Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 13523-13524 [2018-06366]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 61 / Thursday, March 29, 2018 / Notices Controlled substance Drug code Marihuana Extract. Marihuana ......... Tetrahydrocannabinols. Schedule 7350 I 7360 7370 I I The company plans to bulk manufacture the listed controlled substances to make available to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) a supply of bulk marihuana for distribution to research investigators in support of the national research program needs. No other activities for these drug codes are authorized for this registration. Dated: March 15, 2018. Susan A. Gibson, Deputy Assistant Administrator. exercise all necessary functions with respect to the promulgation and implementation of 21 CFR part 1301, incident to the registration of manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, importers, and exporters of controlled substances (other than final orders in connection with suspension, denial, or revocation of registration) has been redelegated to the Assistant Administrator of the DEA Diversion Control Division (‘‘Assistant Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of 28 CFR part 0, appendix to subpart R. In accordance with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice that on February 18, 2015, S&B Pharma, Inc., DBA NORAC Pharma, 405 S. Motor Avenue, Azusa, CA 91702 applied for renewal of their registration as an importer of the following basic classes of controlled substances: [FR Doc. 2018–06323 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–09–P 4-Anilino-N-phenethyl-4piperidine (ANPP). Tapentadol ...................... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration [Docket No. DEA–392] Importer of Controlled Substances Application: S&B Pharma, Inc. ACTION: Notice of application. Registered bulk manufacturers of the affected basic classes, and applicants therefore, may file written comments on or objections to the issuance of the proposed registration on or before April 30, 2018. Such persons may also file a written request for a hearing on the application on or before April 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attention: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All requests for hearing must be sent to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. All request for hearing should also be sent to: (1) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Hearing Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152; and (2) Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DRW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Attorney General has delegated his authority under the Controlled Substances Act to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:09 Mar 28, 2018 Drug code Controlled substance Jkt 244001 Schedule 8333 II 9780 II The company plans to import the controlled substances in bulk for the manufacture of other controlled substances for its customers. Tapentadol (9780) will be imported in Intermediate form to bulk manufacture Tapentadol for distribution to its customers. No other activity for these drug codes will be allowed. Dated: March 15, 2018. Susan A. Gibson, Deputy Assistant Administrator. BILLING CODE 4410–09–P Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On March 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. XTO Energy Inc., Civil Action No. 1:18–cv–00060. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Implementation Plan for Oil and Natural Gas Well Production Facilities; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation at well pads owned and operated by XTO Energy Inc. (‘‘XTO’’) on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The violations relate to alleged failures to adequately design, operate, Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 To submit comments: Send them to: pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ......... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Frm 00055 and maintain storage tank vapor control systems, resulting in emissions of volatile organic compounds (‘‘VOC’’) and other pollutants to the atmosphere. The proposed consent decree covers all 20 of XTO’s well pads on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The proposed decree requires XTO to perform injunctive relief, including conducting engineering evaluations of the vapor control systems at each of the well pads to ensure that they are adequately sized and designed. XTO must also complete one environmental mitigation project, estimated to cost at least $425,000, and pay a $320,000 civil penalty. Entering into and fully complying with the proposed consent decree would release XTO from past civil liability at the tanks systems as associated vapor control systems for violations of the Fort Berthold FIP relating to VOC emissions from storage tanks. 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 of America v. XTO Energy Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11656. 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: By email ....... [FR Doc. 2018–06322 Filed 3–28–18; 8:45 am] PO 00000 13523 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 $17.00 (25 cents per page E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM 29MRN1 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

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[FR Doc No: 2018-06366]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of North Dakota in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. XTO 
Energy Inc., Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00060.
    The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
violations of the Clean Air Act and the Federal Implementation Plan for 
Oil and Natural Gas Well Production Facilities; Fort Berthold Indian 
Reservation at well pads owned and operated by XTO Energy Inc. 
(``XTO'') on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The 
violations relate to alleged failures to adequately design, operate, 
and maintain storage tank vapor control systems, resulting in emissions 
of volatile organic compounds (``VOC'') and other pollutants to the 
atmosphere.
    The proposed consent decree covers all 20 of XTO's well pads on the 
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The proposed decree requires XTO to 
perform injunctive relief, including conducting engineering evaluations 
of the vapor control systems at each of the well pads to ensure that 
they are adequately sized and designed. XTO must also complete one 
environmental mitigation project, estimated to cost at least $425,000, 
and pay a $320,000 civil penalty. Entering into and fully complying 
with the proposed consent decree would release XTO from past civil 
liability at the tanks systems as associated vapor control systems for 
violations of the Fort Berthold FIP relating to VOC emissions from 
storage tanks.
    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 of America v. XTO Energy Inc., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-11656. 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 $17.00 (25 cents per page

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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]
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