[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 38074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15067]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 19, 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 et al. v. Ash Grove 
Cement Company, Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-02299-JTM-DJW.
    The proposed consent decree, if approved by the Court, would 
require Ash Grove Cement Company (``Ash Grove'') to achieve substantial 
reductions of nitrogen oxides (``NOX''), sulfur dioxide 
(``SO2''), and particulate matter (``PM'') at its nine 
cement manufacturing plants operating in as many states. The states of 
Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Utah, Washington 
and the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency are parties to the proposed 
Decree. To reduce NOX emissions, the proposed Decree would 
require Ash Grove to install new, modern pollution controls on nine of 
the kilns; shut down two old, inefficient kilns; optimize the operation 
of two relatively small, older kilns; and meet stringent NOX 
emission limits. The Decree would also require Ash Grove to meet 
stringent emission limits to reduce SO2 emissions and would 
require modern pollution controls to reduce PM emissions at all eleven 
kilns that will continue to operate. Finally, the Decree would require 
Ash Grove to pay $2.5 million in civil penalties and to perform 
additional projects to replace diesel truck engines with modern, more 
efficient engines at its plants located in Arkansas, Kansas, and Texas. 
These truck engine replacements will further reduce NOX, PM, 
and ozone emissions.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Ash Grove Cement Co., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-09875. 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 proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ConsentDecrees.html. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed 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 $31.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $27.25.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-15067 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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