[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 36585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13327]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On June 1, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Rhode Island in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Newport 
Biodiesel, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00242.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act, the 
Clean Water Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 
Act. The United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for alleged violations at Newport Biodiesel, Inc.'s biodiesel 
manufacturing facility in Newport, Rhode Island. Alleged violations 
include Newport Biodiesel Inc.'s failure to comply with regulations 
that govern emissions of hazardous air pollutants (specifically 
methanol); failure to design and maintain a safe facility and take 
steps to prevent accidental releases; failure to prepare and implement 
a spill prevention control and countermeasure plan; and failure to file 
chemical inventory forms. The consent decree requires the defendant to 
perform injunctive relief and pay a $396,000 civil penalty.
    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. Newport Biodiesel, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-11301. 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, D.C. 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: https://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 $8.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-13327 Filed 6-6-16; 8:45 am]
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