83 FR 4925 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, CERCLA and EPCRA

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 23 (February 2, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4925-4926]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02041]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act, CERCLA and EPCRA

    On January 29, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Gibson 
Wine Co., Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-01900-AWI-SKO.
    This case involves claims for alleged violations of Sections 
112(r)(1) and 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 
7412(r)(1), (7), Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603 (``CERCLA''), 
and Section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 11004 (``EPCRA''), with respect to Gibson's winemaking 
facility (``Facility'') located in Sanger, California. The complaint 
sought injunctive relief and civil penalties stemming from the 2012 
accidental release of anhydrous ammonia from the Facility's 
refrigeration system that resulted in the death of a worker. The 
settlement involves a civil penalty payment of $330,000, a 
reconfiguration of portions of the refrigeration process to reduce the 
risk of worker exposure in the event of an ammonia release, an upgrade 
to the refrigeration system from manual controls to a centralized 
computer control system programmed with automated warnings and shut-
downs in the event of a release, and other injunctive relief geared 
towards reducing the risk of further releases at the Facility.
    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. Gibson Wine Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-
3-11058. 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

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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 $11.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-02041 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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