[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 27453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08124]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On April 10, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Colonial
Oil Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-00069-RSB-CLR.
The proposed Complaint alleges that Colonial (a) failed to meet
renewable fuel volume obligations for fuel it supplied to certain
marine vessels and (b) produced and sold gasoline that exceeded the
applicable volatility standard. To resolve the violations alleged in
the Complaint, the proposed Consent Decree requires Colonial to (i)
purchase and retire over 9 million renewable identification number
credits, estimated to cost approximately $12.2 million, to satisfy its
outstanding compliance obligations within two years of the Court's
entry of the Consent Decree, and (ii) pay a civil penalty of
approximately $2.8 million.
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 v. Colonial Oil Industries, Inc.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12553. 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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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you require assistance
accessing the Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Susan M. Akers,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-08124 Filed 4-16-24; 8:45 am]
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