[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 61695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27256]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act

    In accordance with 28 U.S.C. section 50.7, notice is hereby given 
that on October 16, 2003, a proposed Consent Decree in United States, 
et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Civil Action No. C: 03-4650 MEJ, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District 
of California.
    In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and 
penalties against Chevron U.S.A. Inc. (``Chevron''), pursuant to 
Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), 
section 109(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9609(c), and 
section 325(b) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 
Act (``EPCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 11045(b) (3), for alleged environmental 
violations at Chevron's petroleum refineries located in El Segundo, 
California; Richmond, California; Kapolei, Hawaii; Pascagoula, 
Mississippi; and Salt Lake City, Utah. The States of Hawaii and Utah, 
the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality, and the Bay Area 
Air Quality Management District of California have joined in this 
settlement as signatories to the Consent Decree.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires Chevron to implement 
innovative pollution control technologies to greatly reduce emissions 
of nitrogen oxides (``NOx'') and sulfur dioxide 
(``SO2'') from refinery process units, to reduce the number 
and impact of flaring events, and to adopt facility-wide enhanced 
monitoring and fugitive emission control programs. In additional, 
Chevron will pay a civil penalty of $3.5 million and perform 
supplemental environmental projects with a value of at least $4.55 
million.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-2-07629.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Northern District of California, 450 Golden 
Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102 (attn: Charles O'Connor), and at 
U.S. EPA Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202-2466 
(attn: Cindy Reynolds). During the public comment period, the Consent 
Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree 
may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by 
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy of the Consent Decree from 
the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$52.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-27256 Filed 10-28-03; 8:45 am]
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