[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34458-34459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14705]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 9, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Clearwater Paper 
Corporation, Civil Action No. 15-00200.
    Defendant Clearwater Paper Corporation (Clearwater) owns and 
operates a paper and pulp mill in Lewiston, Idaho. The proposed Consent 
Decree settles the claims for penalties and injunctive relief based on 
the following Clean Air Act violations: (1) Violations of Subparts A 
and BB of the federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), 40 CFR 
part 60; (2) violations of Subpart S of the National Emission Standards 
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 CFR part 63; and (3) 
violations of Clearwater's Title V permit that incorporates these 
NESHAP and NSPS requirements. See 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Under the 
proposed Consent Decree, Clearwater will install necessary equipment to 
cease ongoing violations by September 30, 2015. Clearwater will also 
pay a civil penalty of $300,000.
    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 v. Clearwater Paper Corporation, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10620. 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 Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://

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www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $7.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-14705 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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