Notice2022-06035
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act
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Published
March 22, 2022
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Justice Department
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16231-16232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06035]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On March 16, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Austin Powder
Co., Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-1645.
The United States' Complaint in this matter alleges violations of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) at Austin Powder's Red Diamond Plant
explosives manufacturing facility in McArthur, Ohio. The alleged CWA
violations include hundreds of exceedances of the effluent limits in
Austin Powder's NPDES Permit. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Austin
Powder would pay a $2.3 million civil penalty and improve two of its
wastewater treatment plants, including implementing comprehensive
operation and maintenance plans designed to bring the company into
compliance with its NPDES Permit and ensure future compliance.
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. Austin Powder Co., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-12117. 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:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0676736465696b6b6368722b636375286368746246737562696c28616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef9f9a8d8c8082828a819bc28a8a9cc18a819d8baf9a9c8b8085c1888099">[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 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 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 $69.25 (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 $10.25.
Karen S. Dworkin,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-06035 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]
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