[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 7120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2551]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 27, 2005, 
a Consent Decree in United States, et al. v. ConocoPhillips Company, 
Civil Action No. H-05-0258, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Southern District of Texas.
    In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent 
Decree, the United States, the State of Illinois, the State of 
Louisiana, the State of New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 
and the Northwest Clean Air Agency in the State of Washington sought 
injunctive relief and penalties against ConocoPhillips Company 
(``COPC''), pursuant to sections 113(b) and 304(a) of the Clean Air Act 
(``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), 7604(a), for alleged CAA violations and 
violations of the corollary provisions in State laws occurring at the 
following refineries owned and operated by COPC: Roxanna/Hartford, 
Illinois; Belle Chasse, Louisiana; Linden, New Jersey; Trainer, 
Pennsylvania; Ferndale, Washington; Carson/Wilmington, California; 
Rodeo/Santa Maria, California; Borger, Texas; and Sweeny, Texas.
    Under the settlement, COPC will implement innovative pollution 
control technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur 
dioxide, and particulate matter from refinery process units. COPC also 
will adopt facility-wide enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive 
emission controls programs. In addition, COPC will pay a civil penalty 
of $4.525 million for settlement of the claims in the complaint. 
Finally, COPC will undertake both Federal and State environmentally-
beneficial projects worth more than $10 million including covering and 
oil/water separator at its New Jersey refinery; purchasing a foam 
aerial apparatus for mutual, emergency response aid in and around its 
Illinois refinery; donating $400,000 to a local emergency planning 
committee to fund radio systems and an emergency broadcast radio system 
in the area of COPC's Pennsylvania refinery; donating $400,000 to the 
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to support collection and 
recycling of household hazardous waste; purchasing a fire truck for 
mutual aid response in and around COPC's Washington refinery; replacing 
old fireplaces and wood stoves with new clean-burning fireplaces or 
certified wood stoves for low income households in the vicinity of the 
Washington refinery; and developing emissions inventories and targets 
for air pollution reduction by participating cities and towns in the 
vicinity of the Washington refinery.
    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. ConocoPhillips Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-
1-06722/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 910 Travis St., Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77208, and 
at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. 
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 (tonia.fleetwoodusdoj.gov), fax 
number (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In 
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $73.25 (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. 05-2551 Filed 2-9-05; 8:45 am]
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