[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 228 (Monday, November 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 62596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28459]


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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 November 23, 2009 
a Consent Decree in United States of America and Allegheny County 
Health Department v. Allegheny Ludlum Corporation and Harsco 
Corporation, Civil Action No. 09-1546 was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
    In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent 
Decree, the United States and the Allegheny County Health Department 
(``ACHD'') sought injunctive relief and penalties against Allegheny 
Ludlum Corporation (``ALC'') and Harsco Corporation (``Harsco'') 
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 Pennsylvania 
State Implementation Plan at a slag handling operation in Natrona, 
Pennsylvania owned by ALC and operated by Harsco.
    Under the terms of the settlement, the settling defendants will: 
(1) Control fugitive emissions at the slag handling operations; (2) 
perform a supplemental environmental project to control fugitive dust 
in the vicinity of the slag handling operations; and (3) pay a $184,900 
civil penalty for settlement of the claims in the complaint.
    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 Allegheny County Health Department v. Allegheny Ludlum 
Corporation and Harsco Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09378.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Offices of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. During the 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 $10.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-28459 Filed 11-27-09; 8:45 am]
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