Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree
| Published date | 31 July 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-16084 |
| Citation | 88 FR 49496 |
| Court | Justice Department |
| Section | Notices |
49496
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 145 / Monday, July 31, 2023 / Notices
7413(b) and 7477, for violation of (1) the
CAA’s Prevention of Significant
Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD)
provisions; (2) the CAA’s New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS)
provisions and the NSPS regulations for
ferroalloy production facilities (subpart
Z), and (3) the Ohio State
Implementation Plan’s opacity limits, as
incorporated into Globe’s Title V
permit, and Ohio’s Title V permit
program. Under the proposed Consent
Decree, Globe will pay a $2.6 million
civil penalty, construct a new baghouse,
restrict sulfur content of process inputs
to specified limits, and implement a
detailed monitoring regime to address
opacity concerns. Additionally, as
mitigation for past exceedances, Globe
will extend its sulfur content limits and
Subpart Z obligations to all furnaces.
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 v. Globe Metallurgical,
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11643. All
comments must be submitted no later
than 30 days after the publication date
of this notice. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
To submit
comments: Send them to:
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: http://
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 $17.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia S. McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023–16190 Filed 7–28–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree
In accordance with Departmental
Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby
given that a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Robert Yundt Homes,
LLC, et al., No. 3:23–cv–00073–JMK,
was lodged with the United States
District Court for the District of Alaska
on July 24, 2023.
This proposed Consent Decree
concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Defendants Robert
Yundt Homes, LLC, and Robert D.
Yundt II, pursuant to sections 309(b)
and (d) of the Clean Water Act, 33
U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), to obtain
injunctive relief from and impose civil
penalties against Defendants for
violating the Clean Water Act by
discharging pollutants without a permit
into waters of the United States and
violating Administrative Orders on
Consent issued by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). The proposed Consent Decree
resolves these allegations by requiring
Defendants to restore the impacted
areas, perform mitigation pursuant to
EPA-approved restoration plans, and
pay a civil penalty.
The Department of Justice will accept
written comments relating to this
proposed Consent Decree for 30 days
from the date of publication of this
Notice. Please address comments to
Daniel J. Martin, United States
Department of Justice, Environment and
Natural Resources Division,
Environmental Defense Section, Post
Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044,
or pubcomment_eds.enrd@usdoj.gov,
and refer to United States v. Robert
Yundt Homes, LLC, et al., DJ # 90–5–1–
1–22275.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at the Clerk’s Office, United
States District Court for the District of
Alaska, James M. Fitzgerald United
States Courthouse and Federal Building,
222 West 7th Avenue, Room 229,
Anchorage, AK 99513. In addition, the
proposed Consent Decree may be
examined electronically at http://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Defense Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023–16084 Filed 7–28–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act and Emergency Planning and
Community Right-To-Know Act
On July 26, 2023 the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Rhode Island in
the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Taylor Farms New England, Inc., Civil
Action No. 1:23–cv–00311.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under the Clean Air Act and the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-To-Know Act. The United States’
complaint seeks injunctive relief and
civil penalties for violations of the
statutory and regulatory provisions that
govern the prevention and notice of
accidental releases of extremely
hazardous substances at the defendant’s
food processing facility in North
Kingstown, Rhode Island. The consent
decree requires the defendant to
perform injunctive relief and pay a
$650,000 civil penalty.
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 v. Taylor Farms New
England, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
12458. 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:
To submit
comments: Send them to:
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: http://
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—
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