82 FR 23073 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 96 (May 19, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 96 (Friday, May 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23073-23074]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10208]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 15, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Minnesota in the lawsuit entitled United States and Minnesota v. 
Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC, Civil Action No. 0:17-cv-01606-RHK.
    The United States and Minnesota filed this Complaint asserting 15 
claims under the Clean Air Act against Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC, an 
iron nugget producer that owns and operates a plant located near Hoyt 
Lakes, Minnesota. The Complaint alleges violations of various emissions 
limits for mercury, particulate matter, and other pollutants as set 
forth in Mesabi Nugget's Title V Permit. Under the proposed Consent 
Decree, Mesabi Nugget will pay $150,000 as a civil penalty and agrees, 
prior to restarting the currently idled facility, to implement various 
measures to improve its monitoring and control of emissions and to 
comply with interim emission limits while working with the State to 
refine certain emission limits.
    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 Minnesota v. Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10952. All comments must be submitted no later 
than 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 $18.00 (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. 2017-10208 Filed 5-18-17; 8:45 am]
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