83 FR 7078 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 33 (February 16, 2018)

Page Range		7078-7078
FR Document		2018-03220

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 12, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit titled United States and Louisiana 
Department of Environmental Quality v. Shell Chemical LP, Civil Action 
No. 2:18-cv-1404-EEF-JVM.
    The United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 
filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act and Louisiana Environmental 
Quality Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties 
based on violations of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review 
requirements, New Source Performance Standards, National Emissions 
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, ``Title V'' program 
requirements and operating permits, and related Louisiana state 
implementation plan requirements. The alleged violations involve flares 
used at a chemical plant owned and operated by defendant Shell Chemical 
LP in Norco, Louisiana. The consent decree requires the defendant to 
perform injunctive relief, including operating a facility fenceline 
monitoring system, and pay $350,000 in civil penalties, with $262,500 
to be paid to the United States and $87,500 to be paid to LDEQ.
    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 and Louisiana Department of 
Environmental Quality v. Shell Chemical LP, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-
11603. 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 $37.00 (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 $26.75.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
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response time, suggestions, or need a and how they value each forensic the defendant to perform injunctive
copy of the proposed information discipline; whether the Laboratory relief, including operating a facility
collection instrument with instructions Division is servicing these specific fenceline monitoring system, and pay
or additional information, please needs; what they perceive as strengths $350,000 in civil penalties, with
contact the Office of Management and and weaknesses of the FBI LD, and if $262,500 to be paid to the United States
Budget, Office of Information and they’ve identified trends in criminal and $87,500 to be paid to LDEQ.
Regulatory Affairs, Attention investigations that a laboratory should
be addressing. The publication of this notice opens
Department of Justice Desk Officer,
Washington, DC 20503. Additionally, (5) An estimate of the total number of a period for public comment on the
comments may be submitted via email respondents and the amount of time proposed consent decree. Comments
to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. estimated for an average respondent to should be addressed to the Assistant
respond: It is estimated that 1,000 Attorney General, Environment and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
respondents will respond. We estimate Natural Resources Division, and should
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and the form will be completed within refer to United States and Louisiana
suggestions from the public and affected approximately 30 minutes. Department of Environmental Quality v.
(6) An estimate of the total public Shell Chemical LP, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–
agencies concerning the proposed
burden (in hours) associated with the 2–1–11603. All comments must be
collection of information are
collection: There are an estimated 500 submitted no later than thirty (30) days
encouraged. Your comments should
total annual burden hours associated after the publication date of this notice.
address one or more of the following
with this collection. Comments may be submitted either by
four points:
If additional information is required email or by mail:
—Evaluate whether the proposed contact: Melody Braswell, Department
collection of information is necessary Clearance Officer, United States
for the proper performance of the To submit
Department of Justice, Justice Send them to:
comments:
functions of the agency, including Management Division, Policy and
whether the information will have Planning Staff, Two Constitution By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
practical utility; Square, 145 N Street NE, Suite 3E.405B, usdoj.gov.
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s Washington, DC 20530. By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
estimate of the burden of the U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Dated: February 13, 2018.
proposed collection of information, Box 7611, Washington, DC
including the validity of the Melody Braswell, 20044–7611.
methodology and assumptions used; Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
—Enhance the quality, utility, and Department of Justice.
During the public comment period,
clarity of the information to be [FR Doc. 2018–03238 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am]
the proposed consent decree may be
collected; and BILLING CODE P
examined and downloaded at this
—Minimize the burden of the collection Justice Department website: https://
of information on those who are to www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
respond, including through the use of DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
We will provide a paper copy of the
appropriate automated, electronic, Notice of Lodging of Proposed proposed consent decree upon written
mechanical, or other technological Consent Decree Under the Clean Air request and payment of reproduction
collection techniques or other forms Act costs. Please mail your request and
of information technology, e.g.,
On February 12, 2018, the Department payment to: Consent Decree Library,
permitting electronic submission of
of Justice lodged a proposed consent U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
responses.
decree with the United States District Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Overview of This Information Court for the Eastern District of Please enclose a check or money order
Collection Louisiana in the lawsuit titled United for $37.00 (25 cents per page
(1) Type of Information Collection: States and Louisiana Department of reproduction cost) payable to the United
Approval of a new collection. Environmental Quality v. Shell States Treasury. For a paper copy
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Chemical LP, Civil Action No. 2:18–cv– without the exhibits and signature
Federal Bureau of Investigation 1404–EEF–JVM. pages, the cost is $26.75.
Laboratory Division Survey of Forensic The United States and Louisiana
Science Services. Department of Environmental Quality Thomas P. Carroll,
(3) Agency Form Number: The form is filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
unnumbered. Act and Louisiana Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
(4) Affected public who will be asked Quality Act. The complaint seeks Natural Resources Division.
or required to respond, as well as a brief injunctive relief and civil penalties [FR Doc. 2018–03220 Filed 2–15–18; 8:45 am]
abstract: This form will be utilized by based on violations of the Clean Air BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
the FBI Laboratory Division to collect Act’s New Source Review requirements,
feedback from state and local law New Source Performance Standards,
enforcement agencies that have used the National Emissions Standards for
FBI Laboratory Division for forensic Hazardous Air Pollutants, ‘‘Title V’’
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science examinations. The results of this program requirements and operating
survey will inform a five year forensic permits, and related Louisiana state
discipline portfolio projection for the implementation plan requirements. The
Laboratory Division. The Laboratory alleged violations involve flares used at
Division is using this survey as a tool to a chemical plant owned and operated by
answer questions about what their defendant Shell Chemical LP in Norco,
specific forensic science priorities are Louisiana. The consent decree requires

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 7078