80 FR 28011 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28011]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11764]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right To 
Know Act

    On May 11, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
New York v. Tonawanda Coke Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00420-
WMS.
    The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States and the 
State of New York set forth in the complaint against Tonawanda Coke 
Corporation for violations of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, 
and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, in 
connection with its facility located in Tonawanda, New York. Under the 
Consent Decree, Tonawanda Coke Corporation has agreed to pay a civil 
penalty of $2,750,000. Of that penalty, $1,750,000 will be paid to the 
United States and $1,000,000 will be paid to the State of New York. 
Tonawanda Coke Corporation will also perform a wetlands preservation 
supplemental environmental project valued at $357,143 and fund a 
$1,000,000 state-led environmental benefit project fund. In addition, 
Tonawanda Coke Corporation will perform the injunctive relief required 
under the Consent Decree.
    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 and State of New York v. Tonawanda Coke 
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09994. 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 Web site: http://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 $29.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $20.50.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-11764 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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