[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69644-69645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24262]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 27, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of 
Gary, Indiana, Civil Action No. 20-cv-386.
    The Complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief for 
alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'') relating to a closed 
landfill owned and operated by the City of Gary, Indiana (``Gary'' or 
``City''). The Complaint alleges that Gary: (1) Violated its permit and 
the CAA by failing to install a compliant gas collection and control 
system; (2) failed to properly operate its current system; (3) violated 
the landfill's surface methane standard; (4) failed to monitor proper 
operation of its flares; and (5) failed to demonstrate compliance with 
its gas collection wellhead standards. Under the proposed Consent 
Decree, Gary would be required to take a number of measures to come 
into compliance with the CAA. The proposed Consent Decree would require 
Gary to undertake a suite of improvements to Gary's gas collection and 
control system, including replacement of the existing flare and system 
upgrades to actively collect, rather than passively vent, landfill gas.

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Gary would also be required to carry out enhanced monitoring and 
maintenance requirements and follow certain standard operating 
procedures, attached to the Consent Decree as appendices. The proposed 
Consent Decree requires Gary to pay a $20,000 civil penalty.
    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 v. City of Gary, Indiana, D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-11714. 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. 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 $37.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-24262 Filed 11-2-20; 8:45 am]
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