[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 18073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07134]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Opportunity To Comment on Proposed Consent Decree Under 
the Clean Air Act

    On April 1, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Multistar Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:21-cv-130-SMJ.
    This Consent Decree settles claims against Multistar Industries, 
Inc. (``Multistar'') set forth in the Complaint filed contemporaneously 
with the lodging of the Consent Decree. The complaint includes claims 
under Section 113 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for violations of the risk 
management program requirements of CAA Section 112(r) and Section 
113(a)(3) for violations of an administrative compliance order. These 
violations occurred at Multistar's chemical storage and distribution 
facility in Othello, Washington.
    The Consent Decree resolves these claims by requiring a penalty 
payment of $135,000 plus the decree establishes a three year stipulated 
penalty structure wherein Multistar is obligated to submit reports as 
to its operations and comply with the risk management program 
requirements of CAA Sec.  112(r)(7) or be subject to stipulated 
penalties.
    This publication of this notice holds opens the 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. Multistar Industries, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 2:21-cv-130-SMJ, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12000/1. 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 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 $9.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-07134 Filed 4-6-21; 8:45 am]
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