[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52692-52693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21462]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on August 17, 2011, 
a Consent Decree in United States of America v. Erie Coke Corporation, 
Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00240-SJM was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
    In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and 
penalties against Erie Coke Corporation (``Erie Coke'') pursuant to 
Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged 
Clean Air Act violations and violations of the Pennsylvania State 
Implementation Plan at a coke manufacturing facility in Erie, 
Pennsylvania owned by Erie Coke. Originally, the complaint was filed 
jointly with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of 
Environmental Protection, but the Commonwealth settled separately with 
Erie Coke and a consent judgment was entered in the Commonwealth Court 
of Pennsylvania (the ``State Agreement'').
    Under the terms of the settlement with the United States, the 
settling defendant will: (1) Pay a $300,000 civil penalty to the United 
States; and (2) apply interim measures to control visible air emissions 
until the Erie Coke facility comes into compliance with the State 
Agreement.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
Consent

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Decree 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, P.O. Box 7611, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or submitted via 
e-mail to [email protected], and should refer to United 
States v. Erie Coke Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09614.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Offices of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 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 $6.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-21462 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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