[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 13 (Thursday, January 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3656-3657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1107]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2011, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States et al. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 
Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-016, was filed with the United States District 
Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
    In this action, the United States and Indiana sought penalties and 
injunctive relief for the Defendants' violations of the Clean Air Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and the Indiana Code 13-13-5-1 and 13-13-5-2, 
at its four coal-fired power plants in Chesterton, Michigan City, 
Wheatfield, and Gary, Indiana.
    To resolve the United States' and Indiana's claims, the Defendants 
will pay a penalty of $3.5 million, and will install or upgrade air 
emission controls at three of its plants, and cease operations at its 
fourth plant in Gary, Indiana. In addition, the Defendant will perform 
environmental mitigation projects costing at least $9.5 million.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
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, D.C. 20044-7611, and should refer to 
either: United States et al. v. Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 
Civil Action No. 2:11-cv-016, or D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08417. The Consent 
Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 
Northern District of Indiana, 5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500, Hammond, 
Indiana 46320, and at the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. 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 
no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In 
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check, payable to the U.S. Treasury, in the amount of $26.00 (25 cents 
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reproduction cost), or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in the 
applicable amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-1107 Filed 1-19-11; 8:45 am]
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