[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50345-50346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19704]


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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 August 19, 2008 a 
Consent Decree in United States and the State of Louisiana v. Calcasieu 
Refining Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:08-cv-01215-PM-KK was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Western 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 Calcasieu Refining Company, Inc. 
(``Calcasieu'') pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged Clean Air Act violations and violations of 
the corollary provisions in state law at a petroleum refinery in Lake 
Charles, Louisiana owned by Calcasieu.
    Under the settlement, Calcasieu will implement air pollution 
control technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from 
refinery process units. Calcasieu also will adopt facility-wide 
enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive emission control 
programs, as well as a program to minimize flaring events. In addition, 
Calcasieu will pay a $612,500 civil penalty.
    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, DC 20044-7611, or submitted via 
e-mail to [email protected], and should refer to United 
States and the State of Louisiana v. Calcasieu Refining Company, Inc., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08556.
    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

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public comment period, the Consent 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 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 $26.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-19704 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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