[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 123 (Monday, June 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 41596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15077]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On June 20, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. J.S.B.
Industries, Inc., John P. Anderson, as Trustee of 130 Crescent Ave.
Realty Trust, and JMG Andover Street Realty, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-
11152-DPW.
The United States filed this lawsuit under Section 112(r)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), Sections 304, 311 and 312 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C.
11004, 11021, and 11022, and Section 103 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603.
The United States' complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive
relief in connection with the use and handling of anhydrous ammonia and
sulfuric acid at two JSB baked goods facilities located in Chelsea and
Lawrence, Massachusetts, respectively.
The Consent Decree requires the defendants to pay a civil penalty
of $156,000, plus interest, and perform a supplemental environmental
project, projected to cost $119,000, involving the provision of
emergency response equipment to the fire departments serving the
Chelsea and Lawrence communities.
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. J.S.B. Industries, Inc., et al., D.J.
Ref. Nos. 90-5-2-1-10997 and 90-5-2-1-10997/1. 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: 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 $6.50 (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. 2016-15077 Filed 6-24-16; 8:45 am]
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