[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5609-5610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2080]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 26, 2011, a proposed Consent 
Decree was lodged with the District Court of the Virgin Islands, 
Division of St. Croix, in United States et al. v. HOVENSA L.L.C., Civil 
Action No. 1:11-cv-6.
    The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement actions 
against HOVENSA L.L.C. resolves allegations by the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 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 HOVENSA L.L.C.'s 
petroleum refinery in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. The 
proposed Consent Decree also resolves separate but related territorial 
law claims brought by co-plaintiff the United States Virgin Islands.
    This 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 
civil penalties, the settlement requires HOVENSA L.L.C. 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.

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HOVENSA L.L.C, DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08229/1.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 5500 
Veterans Drive, Room 260, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 00802 and at U.S. 
EPA Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866.
    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. HOVENSA L.L.C., 
Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-6, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$45.00 (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. 2011-2080 Filed 1-31-11; 8:45 am]
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