[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 31361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13301]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on May 13, 2011 a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States of America v. BASF Corporation, Civil Action 
No. 3:11-cv-00222 was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Southern District of Texas.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq. that occurred at BASF Corp.'s chemical manufacturing facility 
located on Copper Road in Freeport, Texas. In the Complaint, the United 
States alleged that BASF violated requirements of the Texas State 
Implementation Plan (``the Texas SIP''), permits issued pursuant to the 
Texas SIP, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources 
(codified at 40 CFR part 60) incorporated in the permits, and National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (``NESHAPs'') (codified 
at 40 CFR part 63). The Consent Decree requires BASF to pay a civil 
penalty of $500,000 and imposes injunctive relief requirements on BASF 
related to the Oxo Alcohols Flare, the CoGeneration Unit, and Boilers 
B-20A and B-20C.
    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, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States of America v. BASF Corporation, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08255/
1.
    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 in the amount of $10.50 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 M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-13301 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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