[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 14715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5769]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Amendment Under the Clean Air 
Act

    Under 28 C.F.R. Sec.  50.7, notice is hereby given that on March 
11, 2005, a First Amendment to the August 2001 Consent Decree in the 
matter of United States, et al. v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, 
Civil Action No. 4:01-CV-40119-PVG, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
    The First Amendment to the August 2001 Consent Decree (``First 
Amendment'') amends a consent decree entered among the United States, 
as Plaintiff, the County of Wayne, the State of Louisiana, and the 
State of Minnesota, as Plaintiff-Intervenors, and Marathon Ashland 
Petroleum LLC (``MAP''), as Defendant. In the August 2001 Consent 
Decree, MAP agreed, to undertake, inter alia, numerous projects to 
reduce emissions of air pollutants at seven refineries that MAP owns 
and operates. The proposed First Amendment exclusively involves MAP's 
refinery in Texas city, Texas. Under the First Amendment, MAP will: (1) 
Receive an exemption from compliance with the sulfur dioxide emissions 
limits of the New Source Performance Standards, 40 CFR 60.104(a)(1), at 
two of MAP's heaters at the Texas City Refinery during limited periods 
between March 1, 2005, and February 28, 2006, provided that MAP meets 
certain requirements during those limited periods; (2) accept a 
permanent reduction of the emissions limitation at the Refinery's 
fluidized catalytic cracking unit (``FCCU'') from 25 ppm to 20 ppm on 
365-day rolling average basis, at 0% oxygen; (3) advance by six months 
the NSPS compliance date of a new sulfur recovery plant that MAP will 
be installing at the Refinery; (4) advance by five months the NSPS 
compliance date of six heaters and boilers at the Refinery that 
currently are not subject to NSPS; (5) limit total sulfur dioxide 
emissions from the Texas City Refinery to those set forth in MAP's 
current Texas state permit; and (6) spend no less than $100,000 to 
install diesel retrofit technologies on no less than seven sanitation 
trucks owned and operated by Texas City, Texas.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of fifteen (15) 
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. Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-07247.
    The First Amendment may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 211 W. Fort St., Suite 2300, Detroit, Michigan 48226, 
and at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. 
During the public comment period, the First Amendment 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 
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 $2.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environment Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-5769 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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