83 FR 54781 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act, The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 211 (October 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-23735 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 54781] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-23735] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act, The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, and The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act On October 24, 2018, the Department of Justice and the State of Mississippi filed a complaint and lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (``Court'') in the matter of United States of America and the State of Mississippi v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Civil Action No. 4:18- cv-06506 (N.D. Cal.). The proposed Consent Decree resolves certain claims brought under Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7), at the four petroleum refineries owned and operated by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (``Chevron''), which are located in Richmond, California; El Segundo, California; Pascagoula, Mississippi; and Salt Lake City, Utah; as well as a fifth petroleum refinery formerly owned and operated by Chevron, located in Kapolei, Hawaii. The State of Mississippi is also resolving its related state law claims at the refinery located in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The proposed Consent Decree also resolves certain claims brought under Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), at the refineries located in Richmond, California, and Pascagoula, Mississippi; under Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9603, at the refinery located in Richmond, California; and under Section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (``EPCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 11004, at the refinery located in Richmond, California; and certain findings of violation previously issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in Richmond, California. The claims alleged in the complaint and resolved in the proposed Consent Decree concern Chevron's prevention and mitigation of accidental chemical releases, including actual releases that occurred in Richmond, California in 2012, in El Segundo, California in 2013, and in Pascagoula, Mississippi in 2013. The Consent Decree requires Chevron to perform safety improvements to all its U.S. petroleum refineries. These improvements include the replacement of vulnerable pipes, the implementation of ``integrity operating window'' parameters and alarms, the conducting of additional corrosion inspections, the implementation of additional employee training, and the centralization of safety authority within the corporation. The Consent Decree also requires Chevron to pay a civil penalty of $2,950,000, of which $2,492,750 will be paid to the United States and $457,250 to the State of Mississippi; and requires Chevron to perform Supplemental Environmental Projects valued at $10,000,000, consisting of the provision of emergency response equipment to local jurisdictions surrounding the five refineries at issue in the complaint. 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 of America and the State of Mississippi v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11576. 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, DC 20044-7611. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.usdoj.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 $25.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Jeffrey Sands, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018-23735 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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repositories serves as the basis for Civil Action No. 4:18–cv–06506 (N.D. Consent Decree. Comments should be
estimating the percentage of total state Cal.). addressed to the Assistant Attorney
records that are immediately available The proposed Consent Decree General, Environment and Natural
through the FBI’s Interstate resolves certain claims brought under Resources Division, and should refer to
Identification Index (III), and the Section 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act United States of America and the State
percentage of arrest records that include (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7), at the of Mississippi v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc.,
dispositions. Other data presented four petroleum refineries owned and D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11576. All
include the number of records operated by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. comments must be submitted no later
maintained by each state, the percentage (‘‘Chevron’’), which are located in than thirty (30) days after the
of automated records in the system, and Richmond, California; El Segundo, publication date of this notice.
the number of states participating in the California; Pascagoula, Mississippi; and Comments may be submitted either by
National Fingerprint File and the Salt Lake City, Utah; as well as a fifth email or by mail:
National Crime Prevention and Privacy petroleum refinery formerly owned and
Compact which authorizes the interstate operated by Chevron, located in To submit Send them to:
exchange of criminal history records for Kapolei, Hawaii. The State of comments:
noncriminal justice purposes. The Mississippi is also resolving its related
state law claims at the refinery located By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
SSCHIS also contains information
usdoj.gov.
regarding the timeliness and in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
completeness of data in state record proposed Consent Decree also resolves U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
systems and procedures employed to certain claims brought under Section Box 7611, Washington, DC
improve data quality. 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 20044–7611.
(5) An estimate of the total number of 7412(r)(1), at the refineries located in
respondents and the amount of time Richmond, California, and Pascagoula, During the public comment period,
estimated for an average respondent to Mississippi; under Section 103 of the the Consent Decree may be examined
respond: The total number of Comprehensive Environmental and downloaded at this Justice
respondents is 56. The average length of Response, Compensation, and Liability Department website: https://
time per respondent is 6.75 hours. This Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9603, at the www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
estimate is based on the average amount refinery located in Richmond, We will provide a paper copy of the
of time reported by five states that California; and under Section 304 of the Consent Decree upon written request
reviewed the survey. Emergency Planning and Community and payment of reproduction costs.
(6) An estimate of the total public Right-to-Know Act (‘‘EPCRA’’), 42 Please mail your request and payment
burden (in hours) associated with the U.S.C. 11004, at the refinery located in to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
collection: The total burden associated Richmond, California; and certain ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
with this collection is estimated to be findings of violation previously issued 20044–7611.
378 hours. by the U.S. Environmental Protection Please enclose a check or money order
If additional information is required Agency (‘‘EPA’’) in Richmond, for $25.00 (25 cents per page
contact: Melody Braswell, Department California. The claims alleged in the reproduction cost) payable to the United
Clearance Officer, United States complaint and resolved in the proposed States Treasury.
Department of Justice, Justice Consent Decree concern Chevron’s
Management Division, Policy and prevention and mitigation of accidental Jeffrey Sands,
Planning Staff, Two Constitution chemical releases, including actual Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, releases that occurred in Richmond, Enforcement Section, Environment and
Washington, DC 20530. California in 2012, in El Segundo, Natural Resources Division.
Dated: October 26, 2018. California in 2013, and in Pascagoula, [FR Doc. 2018–23735 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am]
Melody Braswell.
Mississippi in 2013. BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
The Consent Decree requires Chevron
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. to perform safety improvements to all its
Department of Justice.
U.S. petroleum refineries. These
[FR Doc. 2018–23779 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am] NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
improvements include the replacement
BILLING CODE 4410–18–P SPACE ADMINISTRATION
of vulnerable pipes, the implementation
of ‘‘integrity operating window’’ [Notice: (18–085)]
parameters and alarms, the conducting
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE of additional corrosion inspections, the NASA Advisory Council; Regulatory
Notice of Lodging of Proposed implementation of additional employee and Policy Committee; Meeting
Consent Decree Under The Clean Air training, and the centralization of safety
authority within the corporation. The AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
Act, The Comprehensive Space Administration.
Environmental Response, Consent Decree also requires Chevron to
pay a civil penalty of $2,950,000, of ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Compensation, and Liability Act, and
The Emergency Planning and which $2,492,750 will be paid to the
United States and $457,250 to the State SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Community Right-To-Know Act Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
of Mississippi; and requires Chevron to
On October 24, 2018, the Department perform Supplemental Environmental amended, the National Aeronautics and
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of Justice and the State of Mississippi Projects valued at $10,000,000, Space Administration (NASA)
filed a complaint and lodged a proposed consisting of the provision of emergency announces the first meeting of the
Consent Decree with the United States response equipment to local Regulatory and Policy Committee of the
District Court for the Northern District jurisdictions surrounding the five NASA Advisory Council. This
of California (‘‘Court’’) in the matter of refineries at issue in the complaint. Committee reports to the NAC.
United States of America and the State The publication of this notice opens DATES: Friday, November 16, 2018, from
of Mississippi v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a period for public comment on the 2:00–5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
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