[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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