[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 33648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11042]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On May 17, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States v. BP
Products North America, Case No. 2:23-cv-166.
The Complaint alleges that Defendant violated the National Air
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for benzene waste
operations, and the New Source Performance Standards for VOC emissions
from refinery wastewater systems, as well as the general requirement to
use good air pollution control practices at its refinery in Whiting,
Indiana. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these claims and requires
the Defendant to perform injunctive relief, including the installation
of a permanent benzene stripper. Defendant will also spend $5 million
to implement a supplemental environmental project intended to reduce
diesel emissions in the surrounding communities. Defendant will pay a
total financial penalty of $40 million, comprised of a $31,424,000
civil penalty and $8,576,000 in stipulated penalties for violations of
an earlier consent decree.
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. BP Products North America, D.J. Ref.
No. 90-5-2-1-09244/3. 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 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 $42 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $22.
Susan M. Akers,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-11042 Filed 5-23-23; 8:45 am]
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