[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 11682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03733]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Under the Clean Air Act

    On February 13, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Kansas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Koch Nitrogen 
Company, LLC, Civil Action No. 13-cv-02078.
    The Complaint states claims on behalf of the United States against 
Koch Nitrogen Company, LLC, for its violations of the Risk Management 
Program requirements of the Clean Air Act and 40 CFR part 68 at three 
of its chemical processing facilities near Ft. Dodge, IA, Dodge City, 
KS, and Marshalltown, IA. Koch Nitrogen Company, LLC, will resolve its 
liability by paying a $380,000 civil penalty, and will receive a 
covenant-not-to-sue from the United States.
    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. Koch Nitrogen Company, LLC, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-09892. 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 $2.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Acting Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-03733 Filed 2-15-13; 8:45 am]
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