[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 26335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08963]


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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 and State of Colorado 
v. WES DJ Gathering LLC f/k/a Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, Civil Action 
No. 1:20-cv-01931-RMR-MEH.
    The United States and the State of Colorado jointly filed this 
proposed consent decree pursuant to the Clean Air Act against Defendant 
WES DJ Gathering LLC f/k/a Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC to resolve 
allegations of violations of leak detection and repair requirements at 
three natural gas processing plants that the company owns and operates, 
known as the Fort Lupton Complex, located in Weld County, Colorado. The 
complaint in this case, filed previously on July 1, 2020, seeks 
injunctive relief and civil penalties for the defendant's alleged 
failures to monitor and repair leaking equipment across the three 
natural gas processing plants. The consent decree requires the 
defendant to perform injunctive relief to address the alleged 
violations, implement mitigation projects to help offset excess 
emissions caused by the alleged violations, and pay a $3,500,000 civil 
penalty. The civil penalty will be split evenly between the United 
States and the State of Colorado.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States and State of Colorado v. WES DJ Gathering 
LLC f/k/a Kerr-McGee Gathering LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11710. 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 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 $25.75 (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. 2023-08963 Filed 4-27-23; 8:45 am]
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