[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 192 (Thursday, October 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 55861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21910]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air 
Act; The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act; and The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know 
Act

    On September 30, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. 
Firestone Polymers, LLC, Case No. 2:21-cv-03464.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims asserted in the 
Complaint filed in the action that Firestone Polymers, LLC 
(``Defendant'') violated the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), and other federal 
statutes, and related Louisiana state air pollution control laws 
applicable to the synthetic rubber production facility located in 
Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish near Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Complaint 
alleges that the CAA violations resulted in the emission of illegal 
pollutants, including nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile 
organic compounds, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide, and 
hazardous air pollutants. Other claims involve alleged violations of 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right[hyphen]to[hyphen]Know 
Act, and Louisiana state air pollution control requirements governed by 
the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act and implementing regulations. 
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Defendant has agreed to pay a civil 
penalty of $3.35 million, implement a State of Louisiana Beneficial 
Environmental Project valued at $654,125 and implement a mitigation 
project to resolve the governments' claims.
    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 et al. v. Firestone Polymers, LLC, Case 
No. 2:21-cv-03464 and D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11946. 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: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $18.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) without the Consent Decree attachments or $29.50 
with the attachments, payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-21910 Filed 10-6-21; 8:45 am]
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