[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 25705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08838]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 20, 2023 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Utah in the lawsuit entitled United States, State of North Dakota, 
and State of Wyoming v. MPLX, LP, Civil Action No. 2:23-cv-00252-RJS.
    The United States, State of North Dakota and State of Wyoming filed 
this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The complaint alleges multiple 
violations of the Leak Detection and Repair provisions and other 
requirements in the Clean Air Act's New Source Performance Standards 
and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants. The 
consent decree will require defendant to take specified actions to come 
into compliance with the Clean Air Act, pay a civil penalty of $2 
million, and take several pollution mitigation actions to reduce 
volatile organic compound emissions.
    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, State of North Dakota, and State of 
Wyoming v. MPLX, LP, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11374/2. 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 may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://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 $41.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-08838 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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