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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act 

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[Federal Register: August 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 167)]
[Notices]
[Page 50643]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27au08-66]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 21, 2008, a proposed consent
decree in United States and the State of Illinois v. Crane Composites,
Inc., No. 08cv4735, was lodged with the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Illinois.
    In this civil action brought pursuant to the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. 7613, the United States sought to prevent the emission of
volatile organic material (``VOM'') in excess of limits imposed by the
Illinois State Implementation Plan and the facility's air emission
permit issued under Title V of the Act from the Crane Composites, Inc.
fiberglass reinforced plastics manufacturing facility in Channahon,
Will County, Illinois. The State of Illinois joined this action as co-
plaintiff asserting the same claims under the equivalent state laws and
regulations. Under the proposed consent decree, Crane Composites will
install a permanent total enclosure to capture 100% of its off-gases
from its production lines and route those gases to a regenerative
thermal oxydizer that will destroy 95% of the VOM and hazardous air
pollutants before release to the atmosphere. Under the proposed consent
decree, defendant will pay a total of $1,000,000 in civil penalties,
divided between the United States (which will receive $800,000) and the
State of Illinois. In addition, the proposed consent decree will
resolve Crane Composites' past obligations under the Illinois Emission
Reduction Market System with a payment to the State of no more than
$150,000.
    The Department of Justice will accept comments relating to the four
proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and mailed either electronically to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or in
hard copy to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044-7611. Comments should refer to United States and the State of
Illinois v. Crane Composites, Inc., Case No. 08cv4735 (N.D. Ill.) and
D.J. Reference No. 90-5-2-1-08836.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at: (1) The Office of
the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219
South Dearborn Street, Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 353-
5300; and (2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region
5), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (contact
Gaylene Vasaturo (312-886-1811)). During the comment period, the
proposed consent decrees may also be examined on the following
Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_
Decrees.html . Copies of the proposed consent decrees may also be
obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library,
P.O. Box 7611, 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 refer to the referenced
case and D.J. Reference No. 90-5-2-1-08836, and enclose a check in the
amount of $11.50 for the consent decrees (46 pages at 25 cents per page
reproduction costs), made payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-19818 Filed 8-26-08; 8:45 am]
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