[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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