[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 86014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28599]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 22, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Indiana, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and State of 
Illinois v. United States Steel Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-
304.
    The proposed Consent Decree puts an end to litigation and resolves 
allegations in the Clean Air Act Complaint filed on August 1, 2012, by 
the United States on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
and by Co-Plaintiffs the State of Indiana, the Michigan Department of 
Environmental Quality and the State of Illinois, against Defendant U.S. 
Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel). Under the proposed Decree, U.S. Steel 
agrees to undertake measures to reduce pollution and improve 
environmental compliance at its three Midwest iron and steel 
manufacturing plants in Gary, Indiana; Ecorse, Michigan; and Granite 
City, Illinois. U.S. Steel also agrees to pay a $2.2 million civil 
penalty; perform seven supplemental environmental projects, valued at 
$1.9 million, in the communities affected by U.S. Steel's pollution; 
and conduct an environmentally beneficial project, valued at $800,000, 
at two of its affected plants.
    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 et al v. United States Steel 
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06476/1. 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 $20.75 (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. 2016-28599 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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