[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 27935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11151]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of an Amendment to Consent Decree Under the 
Clean Air Act

    On May 9, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois a proposed 
Fourth Amendment to the consent decree in the lawsuit entitled United 
States et al v. Lafarge North America, et al., Civil Action No. 3:10-
cv-44-JPG.
    The consent decree, which was entered by the Court on March 18, 
2010, resolves claims of the United States and twelve states or state 
agencies against Lafarge North America, Inc., Lafarge Midwest, Inc., 
and Lafarge Building Materials, Inc. (``Lafarge'') for alleged 
violations of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'' or ``Act'') at its thirteen 
Portland cement production facilities in the United States. The 
proposed Fourth Amendment affects only two of the thirteen cement 
plants addressed in the Consent Decree: The Sugar Creek, Missouri 
cement plant and the Tulsa, Oklahoma cement plant. As of November 30, 
2012, the Lafarge Companies have transferred ownership and operation of 
the Sugar Creek and Tulsa plants to Audubon Materials LLC and Tulsa 
Cement LLC, respectively. If approved by the Court, the Fourth 
Amendment would substitute Audubon Materials LLC for the Lafarge 
Companies at the Sugar Creek, Missouri plant, and would substitute 
Tulsa Cement LLC for the Lafarge Companies at the Tulsa, Oklahoma 
plant. Audubon Materials LLC, Tulsa Cement LLC, and their parent, Eagle 
Materials Inc. (collectively, ``the Eagle Companies'') have agreed in 
writing to assume the obligations, rights, and benefits of, and to be 
bound by the terms and conditions of, the Consent Decree, to the extent 
those terms and conditions relate to the Sugar Creek and Tulsa Cement 
plants.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Fourth Amendment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States et al v. Lafarge North America, et al., 
Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-44-JPG, D.J. Ref No. 90-5-2-1-08221. 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 proposed Fourth Amendment 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 Fourth Amendment 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 $12.75 (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 $9.00.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-11151 Filed 5-14-14; 8:45 am]
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