[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 215 (Monday, November 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 57703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26916]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period Under the Clean Air 
Act

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that the United 
States has agreed to extend the public comment period in connection 
with a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Pacific Gas & 
Electric Company [``PG&E''], Civil Action No. CV-09-4503 (N.D. Cal.), 
that was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of California on September 24, 2009. The Consent Decree 
addresses an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401--
7671 et seq., which occurred at the Gateway Generating Station, a 
natural gas fired power plant located near Antioch, California. The 
alleged violation arises from the construction of the plant by PG&E 
allegedly without an appropriate permit in violation of the Prevention 
of Significant Deterioration provisions of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7475, and without installing and applying best available control 
technology at the plant to control emissions of various air pollutants.
    On October 5, 2009, the United States published a notice in the 
Federal Register, 74 FR 51170, announcing a 30 day public comment 
period on the proposed settlement. During the comment period, the 
United States received requests from various citizen groups, including 
Citizens for a Better Environment, ACORN, and Californians for 
Renewable Energy, asking the United States to extend the period for the 
public to submit their comments and to provide to the United States 
other information that these organizations believe should be considered 
in connection with the proposed settlement. In light of these requests, 
the United States has agreed to extend the time for the public to 
submit comments on the proposed settlement to a date sixty (60) days 
from the date of publication of this Federal Register 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 the 
United States Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin 
Station, Washington, DC 20044-7611. Comments should refer to United 
States v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Civil Action No. CV-09-4503 
(N.D. Cal.) and D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09753.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at: (1) The offices of the 
United States Department of Justice, 301 Howard Street, San Francisco, 
California 94105; and (2) the offices of the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105. 
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be 
examined on the following Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decree 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 enclose a check in the amount of $5.25 
(21 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-26916 Filed 11-6-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P