[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2771]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 24, 1997, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States of America v. North American Chemical Company, 
Civil Action No. 97-0477-WJR (CWx), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Central District of California. This Consent 
Decree represents a settlement of claims against North American 
Chemical Company (``NACC'') pursuant to section 113(b) of the Clean Air 
Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for NACC's alleged violations of 
provisions of the State Implementation Plan for San Bernardino, 
California, as well as for violations of the New Source Performance 
Standards and Prevention of Significant Deterioration (``PSD'') 
provisions of the Clean Air Act. See Standards of Performance for 
Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants, 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO and 
the PSD provisions of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7501. The alleged 
violations occurred at a facility owned and operated by NACC located 
near Trona, California.
    Under this settlement between the United States and NACC, NACC will 
be required to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from a gas turbine 
at the facility. The settlement provides for a civil penalty of 
$320,000. In addition, NACC will conduct a supplemental environmental 
project to reduce particulate matter emissions at the facility.
    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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States of America v. North American Chemical Company, DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-
1-2001.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Central District of California, 7516 Federal 
Building, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, California 90012 
and at Region IX, Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, Air 
Division, 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, 1130 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 $8.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-2771 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am]
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