[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 57656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22808]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 13, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
Pollution Control District v. Post Holdings, Inc. and Ralcorp Holdings, 
Inc, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01482, with the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United 
States and the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control 
District (the ``Air District'') against Post Holdings, Inc. and Ralcorp 
Holdings, Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413, and 
the federally enforceable California state implementation plan. The 
plaintiffs alleged that defendants' cereal manufacturing facility in 
Modesto, California operated without the appropriate permits and 
pollution controls. Under the Consent Decree, defendants will pay a 
civil penalty of $635,000 ($317,500 shall be paid to the United States; 
$317,500 shall be paid to the Air District); shall operate and maintain 
the facility's pollution control equipment as specified; and shall 
comply with recordkeeping and monitoring requirements.
    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 and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air 
Pollution Control District v. Post Holdings, Inc. and Ralcorp Holdings, 
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10136. 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, D.C.
                                   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 $9.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-22808 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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