83 FR 35499 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 144 (July 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35499-35500]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15947]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 19, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Alaska, Fairbanks Division, in the lawsuit entitled United States of 
America v. Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., Civil Action No. 
3:18-cv-00162-SLG.
    The Complaint initiating this matter seeks injunctive relief and 
civil penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7401 et seq., and regulations promulgated thereunder at an electric 
utility owned and operated by Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc. 
(``GVEA'') in Healy, Alaska. More specifically, the Complaint alleges 
that GVEA violated the Mercury Air Toxics Standard (``MATS'') by 
emitting mercury from one of its electric generating units in excess of 
the applicable emissions limit and failing to timely report those 
emissions.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, GVEA has agreed to pay a civil 
penalty to the United States, to comply with applicable emissions 
limits, to install and operate an emissions monitoring system, and to 
report to EPA, semi-annually, specified information enabling EPA to 
determine GVEA's compliance with the Consent Decree and the Clean Air 
Act.
    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

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United States of America v. Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10615/2. 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 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 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 $10.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-15947 Filed 7-25-18; 8:45 am]
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