[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 95 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 22169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10159]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On May 10, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Empire 
Iron Mining Partnership, Civil Action No. 19-096.
    The United States filed a Complaint in this lawsuit under the Clean 
Air Act (CAA), naming Empire Iron Mining Partnership 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 Palmer, 
Marquette County, Michigan. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Empire 
Iron Mining Partnership agrees to implement procedures to improve 
future compliance with the CAA and State regulations, and pay $75,000 
in civil penalties. In return, the United States agrees not to sue the 
defendant under section 113 of the CAA 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. Empire Iron Mining Partnership, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11180. 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 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 $6.00 (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. 2019-10159 Filed 5-15-19; 8:45 am]
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