[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 144 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45364-45365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16213]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree Under
the Clean Air Act
On July 25, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
amendment to the consent decree entered in the matter of United States
v. Equistar Chemicals, LP; LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC; and Lyondell
Chemical Co., Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-3359 in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The
complaint sought 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, ``Title V'' program requirements and
operating permits, and related Texas and Iowa state implementation plan
requirements. The violations resolved by the proposed consent decree
amendment involve two flares used at a petrochemical manufacturing
plant owned and operated by the defendants, Lyondell Chemical Co. and
Equistar Chemicals, LP, in Morris, Illinois (the ``Morris Plant''). The
consent decree amendment requires the defendants to perform injunctive
relief at the Morris Plant and pay a $324,000 civil penalty.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed consent decree amendment. Comments should be addressed to
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United States v. Equistar Chemicals, LP;
LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC; and Lyondell Chemical Co., D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-11416/2. 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
amendment 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
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decree amendment 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 $8.00 (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 $3.50.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-16213 Filed 7-27-22; 8:45 am]
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