[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 214 (Monday, November 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56706-56707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28153]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    Notice is hereby given that on August 29, 1996, a proposed Consent 
Decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Alaska in United States v. Ketchikan Pulp Company, Civil 
Action No. A96 313 CIV. 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 
of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'' or ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7413(b). The 
complaint requested the assessment of civil penalties against defendant 
Ketchikan Pulp Company (``KPC'') for the following: (1) violations of 
the CAA's prevention of significant deterioration (``PSD'') program as 
set forth in Part C of Title I, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7471 et seq., and in the 
regulations promulgated thereunder, 40 CFR Sec. 52.21; and (2) 
violations of a Compliance Order issued by EPA Region 10 under Section 
113 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7413(a). The United States alleges that 
the violations occurred in connection with the construction and 
operation of equipment at KPC's Annette Hemlock Sawmill which is 
located on the Annette Island Indian Reservation in southeast Alaska.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, KPC will pay a civil penalty of 
$359,000 to the United States to resolve EPA's claims as set forth in 
the Complaint. In

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addition, KPC maintains responsibility for complete compliance with all 
federal or state laws, regulations, and permits applicable to the 
Sawmill.
    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. Ketchikan Pulp Company, DOJ #90-5-2-1-
1957. 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 Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, 
Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 624-0892. In requesting copies, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $3.50 (25 cents per page copy cost) 
payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel Gross,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-28153 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]
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