[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55986-55987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14916]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 1, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Gristede's Foods NY, Inc., Civil Action No. 24 Civ. 4981.
    The United States filed this lawsuit seeking injunctive relief and 
civil penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act against defendant 
Gristede's Foods NY, Inc. (``Gristedes'') for violations of the United 
States Environmental Protection Agency's (``EPA'') Recycling and 
Emissions Reduction Rule, 40 CFR part 82, subpart F, for failing to 
take actions necessary to monitor, prevent, leak, and record 
refrigerant emissions.
    The consent decree requires Gristedes to implement a new 
Refrigerant Compliance Management Plan; to reduce its company-wide 
refrigerant leak rates; to repair or replace specified appliances; to 
convert certain stores to using more advanced refrigerants; and to pay 
a $400,000 civil penalty to the United States.
    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 v. Gristede's Foods NY, Inc., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-2-1-12759. 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].

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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: http://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.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-14916 Filed 7-5-24; 8:45 am]
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