[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 16697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07178]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On March 24, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. MTU America Inc.,
Civil Action No. 15-cv-429. The complaint was filed on the same day.
In the complaint, the United States, on behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, seeks civil penalties and injunctive
relief based on allegations that MTU America, Inc. (formerly Tognum
America, Inc., and prior to that MTU Detroit Diesel), (hereinafter,
``MTU'') violated Sections 203(a) and 213 of Title II of the Clean Air
Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7522(a) and 7547, by selling 895 non-road
engines without valid certificates of conformity. Under the Consent
Decree, MTU will pay a civil penalty of $1.2 million, conduct three
annual audits of its compliance with the CAA's Title II requirements,
and remedy any noncompliance revealed by the audits.
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 v. MTU America Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
2-1-10493. 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 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 $9.00 (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. 2015-07178 Filed 3-27-15; 8:45 am]
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