Notice2021-26696
Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree
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December 10, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 235 (Friday, December 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26696]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree
On November 19, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
First Amendment to Consent Decree with the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States and the State of Louisiana v. Orion Engineered Carbons, LLC
(W.D. La.), Civil Action No. 6:17-cv-01660.
The Consent Decree, entered by the Court on June 7, 2018, resolved
claims by the United States and the State of Louisiana alleging
violations of certain Clean Air Act provisions at Orion Engineered
Carbons, LLC's (``Defendant's'') four carbon black manufacturing
facilities in Franklin, Louisiana (``Ivanhoe Facility''), Borger,
Texas, Orange, Texas, and Belpre, Ohio (``Belpre Facility''). The
Consent Decree requires Defendant to reduce harmful SO<INF>2</INF>,
NO<INF>X</INF>, and PM emissions through the installation and operation
of pollution controls. Defendant also agreed to spend $550,000 to fund
environmental mitigation projects that will further reduce emissions
and benefit communities adversely affected by the pollution from the
facilities, and pay a civil penalty of $800,000.
The proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree would, if entered by
the Court, make modifications to the Consent Decree to address and
resolve claims by Defendant that force majeure events caused delays in
meeting certain compliance deadlines at Defendant's Ivanhoe Facility.
The modifications extend certain compliance deadlines at the Ivanhoe
Facility and move up certain deadlines at the Belpre Facility. The
proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree maintains Defendant's
ultimate obligation to install and operate pollution controls at all
four facilities.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed First Amendment to 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. Orion
Engineered Carbon, LLC (W.D. La.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10189. 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............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e6e6b7c7d7173737b706a337b7b6d307b706c7a5e6b6d7a717430797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45353027262a2828202b31682020366b202b3721053036212a2f6b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 proposed First Amendment to
Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. We
will provide a paper copy of the proposed First Amendment to 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 $5.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-26696 Filed 12-9-21; 8:45 am]
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