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

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 200 (Monday, October 19, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66163-66164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21263]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On October 9, 2026, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Ohio v. Renergy, Inc., Dovertail Energy, LLC, and Emerald Bioenergy, 
LLC, Civil Action No. 2:26-CV-01286.
    The United States and the State of Ohio filed this action under the 
Clean Air Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil 
penalties for violations at Defendants' biogas facilities located at 
1156 Herr Road in Fairborn, Ohio (Dovetail Facility) and at 2279 County 
Road 156 in Cardington, Ohio (Emerald Facility). The consent decree 
requires Defendants to perform injunctive relief and pay a $15,000 
civil penalty, which is based on Defendants' demonstrated limited 
ability to pay a penalty.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Energy and Natural 
Resources Division, and should refer to United States and State of Ohio 
v. Renergy, Inc., Dovertail Energy, LLC, and Emerald Bioenergy, LLC, 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12791. 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#1767627574787a7a7279633a727264397279657357626473787d39707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cfcf9eeefe3e1e1e9e2f8a1e9e9ffa2e9e2fee8ccf9ffe8e3e6a2ebe3fa">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
By mail.............................  Principal Deputy 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.

Thomas A. Benson,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-21263 Filed 10-16-26; 8:45 am]
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