Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 45448 [2023-15046]

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[FR Doc. 2023–15069 Filed 7–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–14–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act On July 11, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. J.R. Simplot Company, Civil Action No. 1:23–cv–322. If approved by the court, the consent decree would resolve the claims of the United States against J.R. Simplot Company (Simplot) for injunctive relief and civil penalties for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); for injunctive relief and civil penalties VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA); and for civil penalties for alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Emergency Planning And Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), at Simplot’s phosphoric acid and fertilizer manufacturing plant located near Pocatello, Idaho, known as the Don Plant. The consent decree would require Simplot to (1) implement compliance projects at the Don Plant; (2) comply with specified requirements for management of wastes or other materials at the facility and in the facility’s phosphogypsum stack system, (3) comply with specified requirements for the eventual closure and long-term care of the facility, and provide financial assurance to cover the estimated cost of such obligations; and (4) continue groundwater and surface monitoring and reporting—monitoring and reporting that is currently required by a prior CERCLA consent decree under which Simplot also is required to implement remedial measures to address the release of hazardous substances into the environment as a result of past operations at the facility; and (5) comply with specified operational practices for air emissions controls, and replace the existing cooling towers by June 2026 with cooling pond(s) to reduce fluoride emissions into the air from the Don Plant, subject to a contingency that, if applicable, alternatively requires implementation of an EPA-approved plant to reduce fluoride emissions to the greatest extent practicable. The consent decree would also require Simplot to revise the annual Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms it submitted under EPCRA for years 2004– 2012 to include estimates of compounds that previously were not included in those reports. In addition, the consent decree would require Simplot to pay a civil penalty of $1.5 million. In return for Simplot’s compliance with these requirements, the consent decree would resolve past RCRA, CAA, CERCLA, and EPCRA violations at the Don Plant that the United States’ complaint alleges. Provided that Simplot remains in compliance with consent decree’s requirements for the management of wastes or other materials, under the consent decree the United States would also covenant not to sue Simplot under RCRA for its management of wastes or other materials at the Don Plant facility. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the consent decree. 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Please enclose a check or money order for $127.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the Appendices and signature pages, the cost is $18.25. Kathryn C. Macdonald, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2023–15046 Filed 7–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration [Application Number L–11989] Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transactions Involving the Association of Washington Business (AWB) HealthChoice Employee Benefits Trust Located in Olympia, Washington Employee Benefits Security Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of proposed exemption; extension of comment period. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act

    On July 11, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Wyoming in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. J.R. 
Simplot Company, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-322. If approved by the 
court, the consent decree would resolve the claims of the United States 
against J.R. Simplot Company (Simplot) for injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for alleged violations of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (RCRA); for injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA); and for civil penalties 
for alleged violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Emergency Planning And 
Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), at Simplot's phosphoric acid and 
fertilizer manufacturing plant located near Pocatello, Idaho, known as 
the Don Plant. The consent decree would require Simplot to (1) 
implement compliance projects at the Don Plant; (2) comply with 
specified requirements for management of wastes or other materials at 
the facility and in the facility's phosphogypsum stack system, (3) 
comply with specified requirements for the eventual closure and long-
term care of the facility, and provide financial assurance to cover the 
estimated cost of such obligations; and (4) continue groundwater and 
surface monitoring and reporting--monitoring and reporting that is 
currently required by a prior CERCLA consent decree under which Simplot 
also is required to implement remedial measures to address the release 
of hazardous substances into the environment as a result of past 
operations at the facility; and (5) comply with specified operational 
practices for air emissions controls, and replace the existing cooling 
towers by June 2026 with cooling pond(s) to reduce fluoride emissions 
into the air from the Don Plant, subject to a contingency that, if 
applicable, alternatively requires implementation of an EPA-approved 
plant to reduce fluoride emissions to the greatest extent practicable. 
The consent decree would also require Simplot to revise the annual 
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms it submitted under 
EPCRA for years 2004-2012 to include estimates of compounds that 
previously were not included in those reports. In addition, the consent 
decree would require Simplot to pay a civil penalty of $1.5 million. In 
return for Simplot's compliance with these requirements, the consent 
decree would resolve past RCRA, CAA, CERCLA, and EPCRA violations at 
the Don Plant that the United States' complaint alleges. Provided that 
Simplot remains in compliance with consent decree's requirements for 
the management of wastes or other materials, under the consent decree 
the United States would also covenant not to sue Simplot under RCRA for 
its management of wastes or other materials at the Don Plant facility.
    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 of America v. J.R. Simplot Company, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-7-1-08388/23. 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 $127.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a 
paper copy without the Appendices and signature pages, the cost is 
$18.25.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-15046 Filed 7-14-23; 8:45 am]
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