[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 154 (Tuesday, August 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 42875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21497]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice 
is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Esso 
Virgin Islands, Inc., Civil No. 1998-0171 was lodged on July 24, 1998 
with the United States District Court of the Virgin Islands. The 
complaint asserts claims against Esso Virgin Islands, Inc. (``Esso'') 
for its alleged violations of Sections 111(e) and 114(a) of the Clean 
Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7411(e) and 7414(a), at its St. 
Thomas, Virgin Islands bulk gasoline terminal, through multiple 
violations of the Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals, 
found at 40 C.F.R. 60.500 to 60.506 (``Subpart XX'').
    The proposed Consent Decree provides for Esso to pay a $294,200 
civil penalty. The decree also provides for Esso to: (1) minimize 
emissions by using only one loading arm at a time on its fuel loading 
rack; (2) properly operate and maintain the facility's vapor collection 
equipment; (3) properly load only vapor-tight gasoline tank trucks; and 
(4) record and maintain records of all information required under 
Subpart XX.
    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, 
P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to United 
States v. Esso Virgin Islands, Inc., U.S. DOJ No. 90-5-2-1-1846.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 1108 King St. Suite 201, Christiansted, 
U.S.V.I. 00820-4951; the Region II Office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region II Records Center, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, 
New York, NY 10007-1866; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, NW., Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 6 24-0892. A 
copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, Fourth Floor, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the 
referenced case and endorse a check in the amount of $6.75 (25 cents 
per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-21497 Filed 8-10-98; 8:45 am]
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