[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 19261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08371]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 19, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Paulsboro 
Refining Company LLC, Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-02662.
    In a complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), alleges that Paulsboro 
Refining Company LLC (``Paulsboro'') violated (1) the requirement to 
operate three flares at its petroleum refinery in Paulsboro, New 
Jersey, in a manner consistent with the good-air-pollution-control-
practices provisions of both the new source performance standards 
(``NSPS'') and national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants 
(``NESHAP'') found in Sections 111, 112 and 114 of the Clean Air Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7411, 7412 and 7414, and regulations promulgated thereunder; 
and (2) the refinery's CAA Title V Operating Permit. The proposed 
consent decree requires the Paulsboro to, among other things, bring the 
flares at the Facility into compliance with the NESHAP for Petroleum 
Refineries, 40 CFR part 60, subpart J. Two of the flares will be 
brought into compliance six months earlier than required by that 
provision. Paulsboro also will pay a civil penalty of $180,000.
    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 v. Paulsboro Refining Company LLC, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10408. 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: https://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 $6.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-08371 Filed 4-25-17; 8:45 am]
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