80 FR 16437 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-07015

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 59 (Friday, March 27, 2015)

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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

On March 23, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Oklahoma in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v.
Continental Carbon Company, Civil Case. No. 5:15-cv-00290-F (W.D.
Okla.).
In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act
(``Act''), the United States and the States of Alabama and Oklahoma
allege that Continental Carbon Company (``Defendant''), failed to
comply with certain requirements of the Act intended to protect air
quality at three Carbon black manufacturing facilities in Phenix City,
Alabama, Ponca City, Oklahoma, and Sunray, Texas. The complaint seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Clean Air
Act's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (``PSD'') provisions, 42
U.S.C. 7470-92, the Act's Title V permit provisions (``Title V''), 42
U.S.C. 7661a-76661f, and various Clean Air Act implementing
regulations. The complaint alleges that Defendant failed to obtain
appropriate permits and failed to install and operate required
pollution control devices to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide
(``SO2'') and/or nitrogen oxides (``NOX'') at the
Phenix City, Ponca City, and Sunray facilities.
The proposed Consent Decree would resolve violations for certain
provisions of the Act at the three facilities, and would require the
Defendant to reduce harmful SO2, NOX, and
particulate matter emissions through the installation and operation of
pollution controls. The Defendant will also spend $550,000 to fund
environmental mitigation projects that will further reduce emissions
and benefit communities adversely affected by the pollution from the
facilities, and pay a civil penalty of $650,000.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States et al. v. Continental Carbon Company,
Civil Case. No. 5:15-cv-00290-F (W.D. Okla.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-
09729. 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............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov
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 proposed Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. The Justice Department will
provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $26.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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or additional information, please maintained at the registrant’s business oxides (‘‘NOX’’) at the Phenix City,
contact William Majors at premises where they are available for Ponca City, and Sunray facilities.
William.Majors@atf.gov. Written inspection by ATF officers during The proposed Consent Decree would
comments and/or suggestions can also compliance inspections or criminal resolve violations for certain provisions
be directed to the Office of Management investigations. of the Act at the three facilities, and
and Budget, Office of Information and (5) An estimate of the total number of would require the Defendant to reduce
Regulatory Affairs, Attention respondents and the amount of time harmful SO2, NOX, and particulate
Department of Justice Desk Officer, estimated for an average respondent to
Washington, DC 20503 or send email to matter emissions through the
respond: An estimated 50 respondents
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. installation and operation of pollution
will take 5 hours to maintain records.
controls. The Defendant will also spend
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written (6) An estimate of the total public
$550,000 to fund environmental
comments and suggestions from the burden (in hours) associated with the
public and affected agencies concerning collection: The estimated annual public mitigation projects that will further
the proposed collection of information burden associated with this collection is reduce emissions and benefit
are encouraged. Your comments should 250 hours. communities adversely affected by the
address one or more of the following If additional information is required pollution from the facilities, and pay a
four points: contact: Jerri Murray, Department civil penalty of $650,000.
• Evaluate whether the proposed Clearance Officer, United States The publication of this notice opens
collection of information is necessary Department of Justice, Justice a period for public comment on the
for the proper performance of the Management Division, Policy and proposed Consent Decree. Comments
functions of the agency, including Planning Staff, Two Constitution should be addressed to the Assistant
whether the information will have Square, 145 N Street NE., Room Attorney General, Environment and
practical utility; 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. Natural Resources Division, and should
• Evaluate the accuracy of the refer to United States et al. v.
Dated: March 24, 2015.
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
Jerri Murray, Continental Carbon Company, Civil
proposed collection of information,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Case. No. 5:15–cv–00290–F (W.D.
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; Department of Justice. Okla.), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–09729.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and [FR Doc. 2015–07042 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am] All comments must be submitted no
clarity of the information to be BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P later than thirty (30) days after the
collected; and publication date of this notice.
• Minimize the burden of the Comments may be submitted either by
collection of information on those who DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE email or by mail:
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated, Notice of Lodging of Proposed To submit
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Send them to:
electronic, mechanical, or other comments:
technological collection techniques or Act
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
other forms of information technology, On March 23, 2015, the Department of usdoj.gov
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Justice lodged a proposed Consent By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
responses. Decree with the United States District U.S. DOJ—ENRD P.O. Box
Overview of This Information Court for the Western District of 7611 Washington, DC
Oklahoma in the lawsuit entitled United 20044–7611
Collection 1140–0031
States et al. v. Continental Carbon
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Company, Civil Case. No. 5:15–cv– During the public comment period,
Extension of an existing collection.
00290–F (W.D. Okla.). the proposed Consent Decree may be
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Records of Acquisition and Disposition, In this civil enforcement action under examined and downloaded at this
Registered Importers of Arms, the federal Clean Air Act (‘‘Act’’), the Justice Department Web site: http://
Ammunition, and Implements of War United States and the States of Alabama www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
on the U.S. Munitions Imports List. and Oklahoma allege that Continental Decrees.html. The Justice Department
(3) Agency form number, if any, and Carbon Company (‘‘Defendant’’), failed will provide a paper copy of the
the applicable component of the to comply with certain requirements of proposed Consent Decree upon written
Department sponsoring the collection: the Act intended to protect air quality request and payment of reproduction
Form number: None. at three Carbon black manufacturing costs. Please mail your request and
Component: Bureau of Alcohol, facilities in Phenix City, Alabama, payment to: Consent Decree Library,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Ponca City, Oklahoma, and Sunray, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Department of Justice. Texas. The complaint seeks injunctive
Washington, DC 20044–7611.
(4) Affected public who will be asked relief and civil penalties for violations
or required to respond, as well as a brief of the Clean Air Act’s Prevention of Please enclose a check or money order
abstract: Significant Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) for $26.75 (25 cents per page
Primary: Business or other for-profit. provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7470–92, the Act’s reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
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Other: None. Title V permit provisions (‘‘Title V’’), 42
Abstract: The records are of imported U.S.C. 7661a–76661f, and various Clean
Thomas Carroll,
items that are on the United States Air Act implementing regulations. The
Munitions Import List. The importers complaint alleges that Defendant failed Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
must register with ATF and must file an to obtain appropriate permits and failed Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
intent to import specific items as well to install and operate required pollution
as certify to the Bureau that the items control devices to reduce emissions of [FR Doc. 2015–07015 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
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