[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18928-18929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08205]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 17, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Alaska in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Alaska v. 
Westward Seafoods, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-00087-TMB.
    This Consent Decree resolves disputes against Westward Seafoods, 
Inc. with respect to violations of the Clean Air Act at Westward's 
seafood processing facility in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Coincidental with 
the entry of the Consent Decree we are also resolving claims for 
stipulated penalties for violations of a Consent Decree entered into 
with Westward regarding this facility in 2010 involving the Facility 
(``2010 Decree''). The same set of facts give rise to the violations of 
the CAA and the stipulated penalty provisions of the 2010 Decree.
    The Consent Decree requires a penalty of $570,000 ($228,000 to the 
state of Alaska and $342,000 to the United States). Moreover, Westward 
has to pay $730,000 to resolve the Stipulated Penalty claims. Hence, 
Westward will pay a total of $1,300,000 in penalties. In addition, the 
Consent Decree requires that: (1) Westward undertake injunctive relief 
relating to improved operation and maintenance procedures and employee 
training focused on the key power generators; (2) Westward be subject 
to Third Party Verification regarding compliance with the Decree and 
with Westward's Clean Air Act permit; and (3) Westward implement two 
mitigation projects.

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    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 and State of Alaska v. Westward Seafoods, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-00087-TMB, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09168/
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 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 $36.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits, the cost is $17.00.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-08205 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
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