[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 111 (Tuesday, June 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 35336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12474]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 2, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United 
States and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental 
Protection v. Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority, Civil Action 
No. 3:20-cv-06741-MAS-DEA.
    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, allege that 
the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority (``SRVSA'') 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 SRVSA comply with 
reporting obligations of the Act and pay a civil penalty of $225,000. 
In addition, the Consent Decree requires a New Jersey-sponsored 
supplemental project, to be overseen by the state, involving the 
collection and removal of mercury-containing equipment in county high 
schools.
    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. Somerset Raritan Valley 
Sewerage Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11719. 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 $10.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-12474 Filed 6-8-20; 8:45 am]
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