[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 79 (Wednesday, April 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17201-17202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08190]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On April 18, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Minnesota in the lawsuit entitled United States v. United Taconite
LLC, Civil Action No. 19-1043.
The United States filed a Complaint in this lawsuit under the Clean
Air Act (CAA), naming United Taconite LLC as the defendant. The
Complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of
the environmental regulations that govern taconite mines and processing
plants and the emission of particulate matter from certain sources at
defendant's taconite processing plant in Forbes, St. Louis County,
Minnesota. Under the proposed Consent Decree, United Taconite agrees to
implement procedures to improve future compliance with the CAA and
State regulations, and pay $50,000 in civil penalties. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, United Taconite also agrees to replace an
existing wet scrubber at its processing plant with a more efficient dry
fabric filter particulate matter control system at an estimated cost of
over $480,000. In
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return, the United States agrees not to sue the defendant under section
113 of the CAA for additional relief related to its past violations.
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. United Taconite LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-11178. 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 e-mail................................. [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 $7.50 (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. 2019-08190 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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