81 FR 41596 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 123 (June 27, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41596]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15077]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On June 20, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. J.S.B. 
Industries, Inc., John P. Anderson, as Trustee of 130 Crescent Ave. 
Realty Trust, and JMG Andover Street Realty, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-
11152-DPW.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under Section 112(r)(1) of the 
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), Sections 304, 311 and 312 of the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 
11004, 11021, and 11022, and Section 103 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603. 
The United States' complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive 
relief in connection with the use and handling of anhydrous ammonia and 
sulfuric acid at two JSB baked goods facilities located in Chelsea and 
Lawrence, Massachusetts, respectively.
    The Consent Decree requires the defendants to pay a civil penalty 
of $156,000, plus interest, and perform a supplemental environmental 
project, projected to cost $119,000, involving the provision of 
emergency response equipment to the fire departments serving the 
Chelsea and Lawrence communities.
    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. J.S.B. Industries, Inc., et al., D.J. 
Ref. Nos. 90-5-2-1-10997 and 90-5-2-1-10997/1. 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: https://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 $6.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-15077 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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