80 FR 53890 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53890-53891]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22531]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Toxic 
Substances Control Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act

    On September 1, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United States and the 
Alabama Department of Environmental Management v. McWane, Inc., Civil 
Action No. cv-15-JHE-1504-S.
    In this action, the United States seeks civil penalties for 
violations of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act, Toxic Substances Control Act, and the reporting 
requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 
together with their implementing regulations and permits, at two of 
McWane's facilities, one in Birmingham, Alabama and one in 
Phillipsburg, New Jersey. McWane is a national company that operates 
iron foundries, brass foundries, and various valve and tank 
manufacturing facilities. The Alabama Department of Environmental 
Management is a co-plaintiff in this action.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, McWane will pay a total civil 
penalty of $471,031, of which $341,383 will go to the United States 
Treasury, $2,782 to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to resolve 
alleged violations relating to its spill prevention program, and 
$126,866 to the State of Alabama. McWane will also implement a 
Supplemental Environmental Project, at an estimated cost of $2,500,000. 
McWane has already undertaken corrective measures to resolve all 
historical violations alleged in the Complaint, at an estimated cost of 
over $10 million. The proposed Consent Decree resolves only the 
specific violations alleged in the Complaint.
    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 the Alabama Department of 
Environmental Protection v. McWane, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-08282/
5. 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

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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 $12.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-22531 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am]
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