[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26551]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 23, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Hawaii in the lawsuit entitled United States v. County of Maui, 
Hawaii, Civil Action No. CV 12 00571 LEK RLP.
    In this action, the United States filed a complaint under the Clean 
Air Act alleging violations at the Central Maui Municipal Solid Waste 
Landfill located on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The consent decree 
requires the County to implement injunctive relief including conducting 
enhanced gas monitoring, complying with interim wellhead temperature 
limits and implementing fire response procedures. The consent decree 
also requires the County to pay a civil penalty of $380,000 and to 
perform a Supplemental Environmental Project (``the SEP''). The SEP 
requires the County to install and operate at least eight wind turbines 
at the Landfill property.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. County of Maui, Hawaii, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-09360. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty 
(30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be 
submitted either by email or by mail:

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          To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email...............................  [email protected].
By mail................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                          U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                          Washington, DC. 20044-7611.
 
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    During the public comment period, the consent decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to:

Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 
20044-7611.

    Please enclose a check or money order for $14.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-26551 Filed 10-29-12; 8:45 am]
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