Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act, 16231 [2022-06003]
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Lisa Barton,
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[FR Doc. 2022–05952 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and
the Clean Water Act
On March 16, 2022, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the United
States District Court for the District of
Alaska in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. North Slope Borough, Civil
Action No. 3:22–cv–00059–JWS.
The proposed Decree will resolve
alleged violations of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act arising
from North Slope Borough’s (‘‘NSB’’)
solid and hazardous waste management
practices, as well as alleged violations of
the Clean Water Act, including failure to
implement Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure (‘‘SPCC’’) plans at 70
facilities and two unauthorized
discharges. Under the terms of the
Decree, NSB will close all unpermitted
hazardous waste storage facilities;
minimize generation and ensure proper
tracking and management of solid and
hazardous waste; build or retrofit a
permitted hazardous waste storage
facility; revise its SPCC plans; install
adequate secondary containment around
oil storage containers; and develop an
integrity testing program for oil storage
containers. NSB will pay a civil penalty
of $6.5 million, and a third-party
auditor will monitor its compliance
with the terms of the Decree.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States v. North Slope Borough, D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–1–1–12099. 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 .........
By order of the Commission.
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During the public comment period,
the 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 $26.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022–06003 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On March 16, 2022, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Ohio
in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Austin Powder Co., Civil Action No.
2:22–cv–1645.
The United States’ Complaint in this
matter alleges violations of the Clean
Water Act (CWA) at Austin Powder’s
Red Diamond Plant explosives
manufacturing facility in McArthur,
Ohio. The alleged CWA violations
include hundreds of exceedances of the
effluent limits in Austin Powder’s
NPDES Permit. Under the proposed
Consent Decree, Austin Powder would
pay a $2.3 million civil penalty and
improve two of its wastewater treatment
plants, including implementing
comprehensive operation and
maintenance plans designed to bring the
company into compliance with its
NPDES Permit and ensure future
compliance.
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 v. Austin Powder Co., D.J.
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–12117. All
comments must be submitted no later
than 30 days after the publication date
of this notice. 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 Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Water Act
On March 16, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for
the District of Alaska in the lawsuit entitled United States v. North
Slope Borough, Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-00059-JWS.
The proposed Decree will resolve alleged violations of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act arising from North Slope Borough's
(``NSB'') solid and hazardous waste management practices, as well as
alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, including failure to
implement Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (``SPCC'') plans
at 70 facilities and two unauthorized discharges. Under the terms of
the Decree, NSB will close all unpermitted hazardous waste storage
facilities; minimize generation and ensure proper tracking and
management of solid and hazardous waste; build or retrofit a permitted
hazardous waste storage facility; revise its SPCC plans; install
adequate secondary containment around oil storage containers; and
develop an integrity testing program for oil storage containers. NSB
will pay a civil penalty of $6.5 million, and a third-party auditor
will monitor its compliance with the terms of the Decree.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer
to United States v. North Slope Borough, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-12099.
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:
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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 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 $26.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-06003 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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