[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 36148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12853]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 9, 2022, 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, 
Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection, and 
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality v. Westlake Petrochemical 
LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 22-cv-1577.
    Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties based on 
violations of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review requirements, New 
Source Performance Standards, National Emissions Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants, Maximum Achievable Control Technology 
Standards, ``Title V'' program requirements and operating permits, and 
related Kentucky and Louisiana state implementation plan requirements. 
The alleged violations involve flares used at three petrochemical 
manufacturing facilities owned and operated by the defendant, in 
Calvert City, Kentucky and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Under the proposed 
consent decree, the defendants have agreed to perform injunctive relief 
(including flare gas minimization, flaring efficiency measures, and 
fenceline monitoring) that is estimated to cost $110,500,000 million, 
and pay a $1 million civil penalty.
    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 United States, Commonwealth of Kentucky Department for 
Environmental Protection, and Louisiana Department of Environmental 
Quality v. Westlake Petrochemical LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11287. 
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 $33.50 (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 $22.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-12853 Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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