[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30164-30165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4833]


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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 May 5, 2006, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States of America v. Weyerhaeuser 
Company, Civil Action No. 4:06-cv-61, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.
    The United States alleges that Weyerhaeuser (1) violated the 
particulate matter (PM) emission limit in the applicable air permit at 
a boiler and the wood dryer system at its Hawesville, Kentucky pulp and 
paper mill (``the Hawesville Mill'') and (2) violated the Recycling and 
Emissions Reduction regulations, 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F (Sec. Sec.  
82.150 to 82.166), at its Hawseville Mill, its pulp and paper mill in 
Bennettsville, South Carolina, and its pulp and paper mill in 
Kingsport, Tennessee. The United States sought injunctive relief and 
civil penalties to address the clean Air Act violations.
    Under the Consent Decree, Weyerhaeuser will pay a civil penalty of 
$142,000 and be prohibited from the use of any fuel other than natural 
gas in Hog Fuel Boiler No. 2 at the Hawesville Mill. This prohibition 
will remain in effect until Kentucky issues a new permit which 
prohibits the use of any fuel other than natural gas.
    The United States 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 of America v. Weyerhaeuser Company, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5ndash;2-1-2186/3.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may 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. If 
requesting from the consent Decree Library a copy of the Consent 
Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of

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$7.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-4833 Filed 5-24-06; 8:45 am]
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