[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 45618]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19188]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Joint Stipulation Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 25, 2011, a proposed Joint 
Stipulation to Modify the Sixth Amendment to the Consent Decree entered 
in United States v. BP Exploration and Oil Co., et al., (Civil No. 2:96 
CV 095 RL) (``Joint Stipulation''), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
    The Joint Stipulation modifies the Supplemental Environmental 
Project (referred to as the ``Natural Gas Conversion SEP'') required as 
part of the Sixth Amendment to the Consent Decree. The Sixth Amendment 
to the Consent Decree resolved the United States' civil claims against 
BP Products North America Inc. (``BP Products'') for alleged Clean Air 
Act (``CAA'') violations at its petroleum refinery located in Texas 
City, Texas (the ``Texas City Refinery''). The Joint Stipulation 
modifies the Natural Gas Conversion SEP so that heavy-duty diesel 
vehicles from third parties other than the City of Texas City, Texas 
and the Texas City Independent School District can now be converted as 
part of the Natural Gas Conversion SEP. The Joint Stipulation also 
requires BP Products to convert two additional heavy-duty diesel 
vehicles as part of the Natural Gas Conversion SEP, and eliminates the 
requirement to convert light-duty gasoline vehicles. Pursuant to the 
Sixth Amendment, BP Products was required to spend at least $6,000,000 
on the Natural Gas Conversion SEP. Pursuant to the Joint Stipulation, 
BP Products will have to spend at least $6,250,000 in completing the 
modified SEP.
    The Joint Stipulation also requires BP Products to perform a 
``Handheld Air Monitor SEP.'' As part of this SEP, BP Products will 
provide the Galveston County Health District and the Texas City Fire 
Department with handheld ambient air monitors that are capable of 
detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), as well as other toxic and 
combustible gases. BP Products is required to spend at least $35,000 in 
completing the Handheld Air Monitor SEP.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Joint 
Stipulation. 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 v. BP Exploration & Oil Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-
1-07109.
    During the public comment period, the Joint Stipulation may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Joint 
Stipulation 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. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $3.00 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 
requesting by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-19188 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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