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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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[Federal Register: May 10, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 90)]
[Notices]
[Page 26648]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr10my07-103]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 30, 2007, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., Civil Action
No. 07-CV-00248-MAC, was lodged with the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas.
    In this action, the United States sought a civil penalty and
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401,
et seq., and its implementing regulations, in connection with the
petroleum refinery that settling defendant Total Petrochemicals USA,
Inc. operates at Highway 366 and 32nd Street in Port Arthur, Texas.
Specifically, the United States alleged violations of the New Source
Performance Standards for petroleum refineries and the National
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Benzene Waste
Operations. The Consent Decree requires Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc.
to implement injunctive relief to improve its refinery's performance,
including reducing emissions from major refinery units, reducing the
flaring of process upset gasses, improving leak detection and repair
procedures, and improving the management of benzene wastewater streams.
The Decree also requires Total to pay a $2.9 million civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will receive a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-
mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov, or mailed to P.O. Box 7611,
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer
to United States v. Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., D.J. Ref. #
90-5-2-1-08283/3.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 350 Magnolia Avenue,
Suite 150, Beaumont, Texas 77701 (contact AUSA Michael Lockhart), and
at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202
(contact Patricia Welton). During the public comment period, the
Consent Decree also may be examined on the following Department of
Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.
A copy of the Consent Decree also may be obtained by mail from the
Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia
Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $30.75
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury, or,
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent
Decree Library at the stated address.

Thomas A. Marianai, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-2306 Filed 5-9-07; 8:45 am]
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