[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 26448]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11863]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On May 22, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District
Court for the District of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United
States and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental
Protection v. Gloucester County Utilities Authority, Civil Action No.
2:19-cv-12818.
In a Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') and the State of New Jersey,
on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, alleges that
the Gloucester County Utilities Authority (``GCUA'') violated the Clean
Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) The Solid
Waste Combustion provisions in Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge
Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR
part 62, subpart LLL (``Subpart LLL''). The proposed Consent Decree in
this case, among other things, requires that GCUA pay a civil penalty
of $132,500 in two installments. In addition, the Consent Decree
requires a New Jersey-sponsored supplemental project, to be overseen by
the state, involving the purchase and installation of four electric
vehicle-charging stations within Gloucester County by September 31,
2019.
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 and the State of New Jersey,
Department of Environmental Protection v. Gloucester County Utilities
Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11877. 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 $10.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment &
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-11863 Filed 6-5-19; 8:45 am]
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