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

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March 15, 2022

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 14576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05408]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On March 9, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Chevron 
Phillips Chemical Company LP, Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-00737.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The 
complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties based on 
violations of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review requirements, New 
Source Performance Standards, National Emissions Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants, ``Title V'' program requirements and 
operating permits, and related Texas state implementation plan 
requirements. The alleged violations involve flares used at three 
petrochemical manufacturing facilities owned and operated by the 
defendant, in or near Cedar Bayou, Port Arthur and Sweeny, Texas. Under 
the proposed consent decree, the defendant has agreed to perform 
injunctive relief (including flare gas minimization, flaring efficiency 
measures, and fenceline monitoring) that is estimated to cost $118 
million, and pay $3.4 million in civil penalties.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer United States v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11288. 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#7c0c091e1f1311111912085119190f5219120e183c090f181316521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe8e8b9c9d9193939b908ad39b9b8dd09b908c9abe8b8d9a9194d0999188">[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 proposed 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 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 $32.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $ 22.25.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-05408 Filed 3-14-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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