[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 8895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04495]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On March 6, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v.
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:19-cv-121.
The United States has also filed a Complaint, concurrently with the
proposed Consent Decree, alleging ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
(``ExxonMobil'') violated Sections 112(r)(1) and 112(r)(7) of the Clean
Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1) and (r)(7), which requires
measures to prevent accidental releases of extremely hazardous
substances that can have serious public health and environmental
consequences. The Consent Decree and Complaint address CAA claims
arising from an April 17, 2013 fire at ExxonMobil's oil refinery in
Beaumont, Texas, that killed two workers and injured ten others.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, ExxonMobil will pay a $616,000
civil penalty, hire an independent third party auditor, and perform a
supplemental environmental project (``SEP''). The auditor will conduct
a compliance audit of ExxonMobil's procedures for opening process
equipment at ten different process units at the refinery and also
evaluate the company's procedures for conducting risk-based mechanical
integrity inspections. The SEP requires ExxonMobil to purchase a
hazardous materials Incident Command Vehicle, valued at $730,000, for
the Beaumont Fire & Rescue Service.
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 of America v. ExxonMobil Oil
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11637. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of
this notice. Comments may be submitted by either 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: https://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 $7.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-04495 Filed 3-11-19; 8:45 am]
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