[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 35185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-14284]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On June 12, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of South Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. 
Albemarle Corporation, Civil Action No. 5:11-cv-00991-JMC.
    In Albemarle, the United States of America (``United States''), on 
behalf of the Administrator of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the South Carolina Department of 
Health and Environmental Control (``SCDHEC'') filed a complaint 
pursuant to the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. and the South 
Carolina Pollution Control Act, S.C. Code Section 48-1-10 et seq., 
alleging violations of these statutes at an Albemarle Corporation 
(``Albemarle'') facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Under the 
proposed consent decree, Albemarle agrees to demonstrate its compliance 
with these statutes and pay a civil penalty to the plaintiffs, of which 
$331,995.50 shall be paid to the United States.
    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. Albemarle Corporation, D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-2152/1. 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, DC 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 $ 6.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-14284 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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