[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 65714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26551]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On October 23, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Hawaii in the lawsuit entitled United States v. County of Maui,
Hawaii, Civil Action No. CV 12 00571 LEK RLP.
In this action, the United States filed a complaint under the Clean
Air Act alleging violations at the Central Maui Municipal Solid Waste
Landfill located on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The consent decree
requires the County to implement injunctive relief including conducting
enhanced gas monitoring, complying with interim wellhead temperature
limits and implementing fire response procedures. The consent decree
also requires the County to pay a civil penalty of $380,000 and to
perform a Supplemental Environmental Project (``the SEP''). The SEP
requires the County to install and operate at least eight wind turbines
at the Landfill property.
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. County of Maui, Hawaii, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-09360. 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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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $14.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-26551 Filed 10-29-12; 8:45 am]
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