[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75288-75289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26655]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 1, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent

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decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District 
of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Republic Steel, Civil 
Action No 5:22-cv-02163.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
United States' complaint names Republic Steel as the defendant. The 
complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of 
the regulations that govern the emission limits, performance testing, 
and parametric monitoring and recording as required under the 
defendant's 2004 Permit to Install for its steel manufacturing facility 
in Canton, Ohio. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform 
injunctive relief, including addition of air pollutant emission 
controls, and pay a $990,000 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 to United States v. Republic Steel, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-2-1-12589. All comments must be submitted by no later than January 
13, 2023. 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-26655 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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