[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 83151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26217]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 21, 2023, the Department of Justice, along with the 
Office of the Attorney General of the State of Indiana, lodged a 
proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States et 
al. v. Ingredion Inc., Case No. 23-2111.
    The proposed Consent Decree settles claims brought under the Clean 
Air Act by the United States and the State of Indiana, as well as 
claims brought under state law by the State of Indiana, against 
Ingredion Incorporated (``Ingredion'') for violating emissions limits 
and operation and monitoring requirements of Ingredion's air permits 
(``Title V Permits'') for its wet corn mill facility in Indianapolis, 
Indiana.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Ingredion will pay a civil 
penalty of $1,139,600. The settlement requires Ingredion to install and 
operate new equipment to meet PM limits that are lower than the plant's 
current permitted limits. The company completed installation and 
testing of the new system in advance of this notice. The settlement 
also requires Ingredion to implement a modernized compliance management 
system to address repeated operation and monitoring failures at the 
facility, and hire an independent auditor to verify the effectiveness 
of the system. Ingredion also committed to mitigating the harm 
associated with past excess PM emissions by paving onsite unpaved and 
partially paved roads and parking areas to reduce PM emissions 
generated by vehicle traffic, which Ingredion completed in advance of 
this notice. The company will also replace aging railway locomotives at 
the facility with two modern locomotives that meet emissions standards. 
As a state supplemental environmental project, the settlement requires 
Ingredion to contribute $560,400 to the State of Indiana to support 
Brownfields redevelopment in and around Marion County, Indiana.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States et al. v. Ingredion Inc., 90-5-2-1-
12360. 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: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
    We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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.
    For a copy of the Consent Decree, please enclose a check or money 
order for $13 (52 pages at 25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable 
to the United States Treasury.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-26217 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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