Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 104213 [2024-30458]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
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Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Maritime Sustainment
Technology and Innovation
Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on
October 10, 2024, pursuant to section
6(a) of the National Cooperative
Research and Production Act of 1993,
15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),
Maritime Sustainment Technology and
Innovation Consortium (‘‘MSTIC’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. The notifications were
filed for the purpose of extending the
Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of
antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
under specified circumstances.
Specifically, Additive Manufacturing
& Engineering, Inc., Huntsville, AL;
AIVOT Robotics, Inc., Seattle, WA;
Applied Intuition Government, Inc.,
Arlington, VA; BAE Systems
Technology Solutions & Services, Inc.,
Rockville, MD; Bauer Compressors, Inc.,
Norfolk, VA; Bishop Ascendant, Inc.,
Caldwell, NJ; CyKor LLC, Annapolis,
MD; ECI Defense Group, Inc., Lyles, TN;
Epsilon C5I, Inc., San Diego, CA; Gecko
Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; HII
Mission Technologies Corp., McLean,
VA; Hyper Tech Research, Inc.,
Columbus, OH; Integrated Consultants,
Inc., San Diego, CA; IntelliPower, Inc.,
Orange, CA; Management Services
Group, Inc. dba Global Technical
Systems, Virginia Beach, VA; Next Earth
LLC dba Next Earth Solutions, Ashburn,
VA; Overland AI, Inc., Seattle, WA;
Poplicus, Inc. dba Govini, Arlington,
VA; PR Snoke Precision, Inc., Shamong,
NJ; Programs Management Analytics &
Technologies, Inc., Norfolk, VA; Safire
Technology Group, Inc., McLean, VA;
Schneider Electric Buildings Critical
Systems, Inc., Columbia, MD;
Symbiosis.io LLC, Smyrna, GA;
Technology Service Corp., Arlington,
VA; Mason & Hanger Group, Inc.,
Lexington, KY; Vitro Technology Corp.,
Austin, TX; and VoiceIt Technologies,
Inc. dba EnQuanta, Minneapolis, MN,
have been added as parties to this
venture.
Also, Huckworthy LLC, Cape Charles,
VA, has withdrawn as a party to this
venture.
No other changes have been made in
either the membership or planned
activity of the group research project.
Membership in this group research
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project remains open, and MSTIC
intends to file additional written
notifications disclosing all changes in
membership.
On October 21, 2020, MSTIC filed its
original notification pursuant to section
6(a) of the Act. The Department of
Justice published a notice in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on November 19, 2020 (85 FR
73750).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on July 9, 2024. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on September 26, 2024 (89 FR
78904).
Suzanne Morris,
Deputy Director Civil Enforcement
Operations, Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On December 17, 2024, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of New York in the lawsuit entitled
United States v. XTO Energy, Inc., Civil
Action No. 24 Civ. 4269.
In this action, the United States seeks
injunctive relief pursuant to the Clean
Air Act against XTO Energy, Inc. for
alleged violations of section 112(r)(1),
42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), related to a 2018
blowout at a fracked gas well in
southeastern Ohio. The blowout
necessitated evacuations of the
surrounding area and resulted in the
release of thousands of tons of methane,
which is a listed hazardous substance.
See 59 FR 4478 (Jan. 31, 1994). Under
the proposed consent decree, XTO
would pay $8 million in civil penalties,
perform an audit of company drilling
operations and undertake other
compliance assurance efforts, and
implement emissions mitigation
projects that will secure more than
20,000 tons of methane emissions
reductions.
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. XTO Energy, Inc., D.J.
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–12521. All
comments must be submitted no later
than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
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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 .........
Any comments submitted in writing
may be filed by the United States in
whole or in part on the public court
docket without notice to the commenter.
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.
If you require assistance accessing the
consent decree, you may request
assistance by email or by mail to the
addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On December 17, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. XTO
Energy, Inc., Civil Action No. 24 Civ. 4269.
In this action, the United States seeks injunctive relief pursuant
to the Clean Air Act against XTO Energy, Inc. for alleged violations of
section 112(r)(1), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), related to a 2018 blowout at a
fracked gas well in southeastern Ohio. The blowout necessitated
evacuations of the surrounding area and resulted in the release of
thousands of tons of methane, which is a listed hazardous substance.
See 59 FR 4478 (Jan. 31, 1994). Under the proposed consent decree, XTO
would pay $8 million in civil penalties, perform an audit of company
drilling operations and undertake other compliance assurance efforts,
and implement emissions mitigation projects that will secure more than
20,000 tons of methane emissions reductions.
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. XTO Energy, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-12521. 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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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
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. If you require assistance
accessing the consent decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-30458 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
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