[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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