[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24458]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 4, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. NGL Crude 
Logistics, LLC and Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC, Civil Action No. 
2:16-cv-01038-LRR.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
United States' Complaint names NGL Crude Logistics, LLC (f/k/a Gavilon, 
LLC) and Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC as defendants. The United 
States' Complaint seeks retirement of approximately 36 million 
Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and civil penalties.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC 
to pay a $6 million civil penalty to resolve the civil claims alleged 
in the Complaint against Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC through the 
date of lodging. The proposed Consent Decree does not resolve the 
United States' claims against NGL Crude Logistics, LLC.
    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. NGL Crude Logistics, LLC and Western 
Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11163. 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: https://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 $8.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-24458 Filed 10-7-16; 8:45 am]
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