[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 60853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20936]


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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 October 11, 2005, 
a Consent Decree in United States and the State of Louisiana v. 
Chalmette Refining, L.L.C., Civil Action No. 05-4662, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
    In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent 
Decree, the United States and the State of Louisiana sought injunctive 
relief and penalties against Chalmette Refining, L.L.C. (``CRLLC'') 
pursuant to Sections 113(b) and 304(a) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7413(b) and 7604(a), for alleged Clean Air Act violations and 
violations of the corollary provisions in state law at a petroleum 
refinery in Chalmette, Louisiana owned by CRLLC. The complaint also 
alleged violations of release reporting requirements under Section 103 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603, and Section 304 of the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11004.
    Under the settlement, CRLLC will implement innovative pollution 
control technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur 
dioxide, and particulate matter from refinery process units. CRLLC also 
will adopt facility-wide enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive 
emission control programs. In addition, CRLLC will pay a $1 million 
civil penalty for settlement of the claims in the complaint. Finally, 
CRLLC will undertake $3 million in Federal and State environmentally-
beneficial projects, including spending at least $1 million to retrofit 
or replace an existing gas-fired compressor to reduce emission of 
nitrogen oxides and providing $2 million for acquisition and protection 
of coastal lands in the State of Louisiana.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States and the State of Louisiana v. Chalmette 
Refining, L.L.C., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-07030/2.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Offices of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas 
Texas. 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 
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 $40.75 (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. 05-20936 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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