83 FR 40788 - Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 159 (August 16, 2018)

Page Range		40788-40788
FR Document		2018-17680

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Consent Decree 
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act

    On May 16, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Hercules 
LLC, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00062-LGW-RSB. To allow for additional 
community input and feedback, DOJ is extending the public comment 
period for an additional thirty (30) days.
    The proposed consent decree would require defendant Hercules LLC to 
implement the interim remedy selected by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) for the outfall, known as Operable Unit 1, of 
the Terry Creek Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall Site (``Site'') in 
Brunswick, in Glynn County, Georgia. The consent decree would also 
require the defendant to reimburse EPA $153,009.48 in past response 
costs at the Site, and to pay future response costs incurred by the 
United States in connection with this consent decree. Notice of the 
lodging of the decree was originally published in the Federal Register 
on May 23, 2018. See 83 FR 23937 (May 23, 2018). The publication of the 
original notice opened a thirty (30) day period for public comment on 
the Decree. At the request of some members of the public, the comment 
period was then extended by 60 days, to August 21, 2018. See 83 FR 
27799 (June 14, 2018). The publication of the present notice extends 
the period for public comment on the Decree to September 20, 2018.
    Comments concerning the consent decree should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Hercules, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-3-11685. All comments must be submitted no later than September 20, 
2018. 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............................  pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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 $146.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a 
paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is 
$17.25.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
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(a) The complainant is: Windham DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE and downloaded at this Justice
Packaging, LLC, 18 Wilson Rd, Department website: https://
Windham, NH 03087. Notice of Extension of Public www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
Comment Period for Consent Decree We will provide a paper copy of the
(b) The respondents are the following
Under the Comprehensive consent decree upon written request
entities alleged to be in violation of
Environmental Response, and payment of reproduction costs.
section 337, and are the parties upon Compensation, and Liability Act Please mail your request and payment
which the complaint is to be served: to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
On May 16, 2018, the Department of
Growers Express, LLC, 150 Main St., ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
Justice (DOJ) lodged a proposed consent
Suite 210, Salinas, CA 93901. 20044–7611.
decree with the United States District Please enclose a check or money order
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 14701 Court for the Southern District of for $146.25 (25 cents per page
Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United reproduction cost) payable to the United
55347. States v. Hercules LLC, Civil Action No. States Treasury. For a paper copy
2:18–cv–00062–LGW–RSB. To allow for without the exhibits and signature
(4) For the investigation so instituted, additional community input and pages, the cost is $17.25.
the Chief Administrative Law Judge, feedback, DOJ is extending the public
U.S. International Trade Commission, comment period for an additional thirty Henry S. Friedman,
shall designate the presiding (30) days. Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Administrative Law Judge. The proposed consent decree would Enforcement Section, Environment and
require defendant Hercules LLC to Natural Resources Division.
Responses to the complaint and the
implement the interim remedy selected [FR Doc. 2018–17680 Filed 8–15–18; 8:45 am]
notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondents in by the U.S. Environmental Protection BILLING CODE 4410–15–P

accordance with section 210.13 of the Agency (EPA) for the outfall, known as
Operable Unit 1, of the Terry Creek
Commission’s Rules of Practice and DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Dredge Spoil Areas/Hercules Outfall
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
Site (‘‘Site’’) in Brunswick, in Glynn
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such Notice of Lodging of Proposed
County, Georgia. The consent decree
responses will be considered by the Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
would also require the defendant to
Commission if received not later than 20 Act
reimburse EPA $153,009.48 in past
days after the date of service by the response costs at the Site, and to pay On August 10, 2018, the Department
Commission of the complaint and the future response costs incurred by the of Justice lodged a proposed consent
notice of investigation. Extensions of United States in connection with this decree with the United States District
time for submitting responses to the consent decree. Notice of the lodging of Court for the Southern District of
complaint and the notice of the decree was originally published in Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United
investigation will not be granted unless the Federal Register on May 23, 2018. States and Illinois v. WRB Refining LP,
good cause therefor is shown. See 83 FR 23937 (May 23, 2018). The et al., Civil Action No. 3:18–cv–01484.
Failure of a respondent to file a timely publication of the original notice In the complaint filed
response to each allegation in the opened a thirty (30) day period for contemporaneously with the proposed
public comment on the Decree. At the consent decree, the United States and
complaint and in this notice may be
request of some members of the public, Illinois alleged that defendants WRB
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
the comment period was then extended Refining LP and Phillips 66 Company
right to appear and contest the (‘‘WRB/P66’’) violated various
allegations of the complaint and this by 60 days, to August 21, 2018. See 83
FR 27799 (June 14, 2018). The provisions of the Clean Air Act and the
notice, and to authorize the Illinois Environmental Protection Act at
publication of the present notice
administrative law judge and the a refinery owned and operated by
extends the period for public comment
Commission, without further notice to on the Decree to September 20, 2018. defendants in Roxana and Hartford,
the respondent, to find the facts to be as Comments concerning the consent Illinois (‘‘Wood River Refinery’’). The
alleged in the complaint and this notice decree should be addressed to the complaint sought injunctive relief and
and to enter an initial determination Assistant Attorney General, civil penalties. Under the proposed
and a final determination containing Environment and Natural Resources consent decree, WRB/P66 will
such findings, and may result in the Division, and should refer to United implement a flare minimization and
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease States v. Hercules, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90– flare efficiency program to reduce
and desist order or both directed against 11–3–11685. All comments must be emissions of volatile organic
the respondent. submitted no later than September 20, compounds; undertake a variety to
By order of the Commission. 2018. Comments may be submitted practices to reduce pollution from
either by email or by mail: valves and pumps; limit benzene
Issued: August 13, 2018. emissions from wastewater management
William R. Bishop, To submit units; and develop and implement an
Send them to:
Supervisory Hearings and Information comments: operation and maintenance plan to
Officer. improve the operation of the continuous
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
emissions monitoring systems at the
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

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usdoj.gov.
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, Wood River Refinery. As mitigation for
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. past excess emissions, WRB/P66, among
Box 7611, Washington, DC other things, will install a new vacuum
20044–7611. truck unloading facility; set up
monitoring devices around its
During the public comment period, wastewater treatment plant; and use low
the consent decree may be examined emissions valves when it has to replace

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 40788