[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25706-25707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08926]


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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 Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. Williams 
Companies, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00994-KLM.
    The United States, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the States of 
Alabama, Colorado, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and the Louisiana 
Department of Environmental Quality 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 requires the 
defendants to take specified actions to address the alleged violations, 
pay a civil penalty of $3,750,000, and take several pollution 
mitigation actions to reduce volatile organic compound emissions.

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    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 et al. v. Williams Companies, Inc. et 
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06938/5. 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 $66.00 (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. 2023-08926 Filed 4-26-23; 8:45 am]
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