[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 55912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24473]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On November 1, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States, et al. v. MPLX,
LP, et al., Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-02526.
The United States filed this lawsuit against MPLX and eleven of its
subsidiaries for violations of the Clean Air Act at twenty natural gas
processing facilities in six states. The complaint alleges, among other
things, that MPLX violated Leak Detection and Repair requirements of
the Clean Air Act's New Source Performance Standards. The proposed
Consent Decree requires MPLX and its subsidiaries to take specified
actions to come into compliance with the Clean Air Act, pay a civil
penalty of $925,000, and undertake Supplemental Environmental Projects
at a cost of $2,575,000. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the
States of West Virginia and Oklahoma have joined us in this action.
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. MPLX, LP, et al., D.J. Ref.
No. 90-5-2-1-11374/1. 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 $52.75 for the consent
decree and appendices (25 cents per page reproduction cost) or $31.50
for the consent decree without appendices, payable to the United States
Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-24473 Filed 11-7-18; 8:45 am]
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