[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51068-51069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18068]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 13, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent judgment with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
v. Village of Rockville Centre, New York, Case No. 20-CV-3663.
    The United States filed this lawsuit to seek civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq. (``CAA''). The alleged violations stem from the Village of 
Rockville Centre's (``Village'') failure to comply with federally-
enforceable emissions limits for particulate matter (``PM'') and 
nitrogen oxide (``NOX''). The Village operates a 33 megawatt 
municipal power plant (the ``Power Plant'') that provides electric 
power to its residents, in part, using diesel engines. The Village 
operates the Power

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Plant primarily during the summer to meet high electricity demands. The 
Consent Judgment requires the Village to retire high-emission engines, 
and to institute operational practices and technologies to reduce the 
PM and NOX emissions of the Power Plant. The Consent 
Judgment also requires the Village to pay civil penalties of $110,000.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to Village of Rockville Centre, New York, Civil Action 
No. 20-CV-3663, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10981. 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 Consent Judgment 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 Consent Judgment 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 $8.75 (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. 2020-18068 Filed 8-18-20; 8:45 am]
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