[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 190 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 61773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21548]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under The Clean
Air Act
On September 24, 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. Town of Brookhaven, New York, Case No. 2:20-CV-4522.
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 Town of
Brookhaven's (``Brookhaven'') failure to comply with the CAA's New
Source Performance Standards for landfills, the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for landfills, and provisions of
the Town's Title V operating permit.
The Consent Judgment requires Brookhaven to implement injunctive
relief that includes: (i) Proper operation of its landfill gas and
sulfur dioxide control systems; (ii) installation and operation of a
hydrogen sulfide gas monitoring system; (iii) conducting a survey of,
and then addressing, high temperatures within the landfill; and (iv)
installation and operation of a new taller flare. Further, Brookhaven
will install a 350-panel solar energy conversion system. The Consent
Judgment also requires Brookhaven to pay a civil penalty of $249,166.
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 Town of Brookhaven, New York, Civil Action No.
2:20-CV-4522, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09884/1. 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 $43.25 (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. 2020-21548 Filed 9-29-20; 8:45 am]
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