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

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January 13, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2746-2747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00477]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 6, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Meyer 
Distributing, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:25-cv-4.
    The proposed Consent Decree would resolve Meyer's liability alleged 
in the concurrently filed Complaint for violations of section 203(a)(3) 
of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7522(a)(3), arising from Meyer's sale 
and offers to sell devices that bypass, defeat, or render inoperative 
emission controls installed on motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines 
in violation of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7522(a). The Complaint 
alleges that Meyer sold or offered to sell over 600 types of devices 
within four distinct categories from January 1, 2018 through September 
16, 2020. The proposed Consent Decree requires Meyer to pay a civil 
penalty of $7.4 million, comply with the Clean Air Act going forward, 
complete a series of compliance measures to prevent future violations, 
and complete a mitigation project to offset some of the excess 
emissions caused by its violations in the region with the highest 
number of violative sales.
    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. Meyer Distributing, Inc., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12694. 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#98e8edfafbf7f5f5fdf6ecb5fdfdebb6fdf6eafcd8edebfcf7f2b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="72020710111d1f1f171c065f1717015c171c0016320701161d185c151d04">[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

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to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-00477 Filed 1-10-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-P


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