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

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January 30, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4110-4111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-01813]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On January 27, 2026, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
amendment to the Consent Decree entered on June 11, 2018 by the United 
States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana in the 
lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. Columbian Chemical Company, 
(W.D. La.), Civil Action No. 6:17-cv-01661.
    The proposed Consent Decree amendment revises the Consent Decree's 
deadlines for the Defendant, Columbian Chemical Company (now known as 
Birla Carbon U.S.A., Inc.) to install and begin continuously operating 
certain air pollution control equipment at its carbon black 
manufacturing facilities in North Bend, Louisiana, and Hickok, Kansas. 
The proposed Consent Decree amendment also revises the Consent Decree's 
deadlines for the Defendant to achieve and continuously maintain 
certain limits on emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and 
particulate matter from its facilities.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree amendment. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and should refer to United States et al. v. Colombian 
Chemical Company (W.D. La.), D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-10943. 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#3646435455595b5b5358421b535345185358445276434552595c18515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d7d786f6e6260606863792068687e2368637f694d787e696267236a627b">[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 
amendment may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department 
website: <a href="http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. If you require 
assistance accessing the Consent Decree amendment, you may request 
assistance by email or by mail to the addresses

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provided above for submitting comments.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-01813 Filed 1-29-26; 8:45 am]
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