[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78733-78734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31551]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on December 10, 2010, a proposed 
Consent Decree (the ``Decree'') in United States and Puget Sound Clean 
Air Agency v. U.S. Oil & Refining Co., Case No. 3:10-cv-05899, was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the Western District 
of Washington.
    In a complaint filed on the same day, the United States alleged 
that U.S. Oil & Refining Co. (``U.S. Oil'') was liable for violations 
at its refinery in Tacoma, Washington, pursuant to Section 113(b), 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b). Specifically, the complaint alleges that U.S. Oil 
violated the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 
for Benzene Waste Operations (the ``Benzene NESHAP''), 40 CFR part 61, 
Subpart FF, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Petroleum Refineries concerning leak detection and 
repair (the ``LDAR regulations''), 40 CFR part 63, Subpart CC, and the 
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Petroleum 
Refineries concerning emissions from catalytic reforming units and 
sulfur recovery plants, 40 CFR part 63, Subpart UUU. The complaint also 
alleges violations of Title V of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661-
7661f.
    Pursuant to the Decree, U.S. Oil will: (1) Pay a civil penalty of 
$230,000; (2) implement at least $746,000 in supplemental environmental 
projects; (3) enhance U.S. Oil's Benzene NESHAP compliance program; and 
(4) implement measures, in addition to compliance with the LDAR 
regulations, to minimize or eliminate fugitive emissions from 
components in the light liquid and gaseous service in its refinery.
    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 and Puget Sound Clean Air

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Agency v. U.S. Oil & Refining Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-09514.
    During the public comment period, the Decree may 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 $19.25 
(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. 2010-31551 Filed 12-15-10; 8:45 am]
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