Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental Policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America

v. Sun Co. Inc. (R&M), Civil Action No. 97-CV-104H, was lodged in the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma on

August 14, 1997. The proposed Consent Decree settles the United States

claims for injunctive relief and civil penalties in the Complaint.

Under the terms of the proposed Agreement and Order, Sun Co. Inc.

(R&M) (``Sun'') will pay a civil penalty, perform two supplemental

environmental projects (``SEPs''), and perform injunctive relief. The

cash amount of the civil penalty is $100,000. The first SEP will reduce

the reid vapor pressure of the 87 octane gasoline sold through non-

pipeline transactions in the Tulsa area during the 1997 Ozone Season

from 8.2 to 8.0. The second SEP will provide $50,000 worth of free bus

service in Tulsa County on ozone alert days. The injunctive relief

requires Sun to maintain individually numbered car seals on valves

controlling the flow of refinery fuel gas to specified devices and to

keep a log of the car seal numbers and valve positions.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, written 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, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States of America v. Sun Co. Inc. (R&M), DOJ Number 90-

5-2-1-2076.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Region 6 Office

of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202 and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. Copies of the Consent

Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $3.75 for a

copy (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-22883 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]

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