[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 76302]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31099]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    On December 20, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Kentucky in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Kentucky 
Utilities Company, Civil Action No. 3:12-cv-00076-CFVT.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief 
against Kentucky Utilities Company for violations of state and federal 
opacity, New Source Review, and Title V regulations at the company's 
electric generating station in Ghent, Kentucky. The proposed consent 
decree requires Kentucky Utilities to perform injunctive relief, pay a 
civil penalty of $300,000, and pay $500,000 for a mitigation project to 
fund the replacement of one or more coal-fired boilers used by public 
schools in Kentucky through geothermal technologies.
    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. Kentucky Utilities Company, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08850/1. All comments must be submitted no later than 
thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments 
may be submitted 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 proposed 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 proposed 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 $13.25 (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. 2012-31099 Filed 12-26-12; 8:45 am]
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