[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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