[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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