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

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December 16, 2024

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 241 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 101627-101628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29524]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On December 10, 2024, 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 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. PennEnergy Resources, LLC, Civil Action 
No. 2:24-cv-01675.
    The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
violations of the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations at oil 
and natural gas production facilities owned and operated by PennEnergy 
Resources, LLC (``PennEnergy'') in Butler County, Pennsylvania. The 
violations relate to alleged failures to adequately design, operate, 
and maintain storage tank vapor control systems, resulting in emissions 
of volatile organic compounds (``VOC'') and other pollutants to the 
atmosphere.
    The proposed Consent Decree covers 49 PennEnergy facilities in 
Pennsylvania. The proposed decree requires PennEnergy to perform 
injunctive relief, including conducting engineering evaluations of the 
vapor control systems at each of the controlled well pads to ensure 
that they are adequately sized and designed, and complete an 
environmental mitigation project. PennEnergy must also pay a civil 
penalty of $2,000,000. Entering into and fully complying with the 
proposed Consent Decree would release PennEnergy from past civil 
liability for violations of Clean Air Act Title V and Clean Air Act 
regulations applicable to new and modified storage vessels and related 
state law at the facilities subject to the proposed consent decree.
    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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 
PennEnergy Resources, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12465. All comments

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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#cfbfbaadaca0a2a2aaa1bbe2aaaabce1aaa1bdab8fbabcaba0a5e1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c2c293e3f3331313932287139392f7239322e381c292f383336723b332a">[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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    Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States 
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the 
commenter.
    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>. If you require assistance 
accessing the proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by 
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting 
comments.

Jason A. Dunn,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-29524 Filed 12-13-24; 8:45 am]
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