[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27082]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Third Modification to Consent 
Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    On November 1, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
third modification to a consent decree with the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled 
United States, et al. v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, Civil Action 
No. 01-40119 (PVG).
    Under the original 2001 consent decree, Marathon Ashland Petroleum 
LLC (``Marathon'') agreed to implement innovative pollution control 
technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, 
and particulate matter from refinery process units at seven refineries 
then owned and operated by Marathon. Marathon also agreed to adopt 
facility-wide enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive emission 
control programs.
    Subsequently, the Court entered a first amendment, a first revised 
consent decree (that superseded the original consent decree) and a 
first and second modification to the first revised consent decree. 
Under the third modification that was lodged on November 1, 2012, 
Marathon will comply with lower NOx limits at one fluidized 
catalytic cracking unit (``FCCU''), will comply with higher 
NOx limits at another FCCU, and will replace an old heater 
with a new heater equipped with low NOx controls.
    The publication of this notice opens a period of public comment on 
the third modification. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States, et al. v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum 
LLC, D. J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-07247. 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 third modification may be 
examined and downloaded at this Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy 
of the third modification 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 in the amount of $1.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-27082 Filed 11-6-12; 8:45 am]
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