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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 30, 1997, a

proposed consent decree in United States v. Board of Trustees of

Southern Illinois University, Civil Action No. 97-4247-JPG, was lodged

with the United States District Court for the Southern District of

Illinois.

In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and

civil penalties under section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.

7413(b), for violations of the Illinois State Implementation Plan

(``SIP'') and the New Source Performance Standards (``NSPS'') for

Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units, 40 CFR part

60, Subpart Db., at the Central Steam Plant at Southern Illinois

University's Carbondale, Illinois, campus. Specifically, the Complaint

alleges that SIU violated two sections of the Illinois SIP: (1) 35

I.A.C. Sec. 212.202 relating to particulate matter emission

exceedances, and (2) 35 I.A.C. Sec. 201.144 relating to operating

without a permit, with respect to SIU's operation of three coal-fired

boilers at its Central Steam Plant. The Complaint also alleges that SIU

violated various provisions of the NSPS regulations applicable to its

natural gas-fired boiler at the Central Steam Plant. The proposed

consent decree provides for compliance testing in the form of stack

tests for three of SIU's boilers with respect to particulate emission

limits of the Illinois SIP. In addition, SIU will pay a civil penalty

of $150,000 for its violations of the Illinois SIP and the NSPS.

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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, DOJ

Ref. # 90-5-2-1-2045.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Nine

Executive Drive, Suite 300, Fairview Heights, Illinois 62208; at U.S.

EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC.

20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC. 20005. In requesting a copy

please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount

of $5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-21060 Filed 8-8-97; 8:45 am]

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