Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 7420 [2021-01829]
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Act’s New Source Review requirements,
New Source Performance Standards,
National Emissions Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants, ‘‘Title V’’
program requirements and operating
permits, and related Texas and
Louisiana state implementation plan
requirements. The alleged violations
involve flares used at petrochemical
manufacturing plants owned and
operated by the defendants, The Dow
Chemical Company, Union Carbide
Corp. and Performance Materials, NA,
Inc., in Hahnville and Plaquemine,
Louisiana, and Freeport and Orange,
Texas. The consent decree requires the
defendants to perform injunctive relief,
pay a $3,000,000 civil penalty, and
perform three state-authorized and
negotiated beneficial environmental
projects in Louisiana.
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, and should
refer to United States and the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality v.
The Dow Chemical Company, Union
Carbide Corp. and Performance
Materials, NA, Inc., Civil Action No.
2:21-cv-00114–MLCF–JVM, DOJ
reference number 90–5–2–1–11114. 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 firstclass 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 first-class
mail.
During the public comment period,
the proposed 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
proposed 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 $36.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
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pages, the cost is $23.25.
Kenneth G. Long,
Acting 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 January 19, 2021, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois
in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Midwest Can Company, Civil Action
No. 21 C 299.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under the Clean Air Act. The complaint
seeks civil penalties and injunctive
relief for violations of the Act pertaining
to Defendant’s applications for
certificates of conformity that were
issued to the Defendant authorizing the
sale and manufacture of portable fuel
containers (‘‘PFCs’’). Among other
things, the Consent Decree requires the
Defendant to conduct additional testing
of PFCs manufactured by the Defendant
and to report the results of those tests
to EPA. The Defendant will also pay a
civil penalty of $1.7 million to the
United States.
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 and Illinois v. Midwest
Can Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
12397. 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
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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 $8.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia A. McKenna,
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 January 15, 2021, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) with the
United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey in the lawsuit
entitled United States and the State of
New Jersey, Department of
Environmental Protection v. Atlantic
County Utilities Authority, Civil Action
No. 3:21–cv–00800.
In a Complaint, the United States, on
behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), and the
State of New Jersey, on behalf of the
Department of Environmental
Protection, alleges that the Atlantic
County Utilities Authority (‘‘ACUA’’)
violated the Clean Air Act (the ‘‘Act’’),
42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) The
Solid Waste Combustion provisions in
Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan
Requirements for Sewage Sludge
Incineration Units Constructed on or
Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR part 62,
subpart LLL (‘‘Subpart LLL’’). The
proposed Consent Decree in this case
requires that ACUA pay a civil penalty
of $75,000 to be divided evenly between
the United States and the State of New
Jersey, establish operating parameter
limits based on performance test results,
conduct root cause analyses and
corrective actions for operating
parameter deviations exceeding a
specified threshold, establish and
comply with standard operating
procedures designed to minimize
bypass events, and pay stipulated
penalties for violations of Consent
Decree requirements. In addition, the
Consent Decree requires a New Jerseysponsored supplemental project, to be
overseen by the state, involving the
installation of electric vehicle charging
stations in Atlantic County.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On January 19, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Midwest
Can Company, Civil Action No. 21 C 299.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The
complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief for violations of
the Act pertaining to Defendant's applications for certificates of
conformity that were issued to the Defendant authorizing the sale and
manufacture of portable fuel containers (``PFCs''). Among other things,
the Consent Decree requires the Defendant to conduct additional testing
of PFCs manufactured by the Defendant and to report the results of
those tests to EPA. The Defendant will also pay a civil penalty of $1.7
million to the United States.
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 and Illinois v. Midwest Can Company, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12397. 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 $8.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia A. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-01829 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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