[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 54779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23736]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Stipulation Under the Clean Air
Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986,
and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act
On October 23, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Stipulation (``Stipulation'') with the United States District Court for
the District of Massachusetts in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Stavis Seafoods, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-12199. In the
Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (``EPA''), alleges that Stavis Seafoods, Inc.
(``Stavis'') violated the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), for a
release of anhydrous ammonia and associated violation of the
requirements under the Clean Air Act's General Duty Clause, such as a
failure to conduct a process hazard analysis, failure to maintain the
facility in the adequate manner, and failure to minimize the
consequences of a release. The Complaint also contains allegations
under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986,
42 U.S.C. 11022, and the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603(a) for Stavis' failure
to properly report its inventory of hazardous substances and for
failing to comply with emergency notification requirements. The
proposed Stipulation in this case requires Stavis to pay a civil
penalty of $700,000.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Stipulation. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Stavis Seafoods, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-11574. 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 Stipulation 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 proposed Stipulation 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 $9.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
& Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-23736 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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