[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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