[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 235 (Friday, December 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 85654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26944]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 4, 2023, the Department of Justice filed a complaint 
in, and simultaneously lodged a proposed Clean Air Act Consent Decree 
with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States and the Michigan 
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy v. R.J. Torching, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 23-CV-13056.
    Simultaneous with this lodging, the United States and the Michigan 
Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (the ``State'') 
filed a complaint against the Defendant, R.J. Torching, Inc. 
(``Defendant''). The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for violations of the regulations that limit particulate 
matter pollution from Defendant's torch-cutting operations in Flint and 
(previously) Battle Creek, Michigan. The Consent Decree requires 
Defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay a $150,000 penalty.
    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 and the Michigan Department of 
Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy v. R.J. Torching, Inc., D.J. Ref, 
No. 90-5-2-1-12118. All comments must be submitted no later than 
January 31, 2024. 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 $22.25 (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 $15.50.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-26944 Filed 12-7-23; 8:45 am]
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