[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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