[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-18145]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. All 
American Pipeline Company, Civil Action No. 92-0444-RG (Tx) C.D. 
Calif.), was lodged on July 25, 1994, with the United States District 
Court for the Central District of California. This is a civil action 
against All American Pipeline Company under Section 113(b) of the Clean 
Air Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for violation of provisions of 
the Act for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality 
(``PSD''), including a preconstruction review program for new major 
emitting facilities, 42 U.S.C. 7475 and 7479(1), and of the regulations 
for New Source Performance Standards (``NSPS'') applicable to owners 
and operators of stationary gas turbines, 40 C.F.R. Secs. 60.1-60.18 
and 60.330-60.335.
    The violation of the PSD requirement consisted of failure to obtain 
a pre-construction installation permit for construction of the Cadiz 
Pump Station. The violations of the NSPS regulations involved: failure 
to provide written notice of the date of commencement of construction; 
failure to provide written notice of the anticipated date of startup; 
failure to provide written notice of the actual date of startup of the 
station; and failure to conduct performance tests on the gas turbines 
at the station. The Complaint sought civil penalties and injunctive 
relief to ensure future compliance with the PSD and NSPS regulations. 
Under the Consent Decree, All American Pipeline will pay a civil 
penalty of $714,000. All American is required by the Consent Decree to 
retrofit three natural gas turbines with a dry, lean-premixed 
combustion system to reduce discharges of NOX (as NO2). In 
addition, in lieu of paying additional penalties of $186,000, All 
American Pipeline will undertake a Supplemental Environmental Project 
that involves removing from operation three natural gas-fueled 
internal-combustion injection-pump engines at the station and replacing 
those with not more than two natural gas-fueled industrial engines that 
burn more efficiently, at a cost of at least $1,000,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. All American Pipeline Company, DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-1640.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, room 7516, Federal Building, 300 North Los 
Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California 90012; the Region IX Office of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 
Francisco, California 94105; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC, 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy 
of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to the 
referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $5.75 (25 cents 
per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-18145 Filed 7-25-94; 8:45 am]
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