[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 44997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18369]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 22, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
modification to a Consent Decree with the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of California in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. CalPortland Company, Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-02064-AWI-JLT. 
The Consent Decree was entered in February 2012.
    The original Consent Decree resolves alleged Clean Air Act New 
Source Review violations at a cement plant owned and operated by 
CalPortland Company (``CalPortland'') and located in Mojave, Kern 
County, California. The Consent Decree requires CalPortland to propose 
for EPA approval final emission limits for carbon monoxide, nitrogen 
oxides, and sulfur dioxide that are achievable based on the plant's 
operation with newly-installed control technology. Under the original 
Consent Decree, the final emission limit for SO2 cannot 
exceed 1.7 pounds of SO2 per ton of clinker on a 30-Day 
Rolling Average. The proposed modification would lengthen the averaging 
period for the maximum SO2 emission rate from 30 days to 90 
days. The need for a 90-day averaging period is related to variability 
in the sulfur content of the limestone in CalPortland's quarry and is 
based on data collected by CalPortland and reviewed by EPA to determine 
an achievable emission rate. The proposed modification also adjusts the 
calculation method for stipulated penalties related to emission 
violations in order to reflect the modified averaging period.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed modifications to the Consent Decree. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. CalPortland 
Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08306/2. 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 Modification to 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 Modification to 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 $2.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-18369 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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