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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

On February 12, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in the lawsuit titled

United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

v.

Shell Chemical LP,

Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-1404-EEF-JVM.

The United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act and Louisiana Environmental Quality Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties based on violations of the Clean Air Act's New Source Review requirements, New Source Performance Standards, National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, “Title V” program requirements and operating permits, and related Louisiana state implementation plan requirements. The alleged violations involve flares used at a chemical plant owned and operated by defendant Shell Chemical LP in Norco, Louisiana. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief, including operating a facility fenceline monitoring system, and pay $350,000 in civil penalties, with $262,500 to be paid to the United States and $87,500 to be paid to LDEQ.

The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to

United States and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

v.

Shell Chemical LP,

D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11603. 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:

To submit comments:

Send them to:

By email

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov

.

By mail

Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.

During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website:

https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees

. We will provide a paper copy of the proposed consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.

Please enclose a check or money order for $37.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $26.75.

Thomas P. Carroll,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 2018-03220 Filed 2-15-18; 8:45 am]

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