Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act, 51385 [2021-19921]
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Under the settlement, by March 2023
AHE will either construct a renewable
natural gas facility that converts LFG
into pipeline quality natural gas and
would virtually eliminate SO2
emissions, or install a sulfur treatment
system that achieves a 64 percent
reduction in SO2 emissions. Either
pathway will bring AHE into
compliance with the Clean Air Act and
mitigate past excess SO2 emissions from
the AHE facility. Based on an evaluation
of the company’s limited ability to pay,
AHE also will pay a civil penalty of
$750,000, split equally between the
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The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States of America and
Michigan Department of Environment,
Great Lakes, and Energy v. Arbor Hills
Energy LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
12226. All comments must be submitted
no later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted by email
or mail:
To submit comments:
Send them to:
By email ....................
pubcommentees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
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 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 the
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 $12.00 (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. 2021–19928 Filed 9–14–21; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On September 9, 2021, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Center Ethanol Company, LLC,
Case No. 3:21–cv–01115.
The United States filed a Complaint
seeking civil penalties and injunctive
relief from Defendant Center Ethanol
Company, LLC (‘‘Center Ethanol’’) for
alleged violations of the Clean Air Act,
42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q, at its former
ethanol production facility in Sauget,
Illinois (the ‘‘Facility’’). Among other
things, the United States alleges that
Center Ethanol has violated statutory
and regulatory requirements limiting
volatile organic compound emissions
from the Facility, leak detection and
repair (‘‘LDAR’’) monitoring
requirements, as well as air pollution
control efficiency requirements under
Center Ethanol’s 2006 Construction
Permit for the Facility.
When the Complaint was filed, the
United States also lodged a proposed
Consent Decree that would settle the
claims asserted in the Complaint.
Because Center Ethanol has shut down
the Facility, the proposed Consent
Decree contains provisions related to its
shutdown and deactivation. If Center
Ethanol reactivates the Facility, the
Consent Decree would require that
Center Ethanol implement appropriate
injunctive relief to control air pollutant
emissions from the Facility, including
an LDAR compliance and mitigation
program. The Consent Decree also
assess a $20,000 civil penalty based on
a determination that Center Ethanol has
a limited ability to pay.
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 v. Center Ethanol
Company, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
12078. 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.
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To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By mail .........
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
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 $18.75 (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. 2021–19921 Filed 9–14–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On September 9, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Center
Ethanol Company, LLC, Case No. 3:21-cv-01115.
The United States filed a Complaint seeking civil penalties and
injunctive relief from Defendant Center Ethanol Company, LLC (``Center
Ethanol'') for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-
7671q, at its former ethanol production facility in Sauget, Illinois
(the ``Facility''). Among other things, the United States alleges that
Center Ethanol has violated statutory and regulatory requirements
limiting volatile organic compound emissions from the Facility, leak
detection and repair (``LDAR'') monitoring requirements, as well as air
pollution control efficiency requirements under Center Ethanol's 2006
Construction Permit for the Facility.
When the Complaint was filed, the United States also lodged a
proposed Consent Decree that would settle the claims asserted in the
Complaint. Because Center Ethanol has shut down the Facility, the
proposed Consent Decree contains provisions related to its shutdown and
deactivation. If Center Ethanol reactivates the Facility, the Consent
Decree would require that Center Ethanol implement appropriate
injunctive relief to control air pollutant emissions from the Facility,
including an LDAR compliance and mitigation program. The Consent Decree
also assess a $20,000 civil penalty based on a determination that
Center Ethanol has a limited ability to pay.
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 v. Center Ethanol Company, LLC, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12078. 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 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 $18.75 (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. 2021-19921 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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