[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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