[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66083-66084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27489]


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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 October 17, 2011, 
a proposed consent decree with defendant Boehringer Ingelheim 
Vetmedica, Inc. (BIV), was lodged in the civil action United States v. 
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., No. 11-cv-06100-SOW, in the 
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
    In this action the United States is seeking civil penalties 
pursuant to Sections 113(b) and 608(c) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b) & 7671g(c), against BIV for violations that occurred at 
BIV's St. Joseph, Missouri, facility. The United States alleges in its 
complaint that the defendant failed to comply with regulations issued 
pursuant to Section 608 of the CAA, at 40 CFR part 82, Subpart F, that 
address the venting and release of Class I and Class II refrigerants 
into the environment. The proposed consent decree will resolve the 
United States' claims against the defendant under Section 608(c) of the 
CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7671g(c). Under the terms of the proposed consent 
decree, defendant BIV will make a cash payment of $300,000 to the 
United States and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project that 
will cost approximately $662,000. The Supplemental Environmental 
Project will be the decommissioning of equipment at a BIV facility in 
Fort Dodge, Iowa, that contains chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and 
replacement with equipment that does not contain CFCs.
    For thirty (30) days after the date of this publication, the 
Department of Justice will receive 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 Environmental Enforcement 
Section, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 
20044-7611. In either case, the comments should refer to the proposed 
consent decree with defendant BIV in United States v.

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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-09876.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 400 East Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri 
64106.During the comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined on 
the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A paper copy of the Consent Decree may 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 paper copy by mail, please enclose a check in the amount 
of $10.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the U.S. 
Treasury. When requesting a paper copy if by e-mail or fax, please 
forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the 
stated address.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-27489 Filed 10-24-11; 8:45 am]
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