[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25750-25751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10389]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 25, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States of America and State of New Jersey v. Hess 
Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:12cv2335 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement action against 
Hess Corporation resolves allegations by the Environmental Protection 
Agency, asserted in a complaint filed together with the Consent Decree, 
under section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for 
alleged environmental violations at Hess Corporation's petroleum 
refinery in Port Reading, New Jersey.
    This is one of numerous national settlements reached as part of the 
EPA's Clean Air Act Petroleum Refinery Initiative. Consistent with the 
objectives of EPA's national initiative, in addition to the payment of 
$850,000 in civil penalties, the settlement requires Hess Corporation 
to perform injunctive relief to reduce emission of nitrogen oxides and 
volatile organic compounds.
    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 emailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
Hess Corporation, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08229.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be 
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, to 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

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by faxing or emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $33.75 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 
requesting by email or fax, forward a check in that amount to the 
Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-10389 Filed 4-30-12; 8:45 am]
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