[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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