82 FR 29582 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 124 (June 29, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29582]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13622]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 22, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Lima Refining 
Company, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-01320-JZ.
    This Consent Decree resolves claims against Lima Refining Company 
with respect to violations of the Clean Air Act at Lima Refining's 
petroleum refinery located in Lima, Ohio. Coincidental with the entry 
of the Consent Decree we are also resolving claims for stipulated 
penalties for violations of a Consent Decree Addendum entered into with 
Lima Refining Company regarding this facility in 2007 involving the 
Facility (``2007 Addendum'').
    The Consent Decree requires a penalty of $706,982. Moreover, Lima 
has to pay $293,018 ($146,509 to the State of Ohio and $146,509 to the 
United States) to resolve the Stipulated Penalty claims. Therefore, 
Lima Refining will pay a total of $1,000,000 in penalties. In addition, 
the Consent Decree requires that Lima Refining perform injunctive 
relief related to its leak detection and repair program, continuous 
emissions monitoring system, flare efficiency and minimization, and its 
sulfur recovery plant. Lima Refining will also will perform a lead 
paint abatement supplemental environmental project. In addition, as 
mitigation, Lima Refining will install oxygen enrichment at two of its 
sulfur recovery units, which will result in lower sulfur emissions.
    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. Lima Refining Company, Civil Action 
No. 3:17-cv-01320-JZ, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06811/3. 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, 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 $39.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the appendices, the cost is $23.50.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-13622 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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