[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 80 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 22165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8947]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning 
and Community Right-To-Know Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 18, 2008, a proposed Consent 
Decree (``Decree'' ) in United States v. Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC, 
Civil Action No. 3:08-cv-00198-TBR, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, Louisville 
Division.
    In this action the United States sought to obtain injunctive relief 
and assessment of civil penalties against Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC 
(``Rohm and Haas'') for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7404-7671(q); the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 
U.S.C. 6901-6992(k) (``RCRA''); the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675(c) 
(``CERCLA''); and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 11001-11050 (``EPCRA'') that occurred at a Rohm and Haas 
chemical-manufacturing facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The Decree 
would settle these claims and require Rohm and Haas to pay $35,975 in 
civil penalties and to perform the following Supplemental Environmental 
Projects: Install an emission-reducing cover on an organic water 
gravity separator at the Louisville Plant at an estimated cost of 
$115,000, and provide the City of Louisville with a hazard analysis 
software module at an estimated cost of $18,671.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 reference 
United States v. Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC., Civil Action No. 3:08-
cv-00198-TBR, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08598.
    The Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 510 W. Broadway, 10th Floor, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. 
During the public comment period, the Decree may also be examined on 
the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
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.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-8947 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]
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