Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act

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May 24, 2022

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 31582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11114]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Air 
Act

    On May 17, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States and 
Allegheny County Health Department v. United States Steel Corporation, 
Civil Action No. 2:22-cv-00729-CRE.
    The United States and the Allegheny County Health Department 
jointly filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act against United 
States Steel Corporation, alleging violations at the Edgar Thomson 
steel mill in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The complaint seeks 
injunctive relief and civil penalties for exceedances of visible 
emissions opacity standards, as well as violations of requirements to 
minimize fugitive emissions, maintain and operate equipment to minimize 
emissions, and comply with the facility's operations and maintenance 
plan. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive 
relief to address the violations and pay a $1,500,000 civil penalty. 
The civil penalty will be split evenly between the United States and 
the Allegheny County Health Department, which will use its portion of 
the civil penalty to fund a multimodal trail connection for communities 
near the facility.
    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 and Allegheny County Health Department v. 
United States Steel Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12083. 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#41313423222e2c2c242f356c2424326f242f3325013432252e2b6f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c0c091e1f1311111912085119190f5219120e183c090f181316521b130a">[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 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 $38.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-11114 Filed 5-23-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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