[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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