80 FR 57873 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 186 (September 25, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57873-57874]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24401]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 21, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of West Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Bayer CropScience LP, Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-13331.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
United States' complaint alleges that Bayer CropScience violated 
section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), which addresses 
the prevention of accidental releases. The claims arise out of a 2008 
explosion at the Methomyl production unit at Bayer CropScience's plant 
in Institute, West Virginia. The consent decree requires the defendant, 
Bayer CropScience LP, to pay a civil penalty of $975,000, to perform 
injunctive relief to reduce the likelihood of future accidents at the 
Institute Plant and several other chemical processing

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plants, and to perform supplemental environmental projects valued 
collectively at $4.23 million.
    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 v. Bayer CropScience LP, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-10802. 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 e-mail...........................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General
                                      U.S. DOJ--ENRD
                                      P.O. Box 7611
                                      Washington, D.C. 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 $43.25 (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 $10.00.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-24401 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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