[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27741]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 20, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled PennEnvironment, Inc., 
et al. v. ArcelorMittal Monessen LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-
01314-CRE.
    The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
violations of the Clean Air Act, Pennsylvania's federally-approved 
State Implementation Plan (``Pennsylvania SIP''), and a Title V 
operating permit (``Title V permit'') at Defendant ArcelorMittal 
Monessen LLC's (``AMM'') coke production facility in Monessen, 
Pennsylvania (``Monessen Plant''). The principal violations relate to 
alleged failures to meet opacity limits applicable to the coke oven 
battery combustion stacks and pushing operations, resulting in 
emissions of particulate matter and other pollutants to the atmosphere.
    The proposed decree requires AMM to perform injunctive relief and 
pay a $1.5 million civil penalty. Entering into and fully complying 
with the proposed consent decree will release AMM from past civil 
liability at the Monessen Plant for various types of violations of the 
Pennsylvania SIP and the Title V permit, including the opacity 
violations alleged in the complaint.
    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 PennEnvironment, Inc., et al. v. ArcelorMittal Monessen 
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11563. 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 website: 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 $27.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-27741 Filed 12-22-17; 8:45 am]
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