[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 51354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16493]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

    On July 11, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. J.R. 
Simplot Company, Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-322. The United States filed 
this lawsuit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the 
Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act. The United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and 
civil penalties for alleged violations of these statutes at defendant's 
phosphoric acid and fertilizer manufacturing plant located near 
Pocatello, Idaho, known as the Don Plant. The proposed consent decree 
requires defendant to implement injunctive relief and mitigation 
measures to address the alleged violations and pay a $1.5 million civil 
penalty.
    On July 17, 2023, the Department of Justice published notice of the 
proposed consent decree and published a corrected notice on July 25, 
2023 (88 FR 47907). The notice started, and the corrected notice re-
started, a 30-day period for the submission of comments on the proposed 
consent decree. The Department of Justice has received requests for an 
extension of the comment period. In consideration of the requests, 
notice is hereby given that the Department of Justice has extended the 
comment period on the proposed consent decree by an additional 30 days, 
up to and including September 25, 2023.
    Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United 
States of America v. J.R. Simplot Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-08388/
23. 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: 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 $127.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a 
paper copy without the Appendices and signature pages, the cost is 
$18.25.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-16493 Filed 8-2-23; 8:45 am]
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