Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 7705-7706 [2025-01481]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 22, 2025 / Notices Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint, as supplemented, and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint, as supplemented, and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint, as supplemented, and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: January 16, 2025. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2025–01461 Filed 1–21–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1103–0098] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; COPS Community Policing Advancement Performance Report Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. AGENCY: The office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until February 21, 2025. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Jan 21, 2025 Jkt 265001 If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact: Dave Neely, Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services, 145 N St. NE, Washington, DC 20530, (202) 514–8553. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2024, 89 FR 89044, allowing a 60-day comment period. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; —Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and/or —Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1123–0NEW. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB. DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7705 without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. Overview of This Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection: New request. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: COPS Community Policing Advancement Performance Report. 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: 1103–0NEW, Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Affected Public: Law Enforcement Agencies. Abstract: The COPS Community Policing Advancement Performance Report is a tool used by law enforcement agencies who receive COPS grant funding. 5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,000. 7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 11 hours to review the instructions and complete the application. 8. Frequency: Annually. 9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 55,000 total annual burden hours associated with this collection. 10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. 11. If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: January 15, 2024. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2025–01393 Filed 1–21–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–AT–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On January 15, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in United States v. Hino Motors, Ltd., Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc., and Hino Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., (‘‘Defendants’’) Civil Action No. 2:25–cv–10144. E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 7706 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 13 / Wednesday, January 22, 2025 / Notices The United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), filed a Complaint in this lawsuit seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief from Defendants for alleged violations of title II of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7521– 7590, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, which aim to protect human health and the environment by reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’) and other pollutants from mobile sources of air pollution, including new engines for motor vehicles and nonroad equipment. The State of California has filed a separate Complaint alleging corresponding claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief against Defendants under the Clean Air Act’s citizen suit provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7404(a)(1), and California laws and regulations. When the United States’ Complaint was filed, the United States also lodged a proposed Consent Decree among the United States on behalf of EPA, the People of the State of California on behalf of the the California Air Resources Board, and Defendants (the ‘‘Joint Consent Decree’’). If approved by the Court, the Joint Consent Decree would resolve the claims against Defendants in the United States’ Complaint on behalf of EPA, as well as related claims by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and the National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration. The Joint Consent Decree would also partially resolve the claims against Defendants in the California Complaint. On January 15, 2025, California filed a separate proposed Consent Decree between Defendants and California (the ‘‘California Partial Consent Decree’’). The California Partial Consent Decree would resolve the remaining claims in the California Complaint. The Joint Consent Decree would require Defendants to: (i) pay a civil penalty of $525,000,000; (ii) take steps to remedy the alleged violations, including conducting a vehicle recall program to modify model year 2017– 2019 J05E and J08E truck engines; (iii) implement a corporate compliance program; and (iv) perform mitigation projects to offset 100% of the excess NOX and other pollutant emissions caused by Defendants’ violations. The California Partial Consent Decree would resolve California state claims for a proportional amount of the civil penalty recovered under the Joint Consent Decree and for an additional payment for a mitigation program in California administered by the California Air Resources Board. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Jan 21, 2025 Jkt 265001 Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Hino Motors, Ltd., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–12485. 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 ......... Any comments submitted in writing may be filed in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the commenter. During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments. Eric D. Albert, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2025–01481 Filed 1–21–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On January 14, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Modification to a Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Buckeye Egg Farm, LLC., et al, Civil Action No. 3:03– CV–0768 (2004 N.D. OH). In 2004, EPA and DOJ entered into a Consent Decree (‘‘CD’’) with the interrelated predecessors of Ohio Fresh Eggs, LLC (‘‘OFE’’) to resolve Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’) violations at several of defendants’ barns in Ohio that house egg-laying chickens. The CD required OFE, which had purchased the facilities, to install particulate matter (‘‘PM’’) control equipment and implement best management practices to reduce ammonia emissions. In 2017, PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 the lessee of OFE’s facilities requested termination of the CD. EPA conducted an inspection of the facilities and found numerous violations of the CD. The proposed Modification amends the CD to resolve these violations by providing alternative injunctive relief approved by EPA that will achieve the emission reduction goals of the CD and requiring payment of $5,816,250 in penalties for violations of CD requirements to install and operate emissions controls and to submit quarterly reports. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Modification of the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Buckeye Egg Farm, LLC et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–07262. 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 ......... 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 Modification of 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 Modification of the Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments. Patricia McKenna, Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2025–01392 Filed 1–21–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On January 15, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Michigan in United States v. Hino Motors, Ltd., Hino Motors 
Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc., and Hino Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., 
(``Defendants'') Civil Action No. 2:25-cv-10144.

[[Page 7706]]

    The United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), filed a Complaint in this lawsuit seeking civil penalties 
and injunctive relief from Defendants for alleged violations of title 
II of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7521-7590, and the 
regulations promulgated thereunder, which aim to protect human health 
and the environment by reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides 
(``NOX'') and other pollutants from mobile sources of air 
pollution, including new engines for motor vehicles and nonroad 
equipment. The State of California has filed a separate Complaint 
alleging corresponding claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief 
against Defendants under the Clean Air Act's citizen suit provisions, 
42 U.S.C. 7404(a)(1), and California laws and regulations.
    When the United States' Complaint was filed, the United States also 
lodged a proposed Consent Decree among the United States on behalf of 
EPA, the People of the State of California on behalf of the the 
California Air Resources Board, and Defendants (the ``Joint Consent 
Decree''). If approved by the Court, the Joint Consent Decree would 
resolve the claims against Defendants in the United States' Complaint 
on behalf of EPA, as well as related claims by U.S. Customs and Border 
Patrol and the National Highway Transportation and Safety 
Administration. The Joint Consent Decree would also partially resolve 
the claims against Defendants in the California Complaint. On January 
15, 2025, California filed a separate proposed Consent Decree between 
Defendants and California (the ``California Partial Consent Decree''). 
The California Partial Consent Decree would resolve the remaining 
claims in the California Complaint.
    The Joint Consent Decree would require Defendants to: (i) pay a 
civil penalty of $525,000,000; (ii) take steps to remedy the alleged 
violations, including conducting a vehicle recall program to modify 
model year 2017-2019 J05E and J08E truck engines; (iii) implement a 
corporate compliance program; and (iv) perform mitigation projects to 
offset 100% of the excess NOX and other pollutant emissions 
caused by Defendants' violations.
    The California Partial Consent Decree would resolve California 
state claims for a proportional amount of the civil penalty recovered 
under the Joint Consent Decree and for an additional payment for a 
mitigation program in California administered by the California Air 
Resources Board.
    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. Hino Motors, Ltd., et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-12485. 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 in whole or in part 
on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
    During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by 
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting 
comments.

Eric D. Albert,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-01481 Filed 1-21-25; 8:45 am]
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