[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 178 (Thursday, September 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48163-48164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23375]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Department of Justice Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 
notice is hereby given that on August 30, 1996, a proposed Consent 
Decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Alaska in United States v. MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc., 
Civil Action No. F96-0051CIV. The proposed Consent Decree settles 
claims asserted by the United States at the request of the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in a Complaint filed 
on the same day. The United States filed its complaint pursuant to 
Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''), 42 USC 7413(b), 
requesting the assessment of civil penalties and injunctive relief 
against Defendant MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc. (``Mapco'') for 
violations of Section 111 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7411, and of the 
provisions of the New Source Performance Standards (``NSPS'') codified 
at 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts J, Kb, UU, GGG, QQQ, and XX. The United 
States alleges that the violations occurred in connection with certain 
equipment at Mapco's North Pole, Alaska refinery which is subject to 
the ``Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries,'' codified at 
40 CFR Part 60, Subpart J; the ``Standards of Performance for Volatile 
Organic Liquid Storage Vessels,'' codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart 
Kb; the ``Standards of Performance for Asphalt Processing and Asphalt 
Roofing Manufacturers,'' codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart UU; the 
``Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum 
Refineries,'' codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GGG; the ``Standards 
of Performance for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater 
Systems,'' codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart QQQ; and the ``Standards 
of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals,'' codified at 40 CFR Part 
60, Subpart XX.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Mapco will pay a civil penalty 
of $425,000 to the United States. Mapco will also purchase equipment 
and devices that will be installed and operated at Mapco's North Pole 
facility as Supplemental Environmental Projects (``SEPs''). Mapco will 
also be subject to injunctive relief provisions governing the apsphalt 
storage tanks at its North Pole facility that are subject to the NSPS 
provisions codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart UU. In return for the 
commitments made by Mapco under the Decree, the proposed Consent Decree 
provides that Mapco's payment of the civil penalty and performance of 
the other terms of the Consent Decree shall constitute full 
satisfaction of the claims alleged in the Complaint.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and 
should refer to United States v. MAPCO Alaska Petroleum, Inc., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-1977. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at 
the Region 10 Office of EPA, 7th Floor Records Center, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained 
in person or by mail from the Consent Decreee Library, 1120 G Street,

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NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. In requesting 
copies, please enclose a check in the amount of $8.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Walker Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-23375 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am]
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