[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 128 (Thursday, July 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 39934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14310]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On May 29, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Massachusetts, in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Sprague Resources LP and Sprague
Operating Resources, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-11026.
The United States filed this lawsuit under Section 113(a)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(a)(1), and the Massachusetts, Maine, New
Hampshire, and Rhode Island state implementation plans. The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a co-plaintiff and brings claims
arising under the Massachusetts Clean Air Act and Massachusetts air
pollution control regulations. The complaint seeks civil penalties and
injunctive relief arising from alleged emissions of volatile organic
compounds (VOC) without required permits at the defendants' heated
petroleum (asphalt and #6 oil) storage and distribution facilities in
Everett and Quincy, Massachusetts; Searsport and South Portland, Maine;
Newington (River Road), New Hampshire; and Providence, Rhode Island.
The consent decree requires the defendants to pay civil penalties
of $350,000, including $205,000, plus interest, to the United States
and $145,000 to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and to perform
certain measures at the facilities to limit future VOC emissions.
On June 4, 2020, the Department of Justice published a notice in
the Federal Register opening a period of public comment on the consent
decree for a period of thirty (30) days through July 6, 2020. By this
notice, the Department of Justice is extending the public comment
period through August 5, 2020. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States, et al. v. Sprague Resources LP, et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11436. All comments must be submitted no
later than August 5, 2020. 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 e-mail........................... [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. Paper copies of the consent
decree are available upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Such requests and payments should be addressed to:
Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD,
P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
With each such request, please enclose a check or money order for
$14.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) per paper copy, payable to
the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-14310 Filed 7-1-20; 8:45 am]
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