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

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November 24, 2023

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82404-82405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25960]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On November 20, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for 
the District of Kansas in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
and State of Kansas v. Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC, 
Civil Action No. 6:04-cv-01064.
    The proposed Decree will resolve violations of the Clean Air Act 
arising from Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LLC's 
(``CRRM'') operation of a petroleum refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas 
alleged in a supplemental complaint filed by Plaintiffs in 2020 and 
amended in 2023. The Decree also resolves Plaintiffs' demand for 
stipulated penalties under a 2012 consent decree. The Decree requires 
CRRM to undertake various measures to facilitate future compliance with 
the Clean Air Act, reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from the refinery's 
heaters, and build a flare gas recovery system to reduce the refinery's 
emissions from refinery flares. CRRM will pay $7 million in stipulated 
penalties and $6.25 million in civil penalties in total to the United 
States and the State of Kansas, as well as spend at least $1 million on 
an environmentally beneficial project to be approved by the State of 
Kansas.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer 
to United States et al. v. Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, 
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-07459/5. 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#2f5f5a4d4c4042424a415b024a4a5c014a415d4b6f5a5c4b404501484059"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83f3f6e1e0eceeeee6edf7aee6e6f0ade6edf1e7c3f6f0e7ece9ade4ecf5">[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 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 Decree upon 
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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 $36 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-25960 Filed 11-22-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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