[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 18592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08944]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 24, 2018, 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 United States of 
America, et al. v. MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC, et al., 
Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00520-LPL.
    The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
violations of the Clean Air Act and Pennsylvania's and Ohio's 
federally-approved State Implementation Plans (``SIPs'') at Defendants' 
MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources LLC and Ohio Gathering Company, 
LLC compressor stations and stand-alone pigging facilities in western 
Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The principal violations relate to 
alleged failures to obtain required permits, including, in some cases, 
Nonattainment New Source Review and Title V permits, to construct and 
operate.
    The proposed decree requires Defendants to perform injunctive 
relief, pay a $610,000 civil penalty, and complete three Supplemental 
Environmental Projects and a Pennsylvania-only Community Environmental 
Project. Entering into and fully complying with the proposed consent 
decree will resolve Defendants' past civil liability at all covered 
facilities for various types of violations of the Clean Air Act and the 
Pennsylvania and Ohio SIPs.
    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, et al. v. MarkWest Liberty Midstream & 
Resources, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11374. 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 $26.00 (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. 2018-08944 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]
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