[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69125-69126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28311]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on November 3, 2010, a proposed Consent 
Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States v. Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania, Civil Action No. 2:10-cv-01469-JFC, was lodged with the 
United States District

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Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
    In a complaint, filed simultaneously with the Decree, the United 
States alleges that the Slippery Rock University and the Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania violated the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and 
25 Pa. Code Sec. Sec.  123.11, 123.41 and 123.444, regulations included 
in the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan, by causing excess 
particulate emissions from boilers on the university campus.
    Pursuant to the Decree, Slippery Rock University and the 
Commonwealth will install pollution control technology to reduce 
particulate emissions, will comply with the regulatory emissions limits 
for particulate matter, will store its coal in a coal storage building 
to protect coal from degradation, and will perform periodic testing to 
ensure that the facility is complying with the emissions limits. 
Slippery Rock and the Commonwealth will also pay a $50,000 civil 
penalty to the United States pursuant to the Decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Decree. 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 
United States v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-
07931.
    During the public comment period, the 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 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 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
U.S. 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 Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-28311 Filed 11-9-10; 8:45 am]
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