[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 5718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03110]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On February 19, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Trident 
Seafoods Corp., Royal Viking Inc., Golden Dawn, LLC, Civil Action No. 
2:19-cv-00231.
    The United States, on behalf of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), filed a complaint against Trident Seafoods 
Corp., Royal Viking Inc., and Golden Dawn, LLC (collectively, 
``Trident''), seeking injunctive relief and the imposition of civil 
penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act in connection with the 
Companies' use of ozone-depleting refrigerants on board vessels and at 
seafood processing facilities in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. The 
Consent Decree requires Trident to retrofit or retire a number of 
refrigeration appliances, implement comprehensive refrigerant 
management practices, cap refrigerant losses, and employ a third-party 
auditor, as well as pay a civil penalty of $900,000 and perform a 
Supplemental Environmental Project.
    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. Trident Seafoods Corp., Royal Viking 
Inc., Golden Dawn, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00231. 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: http://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 $38.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $19.00.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-03110 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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