[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 50988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-23747]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and 
the Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 23, 2009, a proposed 
Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment in United States v. Midwest 
Renewable Energy, LLC, Civil Action No. 8:09CV337, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
    In this action, the United States sought an injunction ordering the 
defendant to comply with Sections 112(r) and 113(b) of the Clean Air 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r) and 7413(b), and Section 325(c) of the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (``EPCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 
11025(c), and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The United States 
also sought civil penalties for the past violations of these statutes 
and regulations, arising out of Midwest Renewable Energy's operations 
at an ethanol plant it owns and operates Sutherland, Nebraska. Midwest 
Renewable Energy (``MRE'') began production of ethanol at the facility 
in September 2004. In the stipulation, MRE certifies that it has 
remedied each of the alleged violations in the complaint and agrees to 
pay a civil penalty of $10,000.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the Stipulation 
of Settlement and Judgment. 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. In 
either case, the comments should refer to United States v. Midwest 
Renewable Energy, LLC, Civil Action No. 8:09CV337, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
2-1-09275.
    The stipulation may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, District of Nebraska, 1620 Dodge Street, Suite 1400, Omaha, 
Nebraska 68102. During the comment period, the Stipulation of 
Settlement and Judgment may be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Stipulation of Settlement and Judgment 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 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 $38.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
United States Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that 
amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-23747 Filed 10-1-09; 8:45 am]
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