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By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 29, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
Hampshire; and Providence, Rhode
Island.
The consent decree requires the
defendants to pay civil penalties of
$350,000, including $205,000, plus
interest, to the United States and
$145,000 to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts; and to perform certain
measures at the facilities to limit future
VOC emissions.
On June 4, 2020, the Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register opening a period of public
comment on the consent decree for a
period of thirty (30) days through July
6, 2020. By this notice, the Department
of Justice is extending the public
comment period through August 5,
2020. Comments should be addressed to
the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States, et al. v. Sprague Resources LP, et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11436. All
comments must be submitted no later
than August 5, 2020. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On May 29, 2020, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts,
in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v.
Sprague Resources LP and Sprague
Operating Resources, LLC, Civil Action
No. 1:20–cv–11026.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under Section 113(a)(1) of the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(a)(1), and the
Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire,
and Rhode Island state implementation
plans. The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts is a co-plaintiff and
brings claims arising under the
Massachusetts Clean Air Act and
Massachusetts air pollution control
regulations. The complaint seeks civil
penalties and injunctive relief arising
from alleged emissions of volatile
organic compounds (VOC) without
required permits at the defendants’
heated petroleum (asphalt and #6 oil)
storage and distribution facilities in
Everett and Quincy, Massachusetts;
Searsport and South Portland, Maine;
Newington (River Road), New
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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.
Paper copies of the consent decree are
available upon written request and
payment of reproduction costs. Such
requests and payments should be
addressed to:
Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD,
P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
With each such request, please
enclose a check or money order for
$14.75 (25 cents per page reproduction
cost) per paper copy, payable to the
United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On May 29, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts, in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Sprague Resources LP and Sprague
Operating Resources, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-11026.
The United States filed this lawsuit under Section 113(a)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(a)(1), and the Massachusetts, Maine, New
Hampshire, and Rhode Island state implementation plans. The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a co-plaintiff and brings claims
arising under the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and Massachusetts air
pollution control regulations. The complaint seeks civil penalties and
injunctive relief arising from alleged emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOC) without required permits at the defendants' heated
petroleum (asphalt and #6 oil) storage and distribution facilities in
Everett and Quincy, Massachusetts; Searsport and South Portland, Maine;
Newington (River Road), New Hampshire; and Providence, Rhode Island.
The consent decree requires the defendants to pay civil penalties
of $350,000, including $205,000, plus interest, to the United States
and $145,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and to perform
certain measures at the facilities to limit future VOC emissions.
On June 4, 2020, the Department of Justice published a notice in
the Federal Register opening a period of public comment on the consent
decree for a period of thirty (30) days through July 6, 2020. By this
notice, the Department of Justice is extending the public comment
period through August 5, 2020. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States, et al. v. Sprague Resources LP, et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11436. All comments must be submitted no
later than August 5, 2020. 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. Paper copies of the consent
decree are available upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Such requests and payments should be addressed to:
Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD,
P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
With each such request, please enclose a check or money order for
$14.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) per paper copy, payable to
the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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