[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 29582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13622]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air
Act
On June 22, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Lima Refining
Company, Civil Action No. 3:17-cv-01320-JZ.
This Consent Decree resolves claims against Lima Refining Company
with respect to violations of the Clean Air Act at Lima Refining's
petroleum refinery located in Lima, Ohio. Coincidental with the entry
of the Consent Decree we are also resolving claims for stipulated
penalties for violations of a Consent Decree Addendum entered into with
Lima Refining Company regarding this facility in 2007 involving the
Facility (``2007 Addendum'').
The Consent Decree requires a penalty of $706,982. Moreover, Lima
has to pay $293,018 ($146,509 to the State of Ohio and $146,509 to the
United States) to resolve the Stipulated Penalty claims. Therefore,
Lima Refining will pay a total of $1,000,000 in penalties. In addition,
the Consent Decree requires that Lima Refining perform injunctive
relief related to its leak detection and repair program, continuous
emissions monitoring system, flare efficiency and minimization, and its
sulfur recovery plant. Lima Refining will also will perform a lead
paint abatement supplemental environmental project. In addition, as
mitigation, Lima Refining will install oxygen enrichment at two of its
sulfur recovery units, which will result in lower sulfur emissions.
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. Lima Refining Company, Civil Action
No. 3:17-cv-01320-JZ, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06811/3. 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 e-mail........................... [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 $39.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the appendices, the cost is $23.50.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-13622 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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