[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67012-67013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23251]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 15, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Wisconsin in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Hydrite 
Chemical Co., Case No. 3:20-cv-00950.
    The United States filed a Complaint in this lawsuit seeking civil 
penalties and injunctive relief from Defendant Hydrite Chemical Co. 
(``Hydrite'') for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7401-7671q, at Hydrite's chemical blending and manufacturing facility 
in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin (the ``Facility''). The United States' 
Complaint alleges that Hydrite has violated statutory and regulatory 
requirements limiting hazardous air pollutant emissions from the 
Facility, as well as corresponding requirements in Hydrite's Clean Air 
Act permits for the Facility.
    When the Complaint was filed, the United States also lodged a 
proposed Consent Decree that would settle the claims asserted in the 
Complaint. Among other things, the proposed Consent Decree would 
require that Hydrite implement appropriate injunctive relief to control 
air pollutant emissions from the Facility, including improving its 
practices for the detection and control of fugitive emissions from 
tanks and equipment that contain chemicals classified as hazardous air 
pollutants. The Consent Decree also would require Hydrite to pay a 
$480,503 civil penalty to the United States.
    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. Hydrite Chemical Co., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-12229. 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 $17.25 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia A. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-23251 Filed 10-20-20; 8:45 am]
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