[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67421-67422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27765]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act, Emergency Panning and Community Right-To-Know Act, Clean Water
Act, and The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
On October 26, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Barton
Solvents, Inc., Civil Action No. 15-378.
Defendant Barton Solvents, Inc. (Barton) distributes chemicals,
oils, surfactants, and plasticizers, and provides custom liquid
blending, food grade packaging, and laboratory services. The Complaint
alleges the following violations at five solvent blending, storage and
distribution plants owned and operated by Barton in Iowa and Kansas:
(1) Violations of Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air Act, known as the
General Duty Clause (GDC), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1); (2) violation of
Section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act,
42 U.S.C. 10004; (3) violations of the Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations promulgated under Section 311(j) of
the Clean Water Act, 40 CFR 1321(j); and (4) violations of multiple
federal and state Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
requirements, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Barton will correct ongoing violations, conduct three extensive audits
of GDC, SPCC, and RCRA compliance at all of its facilities and pay a
civil penalty of $1.1 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. Barton Solvents, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-10133. 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, 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 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 $21.00 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-27765 Filed 10-30-15; 8:45 am]
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