[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 43614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18096]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 13, 2012, a proposed consent 
decree in United States, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., et al., Civil 
Action No. 12-4328 (FSH), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey.
    The proposed consent decree will settle claims by the United States 
and the State of New Jersey relating to alleged violations of Sections 
112 and 114 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412 and 7414, and the 
regulations promulgated thereunder pertaining to leak detection and 
repair (``LDAR'') for hazardous air pollutants, 40 CFR Part 63, 
Subparts A, H and CC, at an asphalt petroleum refinery owned and 
operated by Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. d/b/a Chevron 
Products Company in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The proposed consent 
decree requires the payment of a $463,750 civil penalty. In addition, 
although the plant has not refined asphalt since 2008, Chevron agrees 
to implement an enhanced LDAR program in the event refinery operations 
restart within the three year time frame of the proposed consent 
decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed 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 United States, et al. v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., et al., D.J. 
Ref. 90-5-2-1-09627.
    During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed 
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 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 
$11.75 (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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental, Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-18096 Filed 7-24-12; 8:45 am]
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