15-18; 8:45 am]
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