[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 68 (Friday, April 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18239-18240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8086]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on March 31, 2010, two proposed Consent 
Decrees were lodged. United States et al. v. Shell Chemical LP, Civil 
Action No. 4:10-cv-01042, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Southern District of Texas. United States v. Shell 
Chemical Yabucoa, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-1268, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
    The Consent Decrees in these Clean Air Act enforcement actions 
against Shell Chemical LP and Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc. 
(collectively ``Shell'') resolve allegations by the Environmental 
Protection Agency, asserted in complaints filed together with the 
Consent Decrees, under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7413(b), for alleged environmental violations at Shell Chemical LP's 
petroleum refineries in Saraland, Alabama and St. Rose, Louisiana, and 
at Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.'s petroleum refinery in Yabucoa, Puerto 
Rico. The proposed Consent Decree in the Shell Chemical LP matter also 
resolves separate but related state law claims brought by co-plaintiffs 
Alabama and Louisiana.
    These are two of numerous national settlements reached as part of 
the EPA's Clean Air Act Petroleum Refinery Initiative. Consistent with 
the objectives of EPA's national initiative, in addition to the payment 
of civil penalties, the settlements require Shell to perform injunctive 
relief to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, volatile 
organic compounds, and benzene.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decrees 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, and 
either e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to the matters as United States et al. v. Shell Chemical LP, DOJ 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08703 and/or United States v. Shell Chemical Yabucoa, 
Inc., DOJ. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08703/1.
    Both proposed Consent Decrees may be examined at the following 
Regional Offices of the United States Environmental Protection Agency: 
Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866; Region 4, Sam 
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303-
8960; and Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202. 
The Consent Decree addressing Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc.'s facility 
in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico may also be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Torre Chardon, Suite 1201, 350 Carlos Chardon 
Avenue, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918.
    During the public comment period, the proposed agreements may also 
be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. Copies of the proposed 
agreements 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.

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(202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting 
from the Consent Decree Library a copy of the consent decree for United 
States et al. v. Shell Chemical LP, Civil Action No. 4:10-cv-01042 
(S.D. Tx), please enclose a check in the amount of $29.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. In requesting 
from the Consent Decree Library a copy of the consent decree for United 
States v. Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-1268, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $15.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-8086 Filed 4-8-10; 8:45 am]
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