Notice2022-22289
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
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Published
October 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22289]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On October 6, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United
States and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental
Protection v. Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority, Civil Action No.
3:22-cv-05922.
In a Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), and the State of New Jersey,
on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection, alleges that
the Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority (``SBRSA'') violated the
Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) the
Solid Waste Combustion provisions in Section 129 of the Clean Air Act,
42 U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Requirements for Sewage Sludge
Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR
part 62, subpart LLL (``Subpart LLL''). The proposed Consent Decree in
this case requires SBRSA to pay a civil penalty of $335,750; to
complete and submit a control plan and site-specific monitoring plan
that include procedures to measure the mercury concentration in its
sewage sludge; to conduct a Subpart LLL-compliant performance test; to
develop and undertake standard operating procedures and recordkeeping
and reporting obligations to minimize the use of the bypass stack; to
undertake root cause analyses and corrective actions whenever there is
an exceedance of the limit for the mercury concentration of the sewage
sludge or the bypass stack is used; and, to pay stipulated penalties
for violations of Consent Decree requirements. In addition, the Consent
Decree requires a New Jersey-sponsored environmental project, to be
overseen by the state, involving a contribution to the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection's Environmental Mitigation
Project Fund.
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 to United States and the State of New Jersey,
Department of Environmental Protection v. Stony Brook Regional Sewerage
Authority, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12080. 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#b9c9ccdbdad6d4d4dcd7cd94dcdcca97dcd7cbddf9cccaddd6d397ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24545146474b4949414a50094141570a414a5640645157404b4e0a434b52">[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 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 $13.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment &
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-22289 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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