[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19141]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act (``CAA'')

    On July 31, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for 
the District of Utah in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Utah, Utah Division of Air Quality v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Civil Action 
No. 2:13-cv-00721-EJF.
    In this action the United States and the State of Utah, Utah 
Division of Air Quality filed a complaint and consent decree 
concurrently against Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (``Chevron'' or 
``Defendant'') seeking mitigation relief and civil penalties under 
Sections 113(b) and 167 of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'' or ``the Act''), 
42 U.S.C. 7413(b) and 7475, and Utah Code Ann. Sec. Sec.  19-2-104 and 
107, for the Defendant's alleged violations at the petroleum refinery 
(``Refinery'') operated by Chevron located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 
Defendant operated the Refinery in violation of various provisions of 
the CAA which include failing to obtain the necessary prevention of 
significant deterioration (``PSD'') permit and to install controls 
under the Act to reduce the pollutant nitrogen oxides (``NOx''). The 
Decree requires the Settling Defendant to install pollution controls at 
the Refinery to mitigate the harm caused by the Refinery's excess 
emissions and pay the sum of $384,000 dollars cash, including interest, 
to the United States as a civil penalty.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer 
to United States v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09645. 
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 e-mail...........................  [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.justice.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 $15.25 (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. 2013-19141 Filed 8-7-13; 8:45 am]
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