[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 39262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16035]


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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 June 26, 2012, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States and San Joaquin Valley Unified 
Air Pollution Control District v. Cottage Bakery, Inc. and Ralcorp 
Frozen Bakery Products, Inc., case number 2:12-at-00895, was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
California.
    The Decree resolves the claims of the United States and the San 
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (the ``Air 
District'') against Cottage Bakery, Inc. and Ralcorp Frozen Bakery 
Products, Inc. (collectively ``Cottage'') for violations of the federal 
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) (the ``Act''), and the federally 
enforceable State Implementation Plan. The plaintiffs alleged that 
Cottage operated a commercial bakery in Lodi, California without 
appropriate permits and pollution control equipment. Under the proposed 
Decree, Cottage will pay a penalty of $625,000, of which $312,000 shall 
be paid to the United States and the remainder to the Air District; 
operate its thermal oxidizer under specified conditions; and undertake 
monitoring and recordkeeping.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 
the Consent Decree between the United States et al. and Cottage Bakery 
et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10004.
    During the public comment period, the Decree may be examined at the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Regional Counsel, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 947-4112; at the Air 
District, 1990 E. Gettysburg Ave., Fresno, CA 93726, (559) 230-6033; 
and on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 
emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (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 $7.75 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or 
fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-16035 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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