[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30094-30095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12583]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 19, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States and Michigan 
Department of Environmental Quality v. AK Steel Corporation, Civil 
Action No. 15-11804.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act (CAA), 
naming AK Steel Corporation as the defendant. The complaint seeks 
injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the 
environmental regulations that govern iron and steel mills and the 
emission of particulate matter from certain sources at defendant's iron 
and steel mill in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. The Michigan 
Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) joined the complaint as a 
co-plaintiff asserting the same claims under equivalent state laws and 
regulations. Under the proposed consent decree, AK Steel agrees to 
implement procedures to improve future compliance with the CAA and 
State regulations, and pay a total of $1,353,126 in civil penalties, to 
be divided equally between the United States and MDEQ. Under the 
proposed consent decree, AK Steel also agrees to fund the installation 
of air filtration systems at nearby public schools. In return, the 
United States and MDEQ agree not to sue the defendant under section 113 
of the CAA related to its past violations.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and MDEQ v. AK Steel Corp., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-

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10702. 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 Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the proposed 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 $14.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-12583 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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