[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 70576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28315]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 19, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Louisiana, Lafayette Division, in the lawsuit entitled 
United States, et al. v. CABOT Corporation, Case No. 6:13-cv-03095.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' and the 
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality's (``LDEQ'') claims that 
Cabot violated the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (``PSD'') 
provisions of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7470-7492, as well 
as the federally approved PSD regulations of the States of Louisiana 
and Texas, at these facilities, resulting in excess emissions of 
nitrogen oxide (``NOX''), sulfur dioxide 
(``SO2''), and particulate matter (``PM''). Under the 
proposed Consent Decree, Cabot has agreed to implement $84 million in 
injunctive relief, to perform environmental mitigation projects valued 
at $450,000 and to pay a $975,000 civil penalty to resolve the 
governments' claims.
    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 of America v. CABOT Corporation, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10355. 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 $22.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-28315 Filed 11-25-13; 8:45 am]
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