[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 206 (Friday, October 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67568-67569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23450]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 19, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the Court for the Western District of Texas, San 
Antonio Division in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. 
Valero Energy Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. Case 5:20-cv-01237.
    In its Complaint, the United States alleges Valero violated Section 
211 of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'') and its implementing regulations at 
40 CFR part 80, arising from the production and importation of gasoline 
and diesel fuel that did not meet certain fuel standards or 
programmatic requirements. The violations occurred at 11 refineries 
located in Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, New Jersey, Arkansas, and 
Indiana and one import facility located in New York.
    The proposed Consent Decree, which resolves all violations alleged 
in the Complaint, recovers a civil penalty of $2,850,000. Injunctive 
relief secured by the proposed Consent Decree requires development and 
implementation of a company-wide Fuels Management System to facilitate 
Valero's production of gasoline and diesel fuel in accordance with the 
CAA and the Fuels Regulations. The proposed Consent Decree also 
includes mitigation projects estimated to reduce volatile organic 
compound emissions from certain Valero facilities by 22.72 tons per 
year.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States of America v. Valero Energy Corporation, 
et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-111769. 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 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 Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs.

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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 $12.50 (0.25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for a 
copy of the Consent Decree with appendices. For a paper copy without 
the appendices, the cost is $9.25.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-23450 Filed 10-22-20; 8:45 am]
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