[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 26716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09595]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On April 29, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. American
Zinc Recycling Corp., Case No. 1:20-cv-02582.
The United States filed a Complaint seeking civil penalties and
injunctive relief from Defendant American Zinc Recycling Corp.
(``AZR'') for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-
7671q, at its electric arc furnace flue dust recycling facility in
Chicago (the ``Facility''). Among other things, the United States
alleges that AZR has violated statutory and regulatory requirements
limiting particulate matter emissions from the Facility, as well as
corresponding requirements in AZR's Clean Air Act permits for the
Facility.
When the Complaint was filed, the United States also lodged a
proposed Consent Decree that would settle the claims asserted in the
Complaint. The proposed Consent Decree would require that AZR implement
appropriate injunctive relief to control air pollutant emissions from
the Facility, including upgrading multiple bag collectors that filter
and remove particulate matter from air exhausted from the Facility. The
Consent Decree also assess a $1,054,000 civil penalty. $654,000 of the
penalty assessment would be payable on discounted basis under AZR's
2016 Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. The remaining $400,000
would be paid in full.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. American Zinc
Recycling Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11205. 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............................. Principal Deputy 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 may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $18.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia A. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-09595 Filed 5-4-20; 8:45 am]
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