Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)

Federal Register Volume 78, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)

Notices

Pages 14591-14592

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2013-05078

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

On February 27, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc., Civil Action No. CV 13 00095 RLP.

In this action, the United States filed a complaint under the Clean Air Act alleging violations at the Waimanalo Gulch Municipal Solid Waste Landfill located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The consent decree requires the County to implement injunctive relief including conducting enhanced gas monitoring, complying with interim wellhead gas temperature limits and implementing a Monitoring and Contingency Plan for Elevated Temperatures. The consent decree also requires the County to pay a civil penalty of $1,100,000.

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

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Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Waste Management of Hawaii, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09044. 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.......................... pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.

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 Web site: 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 $11.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for a version without appendices and $28.00 for a version with appendices.

Henry Friedman,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

FR Doc. 2013-05078 Filed 3-5-13; 8:45 am

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