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

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January 12, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 2254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00555]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 9, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
v. Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill, LLC, Case No. 1:24-cv-36.
    The United States filed this lawsuit to seek civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 
et seq. (``CAA''). The alleged violations stem from the failure by 
Allied Niagara Falls Landfill, LLC (``Allied'') to comply with 
federally-enforceable regulations applicable to municipal solid waste 
(``MSW'') landfills. Allied operates a MSW landfill in Niagara Falls, 
New York.
    The Consent Decree provides for Allied to come into compliance with 
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and its municipal solid 
waste landfill regulations by installing and operating a gas collection 
and control system at its landfill and to pay a $671,000 civil penalty.
    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 Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill, LLC, Civil 
Action No. 1:24-cv-36, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11610. 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 e-mail...........................  <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65151007060a0808000b11480000164b000b1701251016010a0f4b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="51212433323e3c3c343f257c3434227f343f2335112422353e3b7f363e27">[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 $39.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-00555 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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