[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30094-30095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12583]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On May 19, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States and Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality v. AK Steel Corporation, Civil
Action No. 15-11804.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act (CAA),
naming AK Steel Corporation as the defendant. The complaint seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the
environmental regulations that govern iron and steel mills and the
emission of particulate matter from certain sources at defendant's iron
and steel mill in Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan. The Michigan
Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) joined the complaint as a
co-plaintiff asserting the same claims under equivalent state laws and
regulations. Under the proposed consent decree, AK Steel agrees to
implement procedures to improve future compliance with the CAA and
State regulations, and pay a total of $1,353,126 in civil penalties, to
be divided equally between the United States and MDEQ. Under the
proposed consent decree, AK Steel also agrees to fund the installation
of air filtration systems at nearby public schools. In return, the
United States and MDEQ agree not to sue the defendant under section 113
of the CAA related to its past violations.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States and MDEQ v. AK Steel Corp., D.J. Ref.
No. 90-5-2-1-
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10702. 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 proposed Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the proposed 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 $14.00 (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. 2015-12583 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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