[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 7420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01829]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 19, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Midwest 
Can Company, Civil Action No. 21 C 299.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief for violations of 
the Act pertaining to Defendant's applications for certificates of 
conformity that were issued to the Defendant authorizing the sale and 
manufacture of portable fuel containers (``PFCs''). Among other things, 
the Consent Decree requires the Defendant to conduct additional testing 
of PFCs manufactured by the Defendant and to report the results of 
those tests to EPA. The Defendant will also pay a civil penalty of $1.7 
million to the United States.
    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 and Illinois v. Midwest Can Company, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12397. 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 $8.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia A. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-01829 Filed 1-27-21; 8:45 am]
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