[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 34102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14380]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on May 16, 
2011, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Allied Metal 
Company, Civil Action No. 11 C 3228, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
    In a civil action filed simultaneously with the Consent Decree, the 
United States seeks a civil penalty against Allied Metal Company 
(``Allied''), pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act 
(``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged environmental violations of 
40 CFR Part 63, Subpart RRR. These violations are alleged to have 
occurred at Allied's facility located at 4528 W. Division Street, 
Chicago, Illinois.
    Under the proposed settlement, Allied will be required to (1) 
permanently shut down its thermal chip dryer and remove it as an 
emission source from its permit; (2) surrender all pollution credits 
relating to emissions from the chip dryer; (3) perform a supplemental 
environmental project by spending $132,627 to retrofit municipal or 
school bus diesel vehicles within Cook County by installing pollution 
control devices to reduce the emissions of particulate matter and 
hydrocarbons; (4) perform a supplemental environmental project by 
spending $132,627 to restore, cleanup, rebuild and re-vegitate with 
plants which have high adsorption capacity for dioxins and furans, the 
river edge of Allied's property located along the Chicago River; (5) 
provide periodic reports to EPA regarding its implementation of its 
obligations under the decree, and (6) pay a civil penalty of $92,210.
    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 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. Allied Metal Company, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08732.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Attn. Kurt N. Lindland, Assistant United States 
Attorney, 219 S. Dearborn Street, 5th Flr., Chicago, Illinois, and at 
U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., 14th Flr., Chicago, Illinois. 
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 number (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 $9.25 
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 Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-14380 Filed 6-9-11; 8:45 am]
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