[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 29584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12582]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on May 17, 2010 a 
Consent Decree in United States of America and Allegheny County Health 
Department v. Allegheny Ludlum Corporation, Civil Action No. 10-0673 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania.
    In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent 
Decree, the United States and the Allegheny County Health Department 
(``ACHD'') sought injunctive relief and penalties against Allegheny 
Ludlum Corporation (``ALC'') pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Clean 
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged Clean Air Act violations and 
violations of the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan at a steel 
manufacturing facility in Natrona, Pennsylvania owned by ALC.
    Under the terms of the settlement, the settling defendant will: (1) 
Cease operation of the Natrona steel manufacturing facility not later 
than November 30, 2010; (2) pay a $1.6 million civil penalty for 
settlement of the claims in the complaint; and (3) apply interim 
measures to control visible air emissions, until the Natrona facility 
finally ceases operation.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or submitted via 
e-mail to [email protected], and should refer to United 
States and the Allegheny County Health Department v. Allegheny Ludlum 
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09378/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Offices of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. During the public comment period, the 
Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 
Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax number (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $7.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-12582 Filed 5-25-10; 8:45 am]
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