Notice2024-31377
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
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Published
December 31, 2024
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 107164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31377]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On December 23, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of South Carolina in United States v. LANXESS Corporation, Civil Action
No. 24-cv-07522.
The United States filed this lawsuit under Clean Air Act (CAA)
Section 113(b), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), seeking a civil penalty and
injunctive relief for the Defendant LANXESS Corporation's failures at
its Charleston, South Carolina manufacturing facility to properly (1)
identify and monitor equipment that can leak hazardous air pollutants;
(2) control and monitor wastewater treatment processes; (3) calculate
the status of batch process vents; and (4) adhere to recordkeeping
requirements. The consent decree requires the Defendant to perform
injunctive relief to come into compliance with the Clean Air Act, pay a
civil penalty of $650,000, and spend at least $3.545 million performing
supplemental environmental projects.
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 v. LANXESS Corporation, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-12671. 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#3d4d485f5e5250505853491058584e1358534f597d484e595257135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2b2b7a0a1adafafa7acb6efa7a7b1eca7acb0a682b7b1a6ada8eca5adb4">[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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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 address provided above for submitting comments.
Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-31377 Filed 12-30-24; 8:45 am]
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