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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Amended Consent Decree Under the
Clean Air Act
On October 25, 2018, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Amended
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court of the Virgin Islands in
the lawsuit entitled United States of
America v. Virgin Islands Water and
Power Authority, Civil Action No. 3:14–
cv–00086.
The original Consent Decree resolved
the Clean Air Act violations as alleged
in the Complaint filed by the United
States on October 30, 2014. The
violations alleged in the Complaint with
respect to VIWAPA’s St. Thomas facility
include VIWAPA’s failure to properly
operate and/or maintain its water
injection systems on its gas turbine
units, failure to operate in compliance
with NOX, sulfuric acid mist, particulate
matter and VOC emission limits, failure
to operate in compliance with opacity
limits, failure to perform required audits
and maintain required quality data
availability, failure to properly operate
and calibrate the continuous emission
monitoring systems (CEMS) for NOX
and CO, failure to conduct stack testing
every 30 months, and failure to properly
report non-compliance. The violations
alleged in the Complaint with respect to
VIWAPA’s St. John facility concern
VIWAPA’s failure to comply with the
RICE NESHAP regulations, failure to
timely submit a Title V renewal
application and operation without a
Title V permit, and failure to conduct
stack testing every 30 months.
The Consent Decree, entered by the
Court on September 30, 2016, requires
VIWAPA to generate a high percentage
of its KWh from liquid propane gas or
liquid natural gas and renewables, to
implement a spare parts inventory
program, to control NOX emissions
through improved operation of its water
injection system, to maintain and
operate continuous emissions
monitoring systems on specified units,
to operate a video camera system for
visible emissions, to perform stack
testing, and to conduct targeted selfaudits and third party audits given its
long term compliance problems. The
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Consent Decree also required a
$1,300,000 penalty, which VIWAPA has
paid. The proposed Amended Consent
Decree makes certain changes to the
Consent Decree, including: Updating
references to current operating units;
adding new units called reciprocating
internal combustion engines to the
requirements of Paragraph 13 and any
requirements associated with the
requirements of Paragraph 13; updating
aspects of the Consent Decree that have
become outdated and are no longer
relevant to its enforcement; addressing
the current status of the St. John Unit;
edits to Paragraph 21 regarding the
Atomizer on Unit 14; and adding a date
certain for the performance of a stack
test.
The Department of Justice will
receive, for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication,
comments relating to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General for the
Environmental and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States v. Virgin Islands Water and
Power Authority, DOJ Ref. # 90–5–2–1–
10424. All comments must be submitted
no later than thirty 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,
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 $22.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural
Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
U.S. Marshals Service
[OMB Number 1105–0096]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension
With No Changes, of a Previously
Approved Collection; Sequestered
Juror Information Form
U.S. Marshals Service,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS),
will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register on August 29, 2018, allowing
for a 60-day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for an additional 30
days until December 3, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments,
particularly with respect to the
estimated public burden or associated
response time, have suggestions, need a
copy of the proposed information
collection instrument with instructions,
or desire any other additional
information, please contact Nicole
Timmons either by mail at CG–3, 10th
Floor, Washington, DC 20530–0001, by
email at Nicole.Timmons@usdoj.gov, or
by telephone at 202–236–2646. Written
comments and/or suggestions can also
be directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention
Department of Justice Desk Officer,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_
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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;
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amended Consent Decree Under the
Clean Air Act
On October 25, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Amended Consent Decree with the United States District Court of the
Virgin Islands in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v.
Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-
00086.
The original Consent Decree resolved the Clean Air Act violations
as alleged in the Complaint filed by the United States on October 30,
2014. The violations alleged in the Complaint with respect to VIWAPA's
St. Thomas facility include VIWAPA's failure to properly operate and/or
maintain its water injection systems on its gas turbine units, failure
to operate in compliance with NOX, sulfuric acid mist,
particulate matter and VOC emission limits, failure to operate in
compliance with opacity limits, failure to perform required audits and
maintain required quality data availability, failure to properly
operate and calibrate the continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS)
for NOX and CO, failure to conduct stack testing every 30
months, and failure to properly report non-compliance. The violations
alleged in the Complaint with respect to VIWAPA's St. John facility
concern VIWAPA's failure to comply with the RICE NESHAP regulations,
failure to timely submit a Title V renewal application and operation
without a Title V permit, and failure to conduct stack testing every 30
months.
The Consent Decree, entered by the Court on September 30, 2016,
requires VIWAPA to generate a high percentage of its KWh from liquid
propane gas or liquid natural gas and renewables, to implement a spare
parts inventory program, to control NOX emissions through
improved operation of its water injection system, to maintain and
operate continuous emissions monitoring systems on specified units, to
operate a video camera system for visible emissions, to perform stack
testing, and to conduct targeted self-audits and third party audits
given its long term compliance problems. The Consent Decree also
required a $1,300,000 penalty, which VIWAPA has paid. The proposed
Amended Consent Decree makes certain changes to the Consent Decree,
including: Updating references to current operating units; adding new
units called reciprocating internal combustion engines to the
requirements of Paragraph 13 and any requirements associated with the
requirements of Paragraph 13; updating aspects of the Consent Decree
that have become outdated and are no longer relevant to its
enforcement; addressing the current status of the St. John Unit; edits
to Paragraph 21 regarding the Atomizer on Unit 14; and adding a date
certain for the performance of a stack test.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General for the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Virgin Islands Water and Power
Authority, DOJ Ref. # 90-5-2-1-10424. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty 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 e-mail........................... [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 $22.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
& Natural Resources Division.
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