[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4925-4926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02041]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act, CERCLA and EPCRA
On January 29, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Gibson
Wine Co., Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-01900-AWI-SKO.
This case involves claims for alleged violations of Sections
112(r)(1) and 112(r)(7) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C.
7412(r)(1), (7), Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603 (``CERCLA''),
and Section 304 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know
Act, 42 U.S.C. 11004 (``EPCRA''), with respect to Gibson's winemaking
facility (``Facility'') located in Sanger, California. The complaint
sought injunctive relief and civil penalties stemming from the 2012
accidental release of anhydrous ammonia from the Facility's
refrigeration system that resulted in the death of a worker. The
settlement involves a civil penalty payment of $330,000, a
reconfiguration of portions of the refrigeration process to reduce the
risk of worker exposure in the event of an ammonia release, an upgrade
to the refrigeration system from manual controls to a centralized
computer control system programmed with automated warnings and shut-
downs in the event of a release, and other injunctive relief geared
towards reducing the risk of further releases at the Facility.
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. Gibson Wine Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-
3-11058. 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
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Department website: 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-02041 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
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