[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 49568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19020]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On August 30, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a Consent 
Decree with the United States District Court for the District of 
Arizona in United States v. Gear Box Z, Inc., Civ. No. 3:20-08003-PCT-
JJT.
    The proposed Consent Decree settles claims brought by the United 
States for violations of the Clean Air Act arising from Defendant's 
manufacture, offers for sale, and sale of motor vehicle parts that 
bypass, defeat, and/or render inoperative the vehicle's installed 
emission controls, commonly known as ``defeat devices.'' See 42 U.S.C. 
7522(a)(3)(B). The Consent Decree resolves these claims and prohibits 
Defendant and its two owners (collectively, ``the GBZ Parties'') from: 
(1) Manufacturing, selling, or installing defeat devices; (2) investing 
in or obtaining revenue from defeat devices, including from other 
companies or ventures; and (3) providing technical support or honoring 
warranty claims for defeat device products. In addition, the Consent 
Decree requires the GBZ Parties destroy any remaining defeat devices in 
their inventory or possession, surrender all intellectual property 
associated with defeat devices to EPA, and report periodically on their 
future involvement in the automotive industry. It also requires the GBZ 
Parties to pay a civil penalty of $10,000, which was based on their 
financial situation.
    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 v. Gear Box Z, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-12138. 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 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 $11.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-19020 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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