80 FR 37303 - Notice Lodging of Proposed Joint Stipulation To Modify Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 125 (June 30, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 125 (Tuesday, June 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 37303]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16021]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice Lodging of Proposed Joint Stipulation To Modify Consent 
Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    On June 25, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Joint 
Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree with the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled 
United States v. Alabama Power Company, Civil Action No. 2:01-cv-00152-
VEH.
    In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act 
(``Act''), the United States alleged that Alabama Power Company failed 
to comply with certain requirements of the Act intended to protect air 
quality at coal-fired electric generating stations located in Alabama. 
Specifically, the complaint requested injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act's Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7470-92, and various 
Clean Air Act implementing regulations. On April 25, 2006, the District 
Court entered a partial consent decree settling some of the claims 
alleged in the complaint. The proposed Joint Stipulation to Modify 
Consent Decree would modify the partial consent decree to settle the 
remaining claims in the litigation to secure additional reductions in 
emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides through the operation 
of emissions controls and unit retirements and conversions to natural 
gas operation. Alabama Power will also pay a civil penalty of $100,000 
and pay $1,500,000 to fund environmental mitigation projects that will 
further reduce emissions and benefit communities in Alabama.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Joint Stipulation to Modify Consent Decree. Comments 
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. 
Alabama Power Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06994. All comments must 
be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date 
of this notice. Comments may be submitted 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 proposed Joint Stipulation to 
Modify 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 proposed modification 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 $ 6.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-16021 Filed 6-29-15; 8:45 am]
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