[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 228 (Friday, November 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74134-74135]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30099]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 17, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Columbia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. HollyFrontier 
Refining & Marketing LLC, Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC, Holly 
Refining & Marketing Company--Woods Cross LLC, and Navajo Refining 
Company, LLC Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-02024.
    The United States alleges in its Complaint that HollyFrontier 
Refining & Marketing LLC, Frontier El Dorado Refining LLC, Holly 
Refining & Marketing Company--Woods Cross LLC, and Navajo Refining 
Company, LLC (collectively HollyFrontier) are liable for civil 
penalties and injunctive relief arising from alleged violations of the 
Clean Air Act, Section 211(h), 42 U.S.C. 7545(h), and the fuels 
regulations promulgated thereunder and published at 40 CFR part 80. 
This Complaint addresses HollyFrontier's self-reported violations of 
the Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) standard for certain batches of gasoline 
produced at their respective refineries and introduced into commerce 
with a RVP in excess of the respective standard. The Complaint also 
addresses alleged self-reported fuel testing violations at their 
respective refineries.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves all claims alleged in the 
Complaint, provides for payment of a $1.2 million civil penalty, and 
requires HollyFrontier to implement mitigation projects that are 
anticipated to reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds, 
including toxics, by an estimated 96 tons over the lifetime of the 
Consent Decree.
    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, 
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States v. 
HollyFrontier Refining & Marketing LLC, Frontier El Dorado Refining 
LLC, Holly Refining & Marketing Company--Woods Cross LLC, and Navajo 
Refining Company, L.L.C., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-1113. 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 $ 7.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) for the proposed Consent Decree without attachments, 
$ 8.75 with attachments, payable to the United States Treasury.

Bob Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-30099 Filed 11-25-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4410-15-P