[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 169 (Wednesday, August 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 52787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22130]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Lodging of Consent Decree Under Certain Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 38 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Appleton Papers, Inc., C.A. No. 00-216-J, was lodged on August 16, 
2000, with the United States District Court for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania. The consent decree resolves the United States' claims 
against Defendant Appleton Papers, Inc. for violations of Section 111 
of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7411, and the Pulp Mill New Source 
Performance Standards (``NSPS''), 40 CFR part 60, subpart BB, with 
respect to the operation of Appleton's brown stock washer system. 
Further, the consent decree resolves the United States' claim that 
Appleton failed to comply with a recovery boiler fuel use limitation 
contained in an operating permit, issued pursuant to the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan. The violations occurred at 
Appleton's facility, located in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania.
    In addition, the consent decree resolves the claims alleged in the 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's complaint-in-intervention, which is 
based upon the same violations referenced above.
    Under the consent decree, Appleton has agreed to pay a civil 
penalty in the amount of $490,000. Further, Appleton will implement 
agreed-upon injunctive relief, requiring the construction of a Pulp 
Project that will bring Appleton into compliance with the Clean Air Act 
and the applicable NSPS regulations not later than January 31, 2002. 
Moreover, completion and implementation of the Pulp Project will result 
in Appleton's early compliance with the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Pulp and Paper Industry, 40 CFR part 
63, subpart S, which become effective in 2006.
    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, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States v. Appleton Papers, Inc., DOJ Reference No. 90-5-2-1-
06607.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 633 Post Office and Courthouse Building, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219; and the Region III Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be 
obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, 
P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. In requesting a copy, please 
refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of 
$12.75 (.25 cents per page production costs), payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-22130 Filed 8-29-00; 8:45 am]
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