[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27923-27924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09329]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 27, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
First Material Modification to the Consent Decree entered by the United 
States District Court for the Western District of Texas on September 
28, 2016, in the lawsuit entitled United States, et. al v. Tesoro 
Refining & Marketing Company, LLC et al., Civ. A. No: SA-16-cv-00722. 
The Consent Decree resolved the United States and several states' 
claims under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413, alleged in the 
Complaint at six petroleum refineries in six states. This First 
Material Modification only addresses the Martinez, California Refinery 
which is owned and operated by Defendant Tesoro Refining & Marketing 
Company, LLC. The proposed modification requires Tesoro to pay a 
penalty of $27.5 million dollars for violations of the Consent Decree 
and Clean Air Act, implement various injunctive relief to assure 
compliance with specified emissions standards whether it engages in 
petroleum refining or renewable fuel production at the facility, and 
retire emissions credits to mitigate the harm from its violations.
    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 v. Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company, 
LLC, D.J. Ref. No 90-5-2-1-09512/1. 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

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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 $71.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Susan M. Akers,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-09329 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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