[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03741]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
Notice is hereby given that, for a period of 30 days, the United
States will receive public comments on a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Keystone Consolidated Industries, Inc., d/b/a Keystone
Steel and Wire Company (1:16-cv-01057-MMM-JEH), which was lodged with
the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
on February 12, 2016.
The Complaint in this case was filed against Keystone Consolidated
Industries, Inc. (``Keystone'') concurrently with the lodging of the
proposed Consent Decree. This is a civil action brought pursuant to
section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), as amended, 42 U.S.C.
7413(b), to obtain injunctive relief and civil penalties from Keystone
for violations at its integrated steel mini-mill located in Peoria,
Peoria County, Illinois, of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration
of Air Quality provisions of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7470-7492; the Illinois
State Implementation Plan; CAA title V, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f, and its
implementing regulations set forth at 40 CFR part 70; and the Illinois
Environmental Protection Act, 415 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/39.5, through
which the State of Illinois administers its Clean Air Act Permit
Program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661c. Under the proposed Consent
Decree, Keystone will pay a civil penalty of $565,000, install and use
a sulfur dioxide continuous emissions monitoring system, comply with
specified sulfur dioxide emissions limits at its Arc Shop, make
required modifications to each of its baghouse fan motors, develop for
EPA approval a preventative maintenance and operation plan for all its
emissions, and perform and complete a root cause failure analysis for
any extended duration heat.
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. Keystone Consolidated Industries,
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09880. 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 $21.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-03741 Filed 2-22-16; 8:45 am]
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