80 FR 42840 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 138 (July 20, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 138 (July 20, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17711 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 138 (Monday, July 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 42840] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17711] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On July 15, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States, et al. v. Interstate Power and Light Company, Civil Case No. 1:15-cv-00061 (N.D. Iowa). The State of Iowa, Linn County Iowa, and the Sierra Club are co- plaintiffs in the case. In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act (``Act''), the United States alleges that Interstate Power and Light Company (``Defendant''), failed to comply with certain requirements of the Act intended to protect air quality at power plants in Iowa. 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, and various Clean Air Act implementing regulations. Specifically, 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 company's Ottumwa and Lansing plants. The proposed Consent Decree would resolve violations for certain provisions of the Act at the Ottumwa and Lansing plants as well as Defendant's five other coal-fired power plants in Iowa: The Burlington, Dubuque, M.L. Kapp, Prairie Creek, and Sutherland plants. The proposed Consent Decree would require the Defendant to reduce harmful SO2 , NOX , and particulate matter emissions from these seven plants through the installation and operation of pollution controls and conversions to natural gas or retirements. The Defendant will also spend $6,000,000 to fund environmental mitigation projects that will further reduce emissions and benefit communities adversely affected by the pollution from the plants, and pay a civil penalty of $1,100,000. 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. Interstate Power and Light Company, Civil Case No. 1:15-cv&00061 (N.D. Iowa), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5- 2-1-10594. 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. By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the public comment period, the proposed 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 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. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2015-17711 Filed 7-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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(3) For the investigation so instituted, to protect air quality at power plants in U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge, Iowa. The complaint seeks injunctive Washington, DC 20044–7611.
U.S. International Trade Commission, relief and civil penalties for violations Please enclose a check or money order
shall designate the presiding of the Clean Air Act’s Prevention of for $ 29.50 (25 cents per page
Administrative Law Judge. Significant Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) reproduction cost) payable to the United
Responses to the complaint and the provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7470–92, and States Treasury.
notice of investigation must be various Clean Air Act implementing Maureen Katz,
submitted by the named respondents in regulations. Specifically, the complaint
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
accordance with section 210.13 of the alleges that Defendant failed to obtain Enforcement Section, Environment and
Commission’s Rules of Practice and appropriate permits and failed to install Natural Resources Division.
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to and operate required pollution control [FR Doc. 2015–17711 Filed 7–17–15; 8:45 am]
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such devices to reduce emissions of sulfur
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responses will be considered by the dioxide (‘‘SO2’’) and/or nitrogen oxides
Commission if received not later than 20 (‘‘NOX’’) at the company’s Ottumwa and
days after the date of service by the Lansing plants. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Commission of the complaint and the The proposed Consent Decree would
notice of investigation. Extensions of resolve violations for certain provisions [OMB Number 1125—NEW]
time for submitting responses to the of the Act at the Ottumwa and Lansing
plants as well as Defendant’s five other Agency Information Collection
complaint and the notice of
coal-fired power plants in Iowa: The Activities; Proposed eCollection;
investigation will not be granted unless eComments Requested; Unfair
good cause therefor is shown. Burlington, Dubuque, M.L. Kapp, Prairie
Creek, and Sutherland plants. The Immigration-Related Employment
Failure of a respondent to file a timely Practices Complaint Form
response to each allegation in the proposed Consent Decree would require
complaint and in this notice may be the Defendant to reduce harmful SO2, AGENCY: Executive Office for
deemed to constitute a waiver of the NOX, and particulate matter emissions Immigration Review, Department of
right to appear and contest the from these seven plants through the Justice.
allegations of the complaint and this installation and operation of pollution ACTION: 30-Day notice.
notice, and to authorize the controls and conversions to natural gas
administrative law judge and the or retirements. The Defendant will also SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
Commission, without further notice to spend $6,000,000 to fund environmental (DOJ), Executive Office for Immigration
the respondent, to find the facts to be as mitigation projects that will further Review, will be submitting the
alleged in the complaint and this notice reduce emissions and benefit following information collection request
and to enter an initial determination communities adversely affected by the to the Office of Management and Budget
and a final determination containing pollution from the plants, and pay a (OMB) for review and approval in
such findings, and may result in the civil penalty of $1,100,000. accordance with the Paperwork
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease The publication of this notice opens Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed
and desist order or both directed against a period for public comment on the information collection was previously
proposed Consent Decree. Comments published in the Federal Register at 80
the respondent.
should be addressed to the Assistant FR 29340, on May 21, 2015, allowing for
By order of the Commission. Attorney General, Environment and a 60 day comment period.
Issued: July 15, 2015. Natural Resources Division, and should DATES: Comments are encouraged and
Jennifer Rohrbach, refer to United States, et al. v. Interstate will be accepted for an additional 30
Supervisory Attorney. Power and Light Company, Civil Case days until August 19, 2015.
[FR Doc. 2015–17716 Filed 7–17–15; 8:45 am] No. 1:15–cv&00061 (N.D. Iowa), D.J. Ref.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
No. 90–5–2–1–10594. All comments
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P you have additional comments
must be submitted no later than thirty
especially on the estimated public
(30) days after the publication date of
burden or associated response time,
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE this notice. Comments may be
suggestions, or need a copy of the
submitted either by email or by mail:
proposed information collection
Notice of Lodging of Proposed instrument with instructions or
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air To submit Send them to: additional information, please contact
comments:
Act Charles Adkins-Blanch, Acting General
On July 15, 2015, the Department of By email ....... pubcomment- Counsel, Executive Office for
ees.enrd@usdoj.gov. Immigration Review, U.S. Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
Decree with the United States District Justice, Suite 2600, 5107 Leesburg Pike,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Falls Church, Virginia 20530; telephone:
Court for the Northern District of Iowa Box 7611, Washington, DC
in the lawsuit entitled United States, et 20044–7611.
(703) 305–0470. Written comments and/
al. v. Interstate Power and Light or suggestions can also be directed to
Company, Civil Case No. 1:15–cv–00061 During the public comment period, the Office of Management and Budget,
(N.D. Iowa). The State of Iowa, Linn the proposed Consent Decree may be Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention Department of Justice
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County Iowa, and the Sierra Club are co- examined and downloaded at this
plaintiffs in the case. Justice Department Web site: http:// Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or
In this civil enforcement action under www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. sent to OIRA_submissions@
the federal Clean Air Act (‘‘Act’’), the We will provide a paper copy of the omb.eop.gov.
United States alleges that Interstate proposed Consent Decree upon written SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
Power and Light Company request and payment of reproduction comments and suggestions from the
(‘‘Defendant’’), failed to comply with costs. Please mail your request and public and affected agencies concerning
certain requirements of the Act intended payment to: Consent Decree Library, the proposed collection of information
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