[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 66869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27082]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Third Modification to Consent
Decree Under the Clean Air Act
On November 1, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
third modification to a consent decree with the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled
United States, et al. v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, Civil Action
No. 01-40119 (PVG).
Under the original 2001 consent decree, Marathon Ashland Petroleum
LLC (``Marathon'') agreed to implement innovative pollution control
technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide,
and particulate matter from refinery process units at seven refineries
then owned and operated by Marathon. Marathon also agreed to adopt
facility-wide enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive emission
control programs.
Subsequently, the Court entered a first amendment, a first revised
consent decree (that superseded the original consent decree) and a
first and second modification to the first revised consent decree.
Under the third modification that was lodged on November 1, 2012,
Marathon will comply with lower NOx limits at one fluidized
catalytic cracking unit (``FCCU''), will comply with higher
NOx limits at another FCCU, and will replace an old heater
with a new heater equipped with low NOx controls.
The publication of this notice opens a period of public comment on
the third modification. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States, et al. v. Marathon Ashland Petroleum
LLC, D. J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-07247. 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 third modification may be
examined and downloaded at this Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the third modification 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 in the amount of $1.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-27082 Filed 11-6-12; 8:45 am]
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