[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 11564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05246]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On March 9, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States, the State
of Illinois, and Citizens Against Ruining the Environment v. Midwest
Generation, LLC, Civil Action No. 09-cv-05277.
In 2009, the United States, the State, and Citizens Against Ruining
the Environment filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act, seeking
injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Clean Air
Act at Midwest Generation's six coal-fired electric generating power
plants in Illinois. This Consent Decree resolves the litigation by
requiring the Defendant to perform injunctive relief and pay a $1
million civil penalty to be split evenly by the United States and the
State of Illinois.
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, et al. v. Midwest Generation, LLC, D.J.
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09334. 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 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 $12.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Jeffrey K. Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-05246 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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