82 FR 61796 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 249 (December 29, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 249 (December 29, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-28164 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 61796] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-28164] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act On December 22, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. Sid Richardson Carbon, LTD., (M.D. La.), Civil Case. No. 3:17-cv-01792- SDD-RLB. In this civil enforcement action under the federal Clean Air Act (``Act''), the United States, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, and the State of Texas allege that Sid Richardson Carbon, LTD. (``Defendant''), failed to comply with certain requirements of the Act intended to protect air quality at three carbon black manufacturing facilities in Addis, Louisiana and Borger and Big Spring, Texas. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (``PSD'') provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7470-92; the Act's Nonattainment New Source Review provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7501-7515; the Act's National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, 42 U.S.C. 7412; and various Clean Air Act implementing regulations. The complaint alleges that Defendant failed to obtain appropriate permits and failed to install and operate required pollution control devices to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide (``SO2 ''), nitrogen oxides (``NOX ''), and/or particulate matter (``PM'') at the Addis, Borger, and Big Spring facilities. The proposed Consent Decree would resolve violations for certain provisions of the Act at the three facilities, and would require the Defendant to reduce harmful SO2 , NOX , and PM emissions through the installation and operation of pollution controls. The Defendant will also spend $490,000 to fund environmental mitigation projects that will further reduce emissions and benefit communities adversely affected by the pollution from the facilities, and pay a civil penalty of $999,000. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States et al. v. Sid Richardson Carbon, LTD., (M.D. La.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10663. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To submit comments: Send them to: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By email............................ [email protected] By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. The Justice Department will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $26.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Thomas P. Carroll, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2017-28164 Filed 12-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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manufacturer of the following basic pollution controls. The Defendant will States et al. v. Valley Wood Preserving,
classes of controlled substances: also spend $490,000 to fund Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:94–cv–
environmental mitigation projects that 05984.
Controlled Drug code Schedule will further reduce emissions and This case involves claims under
substance benefit communities adversely affected CERCLA relating to the costs of
by the pollution from the facilities, and remediating soil and groundwater
Oxymorphone ....... 9652 II
pay a civil penalty of $999,000. contamination at the Valley Wood
Noroxymorphone .. 9668 II
The publication of this notice opens Preserving Site in Turlock, California
The company plans to manufacture a period for public comment on the (the ‘‘Site’’). Under the proposed
the above-listed controlled substances proposed Consent Decree. Comments Consent Decree, Valley Wood
in bulk for distribution to its customers. should be addressed to the Assistant Preserving, Inc. agrees to conduct the
Attorney General, Environment and remaining cleanup work at the Site and
Dated: December 15, 2017. Natural Resources Division, and should to pay EPA’s future response costs
Demetra Ashley, refer to United States et al. v. Sid incurred in connection with the Site. In
Acting Assistant Administrator. Richardson Carbon, LTD., (M.D. La.), exchange, Valley Wood Preserving, Inc.
[FR Doc. 2017–28177 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am] D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–10663. All receives a covenant not to sue under
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P comments must be submitted no later Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA and
than thirty (30) days after the Section 7003 of the Resource
publication date of this notice. Conservation and Recovery Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Comments may be submitted either by (‘‘RCRA’’). A group of current and
email or by mail: former shareholders and employees of
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Valley Wood Preserving, Inc.—Lynn
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air To submit Shurtliff, Edgar J. Langley, Cordes J.
Send them to:
Act comments: Langley, Catherine E.L. Elawadly, Edith
E.. Langley, Joyce Logsdon, the Estate of
On December 22, 2017, the By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
Michael H. Logsdon, the Marie J.
Department of Justice lodged a proposed usdoj.gov
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, Langley Revocable Trust, and Robert
Consent Decree with the United States
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Schmidt—are also parties to the
District Court for the Middle District of
Box 7611, Washington, proposed Consent Decree, and also
Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United
D.C. 20044–7611. receive covenants not to sue under
States et al. v. Sid Richardson Carbon, CERCLA and RCRA.
LTD., (M.D. La.), Civil Case. No. 3:17-cv- During the public comment period, The publication of this notice opens
01792–SDD–RLB. the proposed Consent Decree may be a period for public comment on the
In this civil enforcement action under examined and downloaded at this proposed Consent Decree. Comments
the federal Clean Air Act (‘‘Act’’), the Justice Department website: http:// should be addressed to the Assistant
United States, the Louisiana Department www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Attorney General, Environment and
of Environmental Quality, and the State The Justice Department will provide a Natural Resources Division, and should
of Texas allege that Sid Richardson paper copy of the proposed Consent refer to United States, et al. v. Valley
Carbon, LTD. (‘‘Defendant’’), failed to Decree upon written request and Wood Preserving, Inc., et al., D.J. Ref.
comply with certain requirements of the payment of reproduction costs. Please No. 90–11–3–835. All comments must
Act intended to protect air quality at mail your request and payment to: be submitted no later than thirty (30)
three carbon black manufacturing Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— days after the publication date of this
facilities in Addis, Louisiana and Borger ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC notice. Comments may be submitted
and Big Spring, Texas. The complaint 20044–7611. either by email or by mail:
seeks injunctive relief and civil Please enclose a check or money order
penalties for violations of the Clean Air for $26.75 (25 cents per page To submit Send them to:
Act’s Prevention of Significant reproduction cost) payable to the United comments:
Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) provisions, 42 States Treasury.
U.S.C. 7470–92; the Act’s By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
Nonattainment New Source Review Thomas P. Carroll, usdoj.gov.
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
provisions, 42 U.S.C. 7501–7515; the Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Act’s National Emissions Standards for Enforcement Section, Environment and
Box 7611, Washington, DC
Hazardous Air Pollutants, 42 U.S.C. Natural Resources Division.
20044–7611.
7412; and various Clean Air Act [FR Doc. 2017–28164 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am]
implementing regulations. The BILLING CODE 4410–15–P Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a
complaint alleges that Defendant failed commenter may request an opportunity
to obtain appropriate permits and failed for a public meeting in the affected area.
to install and operate required pollution DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE During the public comment period,
control devices to reduce emissions of the proposed Consent Decree may be
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
sulfur dioxide (‘‘SO2’’), nitrogen oxides examined and downloaded at this
Consent Decree Under the
(‘‘NOX’’), and/or particulate matter Justice Department website: https://
Comprehensive Environmental
(‘‘PM’’) at the Addis, Borger, and Big www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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Spring facilities. We will provide a paper copy of the
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’)
The proposed Consent Decree would proposed Consent Decree upon written
resolve violations for certain provisions On December 21, 2017, the request and payment of reproduction
of the Act at the three facilities, and Department of Justice lodged a proposed costs. Please mail your request and
would require the Defendant to reduce Consent Decree with the United States payment to: Consent Decree Library,
harmful SO2, NOX, and PM emissions District Court for the Eastern District of U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
through the installation and operation of California in the lawsuit entitled United Washington, DC 20044–7611.
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