[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24494-24495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11359]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On May 21, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. MFG 
Chemical, LLC, Civil Action Number 4:18-cv-00121-HLM. The proposed 
consent decree would resolve claims set forth in the complaint filed in 
this lawsuit, asserted by the United States against Defendant MFG 
Chemical, LLC (``MFG'') pursuant to Section 112(r)(1) of the Clean Air 
Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), with respect to MFG's chemical 
manufacturing and processing facility located at 117 Callahan Road SE, 
Dalton, Georgia (``Facility''). The claims alleged in the complaint 
pertain to a chemical explosion at the Facility on May 21, 2012, and 
are based on MFG's failure to identify and address the hazards 
associated with the batch manufacture of a chemical compound known as 
coagulant 129, in violation of the General Duty Clause (``GDC'') of the 
CAA. The proposed consent decree would require MFG to pay a civil 
penalty of $400,000 as well as perform injunctive relief designed to 
bring MFG into compliance with the GDC and to minimize the risk of 
future problems at the Facility.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree and proposed settlement agreement. Comments 
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. MFG 
Chemical, LLC, Civil Action Number 4:18-cv-00121-HLM, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
5-2-1-08683/1. 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 proposed consent decree and 
proposed settlement agreement may be examined and downloaded at this 
Justice Department website: https://

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www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
these documents 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 $7.75 (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. 2018-11359 Filed 5-25-18; 8:45 am]
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