[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 168 (Thursday, August 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50124-50125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4250]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 16, 2007, a proposed Addendum 
to the Consent Decree (``Addendum'') in United States v. Valero Energy 
Company, et al., Civil Action No. SA-07-CA-0683, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
    In this action, the United States sought a civil penalty and 
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, 
et seq., and its implementing regulations, in connection with the 
petroleum refineries that settling Defendant Premcor Refining Group 
Inc. operates in Memphis, Tennessee and Port Arthur, Texas, and that 
settling Defendant Lima Refining Company operates in Lima, Ohio. 
Specifically, the United States alleged violations of the New Source 
Performance Standards for petroleum refineries and the National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Benzene Waste 
Operations. The Addendum requires Defendant Premcor Refining Group, 
Inc. and Defendant Lima Refining Company to implement injunctive relief 
to improve their refineries' performance, including reducing emissions 
from major refinery units, reducing the flaring of process upset 
gasses, improving leak detection and repair procedures, and improving 
the management of benzene wastewater streams. The Addendum also 
requires the Defendants to pay a $4.25 million civil penalty to the 
United States, the State of Ohio, and Memphis-Shelby County Health 
Department. The United States will receive $2.7 million of the civil 
penalty. The Addendum also requires the Defendants to perform several 
Supplemental Environmental Projects with a total value of $4.25 
million.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Addendum to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed 
to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and either e-mailed to [email protected], or 
mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. Premcor Refining 
Group, Inc. et al, D.J. Ref.  90-5-2-1-06811/1.
    The Addendum may be examined at: The Office of the United States 
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 601 NW Loop 410, Suite 600, 
San Antonio, Texas 78216 (contact AUSA Susan Biggs); U.S. EPA Region 6, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas, 75202 (contact Patricia 
Welton); U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia, 
30303-8960 (contact Marlene Tucker); and U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd. (C-13J), Chicago, Illinois, 60604 (contact Mary T. 
McAuliffe). During the public comment period, the Consent Decree also 
may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decree 
also may 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 from the Consent Decree Library, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $30.75 (25 cents per page reproduction 
cost) payable to the

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U.S. Treasury, or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount 
to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-4250 Filed 8-29-07; 8:45 am]
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