[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39457-39458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17496]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 14, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. City of Waterbury, CT and Synagro Northeast, LLC, Civil 
Action No. 2:17-cv-01377.
    In a Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), alleges that

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the City of Waterbury, Connecticut (``Waterbury'') and Synagro 
Northeast, LLC (``Synagro'') violated the Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), 
42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) The Solid Waste Combustion provisions 
in Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the 
Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge Incineration Units 
Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR 62, subpart LLL 
(``Subpart LLL''). The proposed Consent Decree in this case, among 
other things, requires that Waterbury and Synagro bring the sewage 
sludge incineration unit located at the Waterbury Wastewater Treatment 
Plant into compliance with Subpart LLL, and pay a civil penalty of 
$104,000.
    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. City of Waterbury, CT and Synagro 
Northeast, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11647. 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 $10.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-17496 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am]
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