[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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