Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 13524-13525 [2018-06291]

Download as PDF 13524 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 61 / Thursday, March 29, 2018 / Notices reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Robert Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018–06366 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and The Clean Water Act On March 22, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, for the State of Louisiana v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Occidental Chemical Corporation, OXY USA Inc., and PPG Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:18–cv–00402. The Consent Decree resolves Plaintiffs’ claims, as the trustees of natural resources, for injuries to natural resources in connection with the discharge of hazardous substances into Bayou d’Inde in the Calcasieu Estuary located in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Specifically, the United States, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Interior, as federal trustees for natural resources injured by Settlors’ disposals of hazardous substances, seek to recover natural resource damages pursuant to Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and Section 311(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1321(f). The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (‘‘LDEQ’’) and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (‘‘LDWF’’), for the State of Louisiana, join in this action and also seek to resolve claims under the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act, La. R.S. § 30:2025. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these claims. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Settling Defendants CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Occidental Chemical Corporation, OXY USA Inc., and PPG Industries, Inc. are resolving their liability for natural resource damages alleged in the Complaint and agree to pay jointly the total sum of $11 million VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 from which $3,045,046 will reimburse the federal and state trustees for past assessment costs ($2,981,841.85 for federal trustees and $63,204 for state trustees) and $7,954,954.15 will be deposited into the Bayou d’Inde Area of Concern Site Restoration Account within the NRDAR Fund managed by the United States Department of Interior for use by the trustees to pay for future natural resource restoration actions selected by the trustees. In consideration for the payments to be made by the Settling Defendants, and subject to certain reservations of rights, the United States, LDEQ and LDWF covenant not to sue or take any civil judicial or administrative action against the Settling Defendants to recover for the natural resource damages as defined in the Consent Decree. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, for the State of Louisiana v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, Occidental Chemical Corporation, OXY USA Inc., and PPG Industries, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–1284/3. 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 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 $9.75 (25 cents per page PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Thomas P. Carroll, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018–06360 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On March 19, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties LLC, Civil Action No. 3:18–cv–00633. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims under Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’) Sections 113(b) and 167, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) and 7477, against Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties LLC (‘‘MMMS’’), the owner and operator of a lime manufacturing plant located in Woodville, Sandusky County, Ohio. The Complaint asserts claims pursuant to the CAA for violations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) provisions of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470– 92, Title V of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq., and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (‘‘NESHAP’’) provisions of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7412, and the NESHAP regulations governing lime manufacturing plants, 40 CFR part 63, subparts A and AAAAA (‘‘Lime MACT’’). Under the proposed Consent Decree, and at an estimated cost of approximately $20 million, MMMS will address sulfur dioxide (‘‘SO2’’) and nitrogen oxide (‘‘NOX’’) emissions from the Woodville Facility through the addition of preheaters to Lime Kilns #1 and #2 and address particulate matter (‘‘PM’’) emissions by routing emissions from Kiln #1 through a baghouse. Kilns #1 and #2 will also be required to meet specified SO2 and NOX emissions limits. Additionally, under the proposed Consent Decree, MMMS will pay an $800,000 civil penalty and perform a vehicle replacement supplemental environmental project valued at $375,000. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Martin Marietta E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 61 / Thursday, March 29, 2018 / Notices Magnesia Specialties, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–10203. 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: pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611 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 $12.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Randall M. Stone, Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018–06291 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Recovery Act To submit comments: On March 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Renaissance Land Associates II, L.P., et al., Civil Action No. 18–01205–JD. The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). The United States’ complaint names two related entities, Renaissance Land Associates II, L.P., and Renaissance Land Associates III, L.P., as defendants. The complaint requests injunctive relief in the form of performing certain remedial actions and recovery of response costs incurred by the United States in connection with Operable Units 1 and 2 of the Crater VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 28, 2018 Jkt 244001 Resources, Inc. Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Under the Consent Decree, the defendants agree to pay past response costs of $138,800 and pay the United States’ interim and future costs related to negotiating the Consent Decree and overseeing the remedial action. The defendants also agree to implement the response action prescribed by EPA for Operable Units 1 and 2, namely, capping the remaining contamination to health-protective standards for residents. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the defendants under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA. If the defendants, which are commercial developers, convey their Site property in the future, the Consent Decree binds the defendants’ successors to various operations and maintenance and institutional controls obligations. The United States’ covenant not to sue the defendants extends to their successors provided that the successors execute a form requiring them to comply with various Consent Decree conditions. The covenant not to sue extends only to contamination that exists at the Site as of the effective date of the Consent Decree. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States Renaissance Land Associates II, L.P., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–1283/4. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after publication of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: 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 Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Alternatively, 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 $194.75 (25 cents per page PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13525 reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits, the cost is $25.00. Robert Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018–06338 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Notice of a Change in Status of an Extended Benefit (EB) Period for Alaska Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces a change in benefit period eligibility under the EB Program for Alaska. The following change has occurred since the publication of the last notice regarding the state’s EB status: • Based on data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 12, 2018, Alaska’s 3-month average seasonally adjusted total unemployment rate (TUR) remains above 6.5 percent for the 3-months ending January 2018. However, this rate fails to meet the requirement of being at least 110 percent of the seasonally adjusted TUR for the corresponding period in either of the prior two years. Therefore, the EB period for Alaska will end on April 7, 2018. The state will remain in an ‘‘off’’ period for a minimum of 13 weeks. SUMMARY: Information for Claimants The duration of benefits payable in the EB Program, and the terms and conditions on which they are payable, are governed by the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 1970, as amended, and the operating instructions issued to the states by the U.S. Department of Labor. In the case of a state ending an EB period, the State Workforce Agency will furnish a written notice to each individual who is currently filing claims for EB of the forthcoming termination of the EB period and its effect on the individual’s right to EB (20 CFR 615.13 (c)). Persons who believe they may be entitled to EB, or who wish to inquire about their rights under the program, should contact their State Workforce Agency. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 61 (Thursday, March 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13524-13525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 19, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Martin 
Marietta Magnesia Specialties LLC, Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-00633.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims under Clean Air Act 
(``CAA'') Sections 113(b) and 167, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) and 7477, against 
Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties LLC (``MMMS''), the owner and 
operator of a lime manufacturing plant located in Woodville, Sandusky 
County, Ohio. The Complaint asserts claims pursuant to the CAA for 
violations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (``PSD'') 
provisions of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-92, Title V of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7661 et seq., and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (``NESHAP'') provisions of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7412, and the 
NESHAP regulations governing lime manufacturing plants, 40 CFR part 63, 
subparts A and AAAAA (``Lime MACT'').
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, and at an estimated cost of 
approximately $20 million, MMMS will address sulfur dioxide 
(``SO2'') and nitrogen oxide (``NOX'') emissions 
from the Woodville Facility through the addition of preheaters to Lime 
Kilns #1 and #2 and address particulate matter (``PM'') emissions by 
routing emissions from Kiln #1 through a baghouse. Kilns #1 and #2 will 
also be required to meet specified SO2 and NOX 
emissions limits. Additionally, under the proposed Consent Decree, MMMS 
will pay an $800,000 civil penalty and perform a vehicle replacement 
supplemental environmental project valued at $375,000.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Martin Marietta

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Magnesia Specialties, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10203. 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, D.C. 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 $12.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-06291 Filed 3-28-18; 8:45 am]
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