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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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[Federal Register: January 2, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 1)]
[Notices]
[Page 110]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr02ja02-107]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 20, 
2001, a Consent Decree in United States, et al. v. Navajo Refining, 
Co., et al., Civil Action No. Civ-01-1422 LH/LCS, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
    In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent 
Decree, the United States sought injunctive relief and penalties 
against Navajo Refining Company (`Navajo'') and Montana Refining 
Company (`Montana Refining''), pursuant to section 113(b) of the Clean 
Air Act (`CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) (1983), amended by, 42 U.S.C. 
7413(b) (Supp. 1991) for alleged CAA violations at Navajo's two 
refineries in Artesia and Lovington, New Mexico, and at Montana 
Refining's refinery in Great Falls, Montana.
    Under the settlement, Navajo and Montana Refining will implement 
innovative pollution control technologies to greatly reduce emissions 
of nitrogen oxides (`NOX'') and sulfur dioxide 
(``SO2'') from refinery process units and they will adopt 
facility-wide enhanced monitoring and fugitive emission control 
programs. In addition, Navajo and Montana Refining will pay a civil 
penalty of $400,000 for settlement of the claims in the United States' 
complaint, and Navajo will pay $350,000 for settlement of claims raised 
by the State of New Mexico in two compliance orders that New Mexico 
issued to Navajo in May and July of 2001. Navajo also will perform 
environmentally beneficial projects totaling approximately $1.4 
million. The States of New Mexico and Montana will join in this 
settlement as signatories to the Consent Decree.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States, et al., v. Navajo Refining Co., et al. D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-
1-2228/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 201 3rd St., NW., Suite 900, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
87102, and at U.S. EPA Region 6, Fountain Place, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, TX 75202. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $53.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 
cost) payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-32216 Filed 12-31-01; 8:45 am]
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