Notice2025-12770
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
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Published
July 9, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 9, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30267-30268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12770]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On July 2, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Trialco
Aluminum, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:25-cv-07461.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims against Trialco
Aluminum, LLC (``Trialco'') related to emissions of hazardous air
pollutants from its aluminum production facility located in Chicago
Heights, Illinois. The Complaint filed in this matter seeks injunctive
relief and civil penalties pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Clean Air
Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for violation of (1) the National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants (NESHAP) pertaining to
secondary aluminum production facilities, 40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR;
and (2) Trialco's Federally Enforceable State Operating Permit (FESOP)
for its Chicago Heights facility. Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Trialco will pay a $1 million civil penalty; perform an updated
assessment of its capture and collection
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system; adopt and implement a new Operation, Maintenance, and
Monitoring (OM&M) plan; and apply for a new FESOP with revised
operating limits.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. Trialco Aluminum, LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-12888. All comments must be submitted no later than 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#84f4f1e6e7ebe9e9e1eaf0a9e1e1f7aae1eaf6e0c4f1f7e0ebeeaae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="35454057565a5858505b41185050461b505b4751754046515a5f1b525a43">[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 [or at a public meeting] may be
filed in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to
the commenter.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. If you require assistance
accessing the Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Laura Thoms,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-12770 Filed 7-8-25; 8:45 am]
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