[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26119-26120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11616]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 30, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Texas, Abilene Division, in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. Alon USA, LP, Case No.1:17-cv-00087.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves United States' claims under 
the Clean Air Act (CAA) against Alon USA, LP, concerning its petroleum 
refinery located in Big Spring, Texas. The proposed Decree addresses 
the pollutants benzene (under the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants for benzene) and volatile organic compounds 
(in connection with leak-detection-and-repair requirements). Under the 
CAA's New Source Performance Standards and the Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration standards, the proposed Decree also addresses 
various emissions from certain refinery devices, including: Heaters and 
boilers, flares, and a fluidized catalytic cracking unit (including its 
regenerator and its associated boiler). Also under the proposed Decree, 
Defendant would perform a supplemental environmental project to reduce 
emissions of nitrogen oxides and pay a civil penalty of $456,250.00.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States of America v. Alon USA, LP, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-09157. All comments must be received 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, D.C. 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: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $40.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-11616 Filed 6-5-17; 8:45 am]
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