[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26951-26952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11331]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On May 1, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
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Court for the Western District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled
United States v. Merit Energy Company, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00455.
The Consent Decree addresses alleged violations of the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., and its implementing regulations at an
onshore natural gas processing plant in Kalkaska, Michigan that is
owned and operated by Merit Energy Company (``Merit''). The United
States alleges that Merit failed to comply with certain requirements
governing the control of hazardous air pollutant emissions under
Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7411, and the implementing
regulations at: (i) 40 CFR part 60, subpart KKK (Standards of
Performance for Equipment Leaks of Volatile Organic Compounds From
Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants); (ii) 40 CFR part 60, subpart VV
(Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic
Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry); and (iii) 40 CFR part 60,
Appendix A (Method-21 Determination of VOC Leaks)
The proposed Consent Decree would resolve the claims alleged in the
United States' Complaint in exchange for the Defendant's commitment to
implement appropriate injunctive relief and pay a civil penalty of
$850,000. Among other things, the injunctive relief provisions of the
Consent Decree would require Merit to implement an enhanced leak
detection and repair program at its Kalkaska, Michigan natural gas
processing plant.
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. Merit Energy Company, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-10951. 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 $17.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-11331 Filed 5-8-15; 8:45 am]
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