Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is

hereby given that on January 11, 1995, a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. Caribbean Petroleum Corporation, Civil No. 95-

1028(PG), was lodged with the United States District Court for the

District of Puerto Rico. The proposed Consent Decree settles the United

States' claims that the defendant had violated provisions of the Clean

Air Act. The defendant operates a crude oil refinery located in

Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

Under the terms of the Consent Decree, the defendant will pay a

$350,000 civil penalty. The defendant will also be required to comply

with the terms of the fuel oil and gas limitations and record-keeping

requirements of its PSD Permit and with those provisions of the New

Source Performance Standards for Petroleum Refineries and the

Regulation for the Control of Atmospheric Pollution alleged in the

complaint to have been violated.

The Department of Justice will receive for 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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Caribbean Petroleum Corporation, D.O.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-

1848.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Region II Office

of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Federal Plaza,

New York, NY 10278 and at the Environmental Enforcement Section

Document Center, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005

(202 624-0892). A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained

in person or by mail from the Environmental Enforcement Section

Document Center, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction

cost) made payable to Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environmental and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-1995 Filed 1-25-95; 8:45 am]

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