Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 20429-20430 [2019-09526]

Download as PDF jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 90 / Thursday, May 9, 2019 / Notices (ii) Identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the recommended orders; (iii) Identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, complainant’s licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) Indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the recommended orders within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) Explain how the recommended orders would impact consumers in the United States. Written submissions from the public must be filed no later than by close of business on June 7, 2019. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by noon the next day pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 337– TA–1090’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ documents/handbook_on_filing_ procedures.pdf.). Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All information, including confidential business information and documents for which confidential treatment is properly sought, submitted to the Commission for purposes of this Investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 May 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements. All non-confidential written submissions will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: May 6, 2019. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–09571 Filed 5–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) On May 6, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Ford Motor Co. and the Borough of Ringwood, Civil Action No. 2:19–cv–12157. The United States seeks reimbursement of response costs incurred under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) for response actions at or in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 2 of the Ringwood Mines/Landfill Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’) in Ringwood, New Jersey. Under the proposed consent decree, Settling Defendants will remove contaminated soil and install caps at three locations within the Site: The Peters Mine Pit Area, the Cannon Mine Pit Area, and the O’Connor Disposal Area. In conjunction with the soil remediation, the Borough of Ringwood will install a recycling center on the O’Connor Disposal Area. The proposed consent decree requires Ford Motor Company to pay approximately $5.7 million for past response costs of both the United States and the State of New Jersey. The proposed consent decree will resolve the United States’ CERCLA PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20429 claims alleged in this action, and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Spill Act claims alleged in this action. The proposed consent decree will not resolve claims related to groundwater contamination at the Site, which will be addressed at a future point. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States of America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Ford Motor Co. and the Borough of Ringwood, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–830/1. All comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 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 $44.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Robert Maher, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–09565 Filed 5–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On May 1, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1 20430 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 90 / Thursday, May 9, 2019 / Notices Court for the District of South Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., Civil Action No. 2:19–cv–1273–RMG. The Consent Decree resolves claims brought against Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation for recovery of damages for injury to, loss of, or destruction of natural resources under the trusteeship of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The claims were filed under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and under the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, South Carolina Code of Laws, Ann., Section 44–56–200 (Rev. 2018). Plaintiffs sought damages in order to compensate for injury to, destruction of, loss of, or loss of use of certain natural resources resulting from the release of hazardous substances at nine defined sites located in South Carolina. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the Trustees’ claim for all nine sites for $6,589,211. 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 et al. v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–11910. 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. jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES 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 $8.75 (25 cents per page VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 May 08, 2019 Jkt 247001 reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. govern the application, processing, and disposition of petitions for modification. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. I. Background Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act) allows the mine operator or representative of miners to file a petition to modify the application of any mandatory safety standard to a coal or other mine if the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) determines that: 1. An alternative method of achieving the result of such standard exists which will at all times guarantee no less than the same measure of protection afforded the miners of such mine by such standard; or 2. That the application of such standard to such mine will result in a diminution of safety to the miners in such mine. In addition, the regulations at 30 CFR 44.10 and 44.11 establish the requirements and procedures for filing petitions for modification. [FR Doc. 2019–09526 Filed 5–8–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Mine Safety and Health Administration Petitions for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice is a summary of petitions for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the parties listed below. DATES: All comments on the petitions must be received by MSHA’s Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances on or before June 10, 2019. ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments, identified by ‘‘docket number’’ on the subject line, by any of the following methods: 1. Electronic Mail: zzMSHAcomments@dol.gov. Include the docket number of the petition in the subject line of the message. 2. Facsimile: 202–693–9441. 3. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery: MSHA, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington, Virginia 22202–5452, Attention: Sheila McConnell, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. Persons delivering documents are required to check in at the receptionist’s desk in Suite 4E401. Individuals may inspect copies of the petition and comments during normal business hours at the address listed above. MSHA will consider only comments postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service or proof of delivery from another delivery service such as UPS or Federal Express on or before the deadline for comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Barron, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances at 202–693– 9447 (Voice), barron.barbara@dol.gov (Email), or 202–693–9441 (Facsimile). [These are not toll-free numbers.] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations part 44 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II. Petitions for Modification Docket Number: M–2019–005–C. Petitioner: Castle Valley Mining LLC, P.O. Box 475, 5550 W Bear Canton Rd., Huntington, Utah 84528. Mine: Castle Valley Mine No. 3, MSHA I.D. No. 42–02263, located in Emery County, Utah. Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.500(d) (Permissible electric equipment). Modification Request: The petitioner requests a modification of the existing standard to permit an alternative method of compliance to allow the use of battery-powered nonpermissible surveying equipment including, but not limited to, portable battery-operated mine transits, total station surveying equipment, distance meters, and data loggers, in or inby the last open crosscut. The petitioner states that: (1) To comply with requirements for mine ventilation maps and mine maps in 30 CFR 75.372 and 75.1200, use of the most practical and accurate surveying equipment is necessary. (2) Application of the existing standard would result in a diminution of safety to miners. Underground mining by its nature, size and complexity of mine plans requires that accurate and precise measurements be completed in a prompt and efficient manner. As an alternative to the existing standard, the petitioner proposes the following: (a) The operator may use the following total stations and similar lowvoltage battery-operated total stations if they have an ingress protection (IP) E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20429-20430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09526]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 1, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent 
Decree with the United States District

[[Page 20430]]

Court for the District of South Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United 
States et al. v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-1273-
RMG.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims brought against Exxon Mobil Oil 
Corporation for recovery of damages for injury to, loss of, or 
destruction of natural resources under the trusteeship of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of the Interior, 
the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and 
the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The claims were 
filed under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607 and under 
the South Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Act, South Carolina Code 
of Laws, Ann., Section 44-56-200 (Rev. 2018). Plaintiffs sought damages 
in order to compensate for injury to, destruction of, loss of, or loss 
of use of certain natural resources resulting from the release of 
hazardous substances at nine defined sites located in South Carolina. 
The proposed Consent Decree resolves the Trustees' claim for all nine 
sites for $6,589,211.
    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 et al. v. Exxon Mobil Oil Corp., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-11910. 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 $8.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-09526 Filed 5-8-19; 8:45 am]
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