[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24708]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On September 24, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection v.
INDSPEC Chemical Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-01252-JFC.
The United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act and
Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act against INDSPEC Chemical
Corporation, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties for alleged
violations of the regulations that govern leak detection and repair of
equipment at its chemical manufacturing facility in Petrolia,
Pennsylvania. The Complaint alleges violations of Section 112 of the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412, and the implementing regulations at 40
CFR part 63, and violations of Sections 4006.1 and 4006.6 of the
Pennsylvania Air Pollution Control Act of January 8, 1960, Public Law
2119, as amended, 35 P.S. Sec. Sec. 4006.1 and 4006.6, and the adopted
and incorporated regulations at 25 Pa. Code Sec. 127.35(b). The
Consent Decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief by
implementing an enhanced leak detection and repair program at its
facility, and pay a $153,100 civil penalty.
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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection v. INDSPEC Chemical Corporation,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10431. 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 $14.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-24708 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am]
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