[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 61774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25121]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 28, 2010, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 3:10-cv-00563-bbc, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.
    The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement actions 
against Murphy Oil USA, Inc. (``Murphy'') resolves allegations by the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the State of Wisconsin and the State 
of Louisiana asserted in a complaint filed together with the Consent 
Decree, under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), 
for alleged environmental violations at Murphy's petroleum refineries 
in Superior, Wisconsin and Meraux, Louisiana.
    This Consent Decree is one 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 $1.25 million in civil penalties, the 
settlement requires Murphy to perform injunctive relief at both of 
Murphy's refineries in Superior, Wisconsin and Meraux, Louisiana to 
reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic 
compounds, and benzene, and to spend no less than $1.5 million to 
perform a supplemental environmental project to further reduce 
emissions of volatile organic compounds at the Meraux refinery.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed 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, 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 matter as United States, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 
DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09186.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the following Regional 
Offices of the United States Environmental Protection Agency: Region 5, 
77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; and Region 6, 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202.
    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. (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. Murphy Oil USA, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-00563-bbc (W.D. Wis.), please enclose a 
check in the amount of $29.25 (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. 2010-25121 Filed 10-5-10; 8:45 am]
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