Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act, 58103 [2021-22822]
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Performance Materials NA, Inc., Case
No. 1:21–cv–00516, for violations of
federal and state environmental laws
during their respective periods of
ownership and operation of an ethylene
production facility located in Orange,
Texas.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves the claims of the United States
and the State of Texas under (1) the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.,
implementing regulations and the
authorized program under the Texas
Solid Waste Disposal Act (Texas Health
and Safety Code ch. 361), (2) the Clean
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.,
implementing regulations, and Texas
Clean Air Act (Tex. Health and Safety
Code ch. 382), and (3) the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.,
implementing regulations, and the
Texas Water Code ch. 26 and the general
enforcement authority of Texas Water
Code ch. 7. The Consent Decree
provides for payment of a civil penalty
of $3,100,000 ($1,675,000 to the United
States and $1,425,000 to the State of
Texas), payment of attorneys’ fees to the
State of Texas, and performance of
injunctive relief to resolve the violations
alleged in the Complaint.
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
entitled United States and State of
Texas v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company and Performance Materials
NA, Inc.. Case No. 1:21–cv–00516, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–7–1–10173. 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.
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By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html. 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.
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Please enclose a check or money order
for $15.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent
Decree or $24.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent
Decree and Appendices, payable to the
United States Treasury.
Karen Dworkin,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
[FR Doc. 2021–22762 Filed 10–19–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act and Oil Pollution Act
On October 13, 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 and
Illinois v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company,
L.P. and West Shore Pipe Line
Company, Civil Action No. 21–cv–5424.
The United States filed a Complaint
for civil penalties and injunctive relief
alleging violations of Sections 311(b)
and 404(s) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) arising out of the discharge of
approximately 1,857 barrels of crude oil
from a pipeline near Lockport, Will
County, Illinois. The State of Illinois
joined the United States claim under
Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act for
injuries to natural resources. The United
States’ complaint names as defendants
Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P., the
operator of the pipeline, and West Shore
Pipe Line Company, the owner of the
pipeline. Both defendants signed the
proposed Consent Decree to resolve
these claims, agreeing to pay a total of
$1,500,000 in civil penalties and
$7,200,000 in natural resource damages
and wetland mitigation.
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. Buckeye
Pipe Line Co., L.P., et al., D.J. Ref. Nos.
90–5–1–1–11370 and 90–5–1–1–20834.
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:
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
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 $14.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021–22822 Filed 10–19–21; 8:45 am]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; United
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Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of
International Labor Affairs (ILAB)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
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DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act and Oil Pollution Act
On October 13, 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 and Illinois
v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. and West Shore Pipe Line Company,
Civil Action No. 21-cv-5424.
The United States filed a Complaint for civil penalties and
injunctive relief alleging violations of Sections 311(b) and 404(s) of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) arising out of the discharge of approximately
1,857 barrels of crude oil from a pipeline near Lockport, Will County,
Illinois. The State of Illinois joined the United States claim under
Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act for injuries to natural
resources. The United States' complaint names as defendants Buckeye
Pipe Line Company, L.P., the operator of the pipeline, and West Shore
Pipe Line Company, the owner of the pipeline. Both defendants signed
the proposed Consent Decree to resolve these claims, agreeing to pay a
total of $1,500,000 in civil penalties and $7,200,000 in natural
resource damages and wetland mitigation.
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. Buckeye Pipe Line Co.,
L.P., et al., D.J. Ref. Nos. 90-5-1-1-11370 and 90-5-1-1-20834. 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 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 $14.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-22822 Filed 10-19-21; 8:45 am]
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