[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16752]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree under the Clean Air
Act
On June 28, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Tennessee in the lawsuit entitled United States and State
of Tennessee v. King Pharmaceuticals LLC, Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-
00178.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The
complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for alleged
violations at the defendant's pharmaceutical production facility in
Bristol, Tennessee, of (1) Permits issued under the Tennessee State
Implementation Plan, (2) federal emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants for pharmaceutical production, and (3) Title V of the Clean
Air Act. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform
injunctive relief to correct the violations at the facility and to pay
$2.2 million in civil penalties, of which half will go to the United
States and the other half to the State of Tennessee.
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 et al. v. King Pharmaceuticals LLC, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10132. 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 e-mail........................... [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General
U.S. DOJ--ENRD
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 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 $13.00 (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. 2013-16752 Filed 7-11-13; 8:45 am]
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