[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34615-34616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15586]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 17, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Gerdau 
Specialty Steel, N.A., Michigan, Civil Action No. 18-12228.
    The Complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief for 
alleged violations of the Clean Air Act relating to excess opacity and 
emissions of particulate matter (``PM''); failure to follow good air 
pollution control practices in limiting PM emissions; violations of 
reporting and notification requirements; failure to conduct required 
performance testing for a number of pollutants; and violations of 
baghouse operation, monitoring, and inspection requirements. Under the 
proposed Consent Decree, Gerdau would be required to take a number of 
measures to control PM pollution and limit opacity. The proposed 
Consent Decree would require enclosure of a partially opened roof 
monitor at the

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south end of the Facility's main building, called the melt shop. 
Emissions that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere through 
the roof monitor would be captured by a new system that would route 
emissions to a new baghouse for pollution control. The proposed Consent 
Decree also contains interim measures to address PM emissions; 
operational requirements to limit emissions; and monitoring, 
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. The proposed Consent Decree 
requires Gerdau to pay a $325,000 civil penalty.
    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 v. Gerdau Specialty Steel, N.A., 
Michigan, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11453. 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 $12.40 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-15586 Filed 7-19-18; 8:45 am]
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