[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 48647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19940]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On September 10, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Arizona in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Nouryon Functional 
Chemicals LLC f/k/a Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals LLC, Civil Action 
No. 1:19-cv-00626.
    The United States filed this civil enforcement action under the 
federal Clean Air Act. The United States' complaint seeks injunctive 
relief and civil penalties for violations of the regulations that 
govern emissions from the defendant's sulfuric acid manufacturing 
facility in Axis, Alabama. The proposed consent decree resolves the 
claims alleged in the complaint and requires the defendant to perform 
injunctive relief that will significantly reduce emissions of sulfur 
dioxide and sulfuric acid mist, as well as other air pollutants, at its 
facility, and to pay a civil penalty of $300,000. Additionally, the 
proposed consent decree requires the defendant to perform an 
environmental mitigation project that will benefit communities 
adversely affected by pollution from its facility.
    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. Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals 
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11404. 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: http://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 $16.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-19940 Filed 9-13-19; 8:45 am]
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