[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20649-20650]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11131]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on April 8, 1998, a proposed consent decree in United 
States v. AMOCO Oil Company, Civil Action No. G98-173, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 
simultaneously with the filing of a complaint by the United States. The 
complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations by 
defendant AMOCO of Sections 111, 112 and 114 of the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7411, 7412 and 7414, including the National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (``NESHAPS'') for benzene, New Source 
Performance Standards (``NSPS''), and related reporting requirements, 
in connection with the operation of its petroleum refining complex in 
Texas City, Texas. Under the proposed consent decree, AMOCO agrees to 
pay a civil penalty of

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$850,000.00 for these violations and to implement specific projects 
designed to reduce the benzene content of its waste streams and to 
bring the facility into compliance with the applicable regulatory 
requirements.
    For a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, 
the Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who are not parties to the action. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v. AMOCO Oil 
Company, DOJ #90-5-2-1-2131.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the offices of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, c/o U.S. 
Marshall Service, U.S. Courthouse, 515 Rusk, Houston, Texas, 77002 and 
at the office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 (Attention: Rusty 
Herbert, Assistant Regional Counsel). A copy of the consent decree may 
also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 
4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies of the decree 
may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library. 
Such requests should be accompanied by a check in the amount of $7.25 
(25 cents per page reproduction charge) payable to ``Consent Decree 
Library''. When requesting copies, please refer to United States v. 
AMOCO Oil Company, DOJ #90-5-2-1-2131.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-11131 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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