[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19818]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 21, 2008, a proposed consent 
decree in United States and the State of Illinois v. Crane Composites, 
Inc., No. 08cv4735, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Illinois.
    In this civil action brought pursuant to the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7613, the United States sought to prevent the emission of 
volatile organic material (``VOM'') in excess of limits imposed by the 
Illinois State Implementation Plan and the facility's air emission 
permit issued under Title V of the Act from the Crane Composites, Inc. 
fiberglass reinforced plastics manufacturing facility in Channahon, 
Will County, Illinois. The State of Illinois joined this action as co-
plaintiff asserting the same claims under the equivalent state laws and 
regulations. Under the proposed consent decree, Crane Composites will 
install a permanent total enclosure to capture 100% of its off-gases 
from its production lines and route those gases to a regenerative 
thermal oxydizer that will destroy 95% of the VOM and hazardous air 
pollutants before release to the atmosphere. Under the proposed consent 
decree, defendant will pay a total of $1,000,000 in civil penalties, 
divided between the United States (which will receive $800,000) and the 
State of Illinois. In addition, the proposed consent decree will 
resolve Crane Composites' past obligations under the Illinois Emission 
Reduction Market System with a payment to the State of no more than 
$150,000.
    The Department of Justice will accept comments relating to the four 
proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and mailed either electronically to [email protected] or in 
hard copy to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611. Comments should refer to United States and the State of 
Illinois v. Crane Composites, Inc., Case No. 08cv4735 (N.D. Ill.) and 
D.J. Reference No. 90-5-2-1-08836.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at: (1) The Office of 
the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 
South Dearborn Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-
5300; and (2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 
5), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (contact 
Gaylene Vasaturo (312-886-1811)). During the comment period, the 
proposed consent decrees may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decree.html . Copies of the proposed consent decrees may also be 
obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, 
P.O. Box 7611, 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 refer to the referenced 
case and D.J. Reference No. 90-5-2-1-08836, and enclose a check in the 
amount of $11.50 for the consent decrees (46 pages at 25 cents per page 
reproduction costs), made payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-19818 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]
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