[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12115]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On June 2, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged with the United
States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana a Consent
Decree in United States and State of Indiana v. Lone Star Industries,
Inc. Civ. No. 2:21-cv-233-JRS-MJD.
The proposed Consent Decree settles claims brought by the United
States and State of Indiana against Lone Star for violations of the
Clean Air Act and Title 13 of the Indiana Code (including regulations
and permits issued thereunder) at the cement manufacturing facility it
owns and operates in Greencastle, Indiana. The Consent Decree resolves
these claims and requires Lone Star to (1) pay a civil penalty of
$729,000 to be split evenly between the state and United States; (2)
implement specified measures designed to prevent the continuation or
reoccurrence of the violations alleged, and (3) complete various
mitigation projects to offset harm caused by its past violations.
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 and State of Indiana v. Lone Star
Industries, Inc. D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09889/4. 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:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
To submit comments: Send them to:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
By email............................ [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 $12.25 (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. 2021-12115 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P