[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43859-43860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-18286]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Notice is hereby given that on July 2, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in the case of United States v. Hercules Incorporated, No. 
3:12CV483, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division. In this action, the 
United States sought relief for violations of Section 112 of the Clean 
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412, and implementing regulations at 40 CFR part 
63, Subpart UUUU, the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for Cellulose Products Manufacturing, and for violations of 
the Defendant's State-issued operating permit at its cellulose products 
manufacturing facility in Hopewell, Virginia. The proposed Consent 
Decree requires the Defendant to pay a civil penalty of $175,000, and 
to implement a program aimed at preventing future violations of the 
Clean Air Act at its Hopewell facility.
    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: 
U.S. v. Hercules Incorporated., DJ. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09609.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be 
examined at 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 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 
$16.50 (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

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Decree Library at the address given above.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-18286 Filed 7-25-12; 8:45 am]
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