[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 60716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25419]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Federal
Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act (Clean Air Act)
On September 30, 2015 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of the District of Columbia in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Tractor Supply Company, Inc. and Tractor Supply Company of Texas, L.P.,
Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-01589.
The United States' complaint, filed simultaneously with the
proposed Consent Decree, seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief
for violations of the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations
that govern the importation, sale, offering for sale, or otherwise
introducing into commerce, of recreational vehicles and small non-road
spark-ignition engines. The complaint alleges that the defendants
imported and then offered for sale, sold, or otherwise introduced into
commerce, 28,265 recreational vehicles and small non-road spark
ignition engines between 2006 and 2009 that were not properly certified
as compliant with the Clean Air Act's applicable regulations, and
failed to provide complete and accurate information in response to an
EPA request for information. The proposed Consent Decree requires the
defendants to pay a civil penalty of $775,000, to implement a project
to mitigate the effects of air pollution emissions arising from the
sale of the allegedly noncompliant vehicles and engines, and to
implement a corporate compliance plan including inspections, emissions
and catalyst testing, and training and reporting requirements for both
imported and domestically-produced products.
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 v. Tractor Supply Company, Inc. and
Tractor Supply Company of Texas, L.P., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10153.
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://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 $21.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the appendices and signature pages, the cost is $8.25.
Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-25419 Filed 10-6-15; 8:45 am]
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