[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38362-38363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15243]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act
On June 11, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Modification to the Consent Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Maryland in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. Civil Action No. JKB-12-1408.
The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement action against
American Sugar Refining, Inc. (``ASR'') resolves allegations by the
Environmental Protection Agency, asserted in a complaint filed together
with the Consent Decree, under section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged environmental violations at ASR's sugar
refinery in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to the payment of a
$200,000 civil penalty, the settlement required ASR to perform
injunctive relief to reduce emission of nitrogen oxides
(NOX), including installing ultra low-NOX burners
and meeting certain emission rate limits.
The proposed Modification to the Consent Decree provides additional
time for ASR to install one of the ultra low-NOX burners and
requires that ASR collect and submit certain data regarding
NOX emissions. Further, the proposed Modification to the
Consent Decree requires an additional reduction in annual
NOX emissions.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Modification to the Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. American Sugar
Refining, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-09801.
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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 proposed Modification to 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 proposed Modification to 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 $0.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-15243 Filed 6-25-13; 8:45 am]
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