Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree, 49496 [2023-16084]

Download as PDF 49496 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 145 / Monday, July 31, 2023 / Notices 7413(b) and 7477, for violation of (1) the CAA’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) provisions; (2) the CAA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) provisions and the NSPS regulations for ferroalloy production facilities (subpart Z), and (3) the Ohio State Implementation Plan’s opacity limits, as incorporated into Globe’s Title V permit, and Ohio’s Title V permit program. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Globe will pay a $2.6 million civil penalty, construct a new baghouse, restrict sulfur content of process inputs to specified limits, and implement a detailed monitoring regime to address opacity concerns. Additionally, as mitigation for past exceedances, Globe will extend its sulfur content limits and Subpart Z obligations to all furnaces. 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. Globe Metallurgical, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11643. 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: 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. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 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 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 $17.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Patricia S. McKenna, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2023–16190 Filed 7–28–23; 8:45 am] 18:11 Jul 28, 2023 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Robert Yundt Homes, LLC, et al., No. 3:23–cv–00073–JMK, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Alaska on July 24, 2023. This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Defendants Robert Yundt Homes, LLC, and Robert D. Yundt II, pursuant to sections 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States and violating Administrative Orders on Consent issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by requiring Defendants to restore the impacted areas, perform mitigation pursuant to EPA-approved restoration plans, and pay a civil penalty. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Consent Decree for 30 days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Daniel J. Martin, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044, or pubcomment_eds.enrd@usdoj.gov, and refer to United States v. Robert Yundt Homes, LLC, et al., DJ # 90–5–1– 1–22275. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the District of Alaska, James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 222 West 7th Avenue, Room 229, Anchorage, AK 99513. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https:// www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Cherie Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. On July 26, 2023 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Taylor Farms New England, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:23–cv–00311. The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act. The United States’ complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the statutory and regulatory provisions that govern the prevention and notice of accidental releases of extremely hazardous substances at the defendant’s food processing facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay a $650,000 civil penalty. 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. Taylor Farms New England, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1– 12458. 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 and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— [FR Doc. 2023–16084 Filed 7–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P BILLING CODE 4410–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31JYN1.SGM 31JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 49496]
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

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Robert 
Yundt Homes, LLC, et al., No. 3:23-cv-00073-JMK, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Alaska on July 24, 
2023.
    This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the 
United States against Defendants Robert Yundt Homes, LLC, and Robert D. 
Yundt II, pursuant to sections 309(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 
33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), to obtain injunctive relief from and impose 
civil penalties against Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by 
discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United 
States and violating Administrative Orders on Consent issued by the 
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The proposed 
Consent Decree resolves these allegations by requiring Defendants to 
restore the impacted areas, perform mitigation pursuant to EPA-approved 
restoration plans, and pay a civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this proposed Consent Decree for 30 days from the date of publication 
of this Notice. Please address comments to Daniel J. Martin, United 
States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 7611, 
Washington, DC 20044, or [email protected], and refer to 
United States v. Robert Yundt Homes, LLC, et al., DJ # 90-5-1-1-22275.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of Alaska, James M. 
Fitzgerald United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 222 West 7th 
Avenue, Room 229, Anchorage, AK 99513. In addition, the proposed 
Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.

Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
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