80 FR 29749 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 29749]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12549]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 19, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio Western Division in the lawsuit entitled United States 
v. Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Company LP, 
Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-00994.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims for civil penalties and 
injunctive relief arising from alleged violations of the CAA, Sections 
211(a), (f) and (k), 42 U.S.C. 7545(a), (f) and (k), and the fuel 
regulations published at 40 CFR parts 79 and 80, for potential 
violations of the fuel emission standards, volatile organic compound 
emissions reduction standards, and sulfur emissions reduction standards 
for certain batches of gasoline produced or blended at Marathon's Texas 
City and Catlettsburg refineries and its Viney Branch, Louisville-
Kramer Lane, Jacksonville, Lexington, Charlotte, and Tampa Terminals. 
The Consent Decree also addresses alleged sampling, testing, reporting, 
and recordkeeping violations at various Marathon facilities. In 
exchange for a resolution of the foregoing allegations, Marathon will 
pay a civil penalty of $2.9 million, retire 5.5 billion sulfur credits, 
and install geodesic domes, fixed roofs, or secondary seals and deck 
fittings on 14 fuel storage tanks at several of its fuel distribution 
terminals that are primarily located in environmental justice areas. 
Marathon estimates that these projects will reduce volatile organic 
compound emissions, including toxics, by 36.8 tons per year. The total 
value of the proposed settlement is estimated to be about $5.71 
million.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the ____. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer 
to United States v. Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Marathon 
Petroleum Company LP, D.J. Ref. No., 90-5-2-1-11030. 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 $11.50 (with exhibits) 
payable to the United States Treasury.

Bob Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-12549 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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