[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16231-16232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06035]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 16, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Austin Powder 
Co., Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-1645.
    The United States' Complaint in this matter alleges violations of 
the Clean Water Act (CWA) at Austin Powder's Red Diamond Plant 
explosives manufacturing facility in McArthur, Ohio. The alleged CWA 
violations include hundreds of exceedances of the effluent limits in 
Austin Powder's NPDES Permit. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Austin 
Powder would pay a $2.3 million civil penalty and improve two of its 
wastewater treatment plants, including implementing comprehensive 
operation and maintenance plans designed to bring the company into 
compliance with its NPDES Permit and ensure future compliance.
    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 v. Austin Powder Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-12117. All comments must be submitted no later than 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 $69.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.25.

Karen S. Dworkin,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-06035 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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