[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 86 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 26495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09426]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On April 28, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Airgas USA,
LLC and Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP, Case No. 4:20-cv-1495.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United
States under Sections 113(b)(2) and 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
(``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b)(2) and 7412(r), that Settling Defendants
violated the Chemical and Accident Prevention Provisions for Air
Programs at their four gas facilities located in La Porte, Freeport and
Pasadena, Texas. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Settling Defendants
have agreed to pay a civil of penalty of $257,000, and implement an
Enhanced Compliance Audit Protocol at their three currently operating
facilities in Texas, to resolve the government's claims.
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 Airgas USA, LLC and Air Liquide Large Industries U.S.
LP, Case No. 4:20-cv-1495, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-07132/2. 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: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-09426 Filed 5-1-20; 8:45 am]
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