[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34458-34459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14705]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On June 9, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Clearwater Paper
Corporation, Civil Action No. 15-00200.
Defendant Clearwater Paper Corporation (Clearwater) owns and
operates a paper and pulp mill in Lewiston, Idaho. The proposed Consent
Decree settles the claims for penalties and injunctive relief based on
the following Clean Air Act violations: (1) Violations of Subparts A
and BB of the federal New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), 40 CFR
part 60; (2) violations of Subpart S of the National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), 40 CFR part 63; and (3)
violations of Clearwater's Title V permit that incorporates these
NESHAP and NSPS requirements. See 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, Clearwater will install necessary equipment to
cease ongoing violations by September 30, 2015. Clearwater will also
pay a civil penalty of $300,000.
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. Clearwater Paper Corporation, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10620. 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://
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www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $7.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-14705 Filed 6-15-15; 8:45 am]
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