83 FR 2820 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 13 (January 19, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2820-2821]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00833]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 10, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. Borough of Naugatuck and Naugatuck Environmental 
Technologies, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-00051-vlbVLBIn a Complaint, 
the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (``EPA''), alleges that the Borough of Naugatuck, Connecticut 
(``Naugatuck'') and Naugatuck Environmental Technologies, LLC (``NET'') 
violated the Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: 
(1) The Solid Waste Combustion provisions in Section 129 of the Clean 
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Requirements for 
Sewage Sludge Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 
2010, 40 CFR part 62, subpart LLL (``Subpart LLL''). The proposed 
Consent Decree in this case, among other things, requires that 
Naugatuck and NET bring the sewage sludge incineration unit located at 
the Naugatuck wastewater treatment facility into compliance with 
Subpart LLL, and pay a civil penalty of $100,000.
    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 v. Borough of Naugatuck, CT and 
Naugatuck Environmental Technologies, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-
11589. 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 proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We 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 $9.50 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-00833 Filed 1-18-18; 8:45 am]
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