[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 1789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01109]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On January 30, 2019, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lodged a
proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio in United States v. Toledo Refining Company,
Civil Action No. 3:19-cv-00232. The lodging of the proposed Decree
immediately followed DOJ's filing in the same court of a civil
complaint (Complaint) against Toledo Refining Company (Toledo
Refining).
The proposed Consent Decree resolves Clean Air Act claims in the
Complaint by the United States on behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). Under the proposed Decree, Toledo Refining
agrees, among other things, to undertake measures to improve its flare
gas recovery system at its oil refinery facility in Oregon, Ohio.
Toledo Refining will adhere to detailed flare gas recovery requirements
and provisions addressing the Leak Detection and Repair Program, pay a
civil penalty, perform a Supplemental Environmental Project, and
conduct three mitigation projects.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Toledo Refining Company, D.J. Ref.
No. 90-5-2-1-10924. 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 Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $37.75 (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. 2019-01109 Filed 2-4-19; 8:45 am]
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