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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Extension of Public
Comment Period for Consent Decree
Under The Clean Air Act
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On February 8, 2019, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of
Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United
States et al. v. Drummond Company,
Inc. d/b/a ABC Coke (Drummond), Civil
Action No. 2:19–cv–00240–AKK. The
United States is joined in this matter by
its co-plaintiff the Jefferson County
Board of Health (JCBH). At the request
of members of the public, DOJ is
extending the public comment period
for an additional 30 days.
This case relates to alleged releases of
benzene from Drummond’s coke byproduct recovery plant in Tarrant,
Alabama (Facility). The case involves
claims for civil penalties and injunctive
relief under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
7401 et seq., and its implementing
regulations known as National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAPs), including 40 CFR part 61,
subpart L (Benzene Emissions from
Coke By-product Recovery Plants),
subpart V (Equipment Leaks and
Fugitive Emissions), and subpart FF
(Benzene Waste Operations), as well as
related claims under laws promulgated
by the Jefferson County Board of Health.
The settlement resolves the alleged
claims by requiring Drummond to,
among other things: (1) Pay a civil
penalty of $775,000 for the past alleged
violations to be split equally between
the United States and JCBH; (2)
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undertake fixes to the Facility to address
the alleged violations; (3) implement a
leak detection and repair program to
ensure compliance and reduce potential
future fugitive benzene emissions; and
(4) implement a supplemental
environmental project of two years of
semi-annual use of an infrared camera
as part of leak detection efforts at a cost
of $16,000.
Notice of the lodging of the decree
was originally published in the Federal
Register on February 14, 2019. See 84
FR 4104 (February 14, 2019). The
publication of the original notice
opened a thirty (30) day period for
public comment on the Decree. The
public comment period was extended
until April 17, 2019. 84 FR 9,560 (March
15, 2019). The publication of the present
notice extends the period for public
comment on the Decree to May 17,
2019.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States et al. v. Drummond Company,
Inc. d/b/a ABC Coke, D.J. Ref. No. 90–
5–2–1–10717. All comments must be
submitted no later than May 17, 2019.
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,
D.C. 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 $10.00 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree
Under The Clean Air Act
On February 8, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v.
Drummond Company, Inc. d/b/a ABC Coke (Drummond), Civil Action No.
2:19-cv-00240-AKK. The United States is joined in this matter by its
co-plaintiff the Jefferson County Board of Health (JCBH). At the
request of members of the public, DOJ is extending the public comment
period for an additional 30 days.
This case relates to alleged releases of benzene from Drummond's
coke by-product recovery plant in Tarrant, Alabama (Facility). The case
involves claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief under the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and its implementing regulations
known as National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAPs), including 40 CFR part 61, subpart L (Benzene Emissions from
Coke By-product Recovery Plants), subpart V (Equipment Leaks and
Fugitive Emissions), and subpart FF (Benzene Waste Operations), as well
as related claims under laws promulgated by the Jefferson County Board
of Health. The settlement resolves the alleged claims by requiring
Drummond to, among other things: (1) Pay a civil penalty of $775,000
for the past alleged violations to be split equally between the United
States and JCBH; (2) undertake fixes to the Facility to address the
alleged violations; (3) implement a leak detection and repair program
to ensure compliance and reduce potential future fugitive benzene
emissions; and (4) implement a supplemental environmental project of
two years of semi-annual use of an infrared camera as part of leak
detection efforts at a cost of $16,000.
Notice of the lodging of the decree was originally published in the
Federal Register on February 14, 2019. See 84 FR 4104 (February 14,
2019). The publication of the original notice opened a thirty (30) day
period for public comment on the Decree. The public comment period was
extended until April 17, 2019. 84 FR 9,560 (March 15, 2019). The
publication of the present notice extends the period for public comment
on the Decree to May 17, 2019.
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United
States et al. v. Drummond Company, Inc. d/b/a ABC Coke, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-10717. All comments must be submitted no later than May 17,
2019. 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 $10.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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