[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22289]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 6, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United 
States and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental 
Protection v. Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority, Civil Action No. 
3:22-cv-05922.
    In a Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the State of New Jersey, 
on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, alleges that 
the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority (``SBRSA'') violated the 
Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) the 
Solid Waste Combustion provisions in Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge 
Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR 
part 62, subpart LLL (``Subpart LLL''). The proposed Consent Decree in 
this case requires SBRSA to pay a civil penalty of $335,750; to 
complete and submit a control plan and site-specific monitoring plan 
that include procedures to measure the mercury concentration in its 
sewage sludge; to conduct a Subpart LLL-compliant performance test; to 
develop and undertake standard operating procedures and recordkeeping 
and reporting obligations to minimize the use of the bypass stack; to 
undertake root cause analyses and corrective actions whenever there is 
an exceedance of the limit for the mercury concentration of the sewage 
sludge or the bypass stack is used; and, to pay stipulated penalties 
for violations of Consent Decree requirements. In addition, the Consent 
Decree requires a New Jersey-sponsored environmental project, to be 
overseen by the state, involving a contribution to the New Jersey 
Department of Environmental Protection's Environmental Mitigation 
Project Fund.
    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 and the State of New Jersey, 
Department of Environmental Protection v. Stony Brook Regional Sewerage 
Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12080. 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 $13.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-22289 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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