[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 68490]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26967]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act and EPCRA
On December 9, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United States and San
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District v. Kern Oil &
Refining Co., Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-02460-KJM-CKD.
This case involves claims for alleged violations of Section 111 of
the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7411 and Section 313 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11023
(``EPCRA''), with respect to Kern Oil's petroleum refinery
(``Facility'') located in Bakersfield, California. The complaint seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties stemming from Kern Oil's failure
to meet new source performance standards monitoring and reporting
requirements under the CAA and failure to meet hazardous substance
reporting requirements under EPCRA. The settlement requires Kern to pay
a civil penalty of $500,000 that will be divided evenly with the United
States and San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District
and requires Kern Oil to comply with all monitoring and reporting
requirements and other injunctive relief geared towards ensuring the
Facility remains in compliance with the law. Additionally, the
settlement requires Kern Oil to perform two supplemental environmental
projects, estimated to cost at least $100,000 each, for which Kern Oil
will purchase and operate for five years an infrared gas-imaging camera
and purchase emergency responder equipment for the Kern County Public
Health Services Department and the Kern County Fire Department.
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 United States, et al. v. Kern Oil and Refining Co.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10464/1. 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: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $11.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-26967 Filed 12-13-19; 8:45 am]
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