[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 88270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29276]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On December 1, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western
Division of North Dakota in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Slawson Exploration Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00413-CSM.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties
for violations of (a) the Federal Implementation Plan for Oil and
Natural Gas Well Production Facilities; Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation and (b) North Dakota's federally-approved State
Implementation Plan at well pads owned and operated by Slawson in North
Dakota. The principal violations relate to alleged failures to
adequately design, operate, and maintain storage tank vapor control
systems, resulting in emissions of volatile organic compounds (``VOC'')
and other pollutants to the atmosphere. Many of the well pads are
located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation. The remainder are
located in North Dakota outside the exterior boundaries of the
reservation. The consent decree requires Slawson to perform injunctive
relief and pay a $2.1 million 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. Slawson Exploration Company, Inc.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11261. 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 $21.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-29276 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
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