[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57873-57874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24401]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On September 21, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Bayer CropScience LP, Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-13331.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The
United States' complaint alleges that Bayer CropScience violated
section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r), which addresses
the prevention of accidental releases. The claims arise out of a 2008
explosion at the Methomyl production unit at Bayer CropScience's plant
in Institute, West Virginia. The consent decree requires the defendant,
Bayer CropScience LP, to pay a civil penalty of $975,000, to perform
injunctive relief to reduce the likelihood of future accidents at the
Institute Plant and several other chemical processing
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plants, and to perform supplemental environmental projects valued
collectively at $4.23 million.
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. Bayer CropScience LP, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-10802. 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, D.C. 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.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 $43.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.00.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-24401 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am]
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