Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

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February 8, 2022

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7208-7209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02567]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

    On December 29, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of South Carolina, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. New-Indy 
Catawba LLC, Civil Action No. 0:21-cv-02053-SAL.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
United States' complaint seeks injunctive relief related to emissions 
of Hydrogen Sulfide from defendant's paper mill in Catawba, South 
Carolina. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform 
injunctive relief to abate hydrogen sulfide emissions, and to pay a 
$1.1 million civil penalty.
    On January 10, 2022, the Department of Justice published notice of 
the proposed Consent Decree. 87 FR 1,186. The notice started a 30-day 
period for the submission of comments on the proposed consent decree. 
The Department of Justice has received requests for an extension of the 
comment period. In consideration of the requests, notice is hereby 
given that the Department of Justice has extended the comment period on 
the proposed consent decree by an additional 30 days, up to and 
including March 11, 2022.
    Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United 
States v. New-Indy Catawba LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12471. 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#69191c0b0a0604040c071d440c0c1a470c071b0d291c1a0d0603470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1767627574787a7a7279633a727264397279657357626473787d39707861">[email&#160;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 Consent Decree may be 
examined at and downloaded from 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 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 $8.75 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-02567 Filed 2-7-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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