[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38362-38363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15243]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 11, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Modification to the Consent Decree with the United States District 
Court for the District of Maryland in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. Civil Action No. JKB-12-1408.
    The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement action against 
American Sugar Refining, Inc. (``ASR'') resolves allegations by the 
Environmental Protection Agency, asserted in a complaint filed together 
with the Consent Decree, under section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged environmental violations at ASR's sugar 
refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to the payment of a 
$200,000 civil penalty, the settlement required ASR to perform 
injunctive relief to reduce emission of nitrogen oxides 
(NOX), including installing ultra low-NOX burners 
and meeting certain emission rate limits.
    The proposed Modification to the Consent Decree provides additional 
time for ASR to install one of the ultra low-NOX burners and 
requires that ASR collect and submit certain data regarding 
NOX emissions. Further, the proposed Modification to the 
Consent Decree requires an additional reduction in annual 
NOX emissions.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Modification to the Consent Decree. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. American Sugar 
Refining, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-09801.

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    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 Modification to 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 proposed Modification to 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 $0.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-15243 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
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