[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 6822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3019]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on January 30, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States of America v. Columbus Manufacturing, Inc. Case 
No. 4:12-cv-00471-DMR, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of California.
    In this action, the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief against Columbus Manufacturing Inc. (``CMI'') for 
violations of Section 112(r)(1) and 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7412(r)(1) and 7412(r)(7) (``CAA''), Section 103 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 
Sec.  42 U.S.C. 9603 (``CERCLA''), and/or Sections 304 and 312 of the 
Emergency Preparedness and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11004 
and 11022 (``EPCRA''), with respect to CMI's two meat processing 
facilities located in South San Francisco and Hayward, California.
    The United States has agreed to resolve these claims under the 
proposed Consent Decree wherein CMI has agreed to pay $685,446 in civil 
penalties, and perform injunctive relief valued at over $6 million.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed 
to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States of America v. Columbus Manufacturing, Inc. Case No. 4:12-
cv-00471-DMR,
    The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region IX at 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105. During the public 
comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be 
obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or 
emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5241. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by email or 
fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-3019 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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