81 FR 41597 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 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 41597]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15128]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree 
Under the Clean Air Act

    On June 9, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed First 
Amendment to a Consent Decree with the United States District Court for 
the Eastern District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States 
v. Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-
11544.
    Under the First Amendment to the Consent Decree, Marathon Petroleum 
Company, LP (``MPC'') will install seven flare gas recovery systems 
(``FGRSs'') on thirteen flares at five refineries and operate those 
FGRSs with minimal downtime. MPC will maintain two extra, 
interchangeable FGRS compressors for delivery to any of the five 
refineries on short notice. MPC will shut down one fence line flare at 
its Detroit Refinery and install nitrogen oxides controls on heaters at 
its Garyville, Louisiana, and Canton, Ohio refineries as mitigation 
projects. Marathon will receive deadline extensions for compliance with 
certain hydrogen sulfide limits at nine flares so that compliance lines 
up with major turnarounds that are necessary to finalize installation 
of the FGRSs. Marathon will pay a civil penalty of $326,500.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the First Amendment to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed 
to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States v. Marathon Petroleum 
Company, LLC, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09915. 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 First Amendment to 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 First Amendment to 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 $8.75 (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. 2016-15128 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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