[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 12952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05548]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act and Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act

    On March 7, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Washington in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Ocean 
Gold Seafoods, Inc. and Ocean Cold, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-5179.
    The United States, on behalf of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency (``EPA''), filed a complaint against Ocean Gold 
Seafoods, Inc. and Ocean Cold, LLC (the ``Ocean Companies''), seeking 
injunctive relief and the imposition of civil penalties for violations 
of the Clean Air Act and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act in connection with the Companies' use of refrigerant and 
refrigeration appliances at their seafood processing and cold storage 
facilities in Westport, Washington. The Consent Decree requires the 
Companies to implement a comprehensive refrigerant compliance 
management plan and an employee training program; hire a third party 
verifier to conduct independent inspections and audits of their records 
and appliances; and report annually to EPA. The Consent Decree also 
requires the Companies to mitigate past releases by maintaining 
refrigerant loss rates below regulatory standards (subject to 
stipulated penalties), and to pay a civil penalty of $495,000.
    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. Ocean Gold Seafoods, Inc. and Ocean 
Cold, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10698. 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 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 $29.00 (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 $11.00.

Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-05548 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
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