[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 27 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 7120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2551]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 27, 2005,
a Consent Decree in United States, et al. v. ConocoPhillips Company,
Civil Action No. H-05-0258, was lodged with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas.
In a complaint that was filed simultaneously with the Consent
Decree, the United States, the State of Illinois, the State of
Louisiana, the State of New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and the Northwest Clean Air Agency in the State of Washington sought
injunctive relief and penalties against ConocoPhillips Company
(``COPC''), pursuant to sections 113(b) and 304(a) of the Clean Air Act
(``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), 7604(a), for alleged CAA violations and
violations of the corollary provisions in State laws occurring at the
following refineries owned and operated by COPC: Roxanna/Hartford,
Illinois; Belle Chasse, Louisiana; Linden, New Jersey; Trainer,
Pennsylvania; Ferndale, Washington; Carson/Wilmington, California;
Rodeo/Santa Maria, California; Borger, Texas; and Sweeny, Texas.
Under the settlement, COPC will implement innovative pollution
control technologies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur
dioxide, and particulate matter from refinery process units. COPC also
will adopt facility-wide enhanced benzene waste monitoring and fugitive
emission controls programs. In addition, COPC will pay a civil penalty
of $4.525 million for settlement of the claims in the complaint.
Finally, COPC will undertake both Federal and State environmentally-
beneficial projects worth more than $10 million including covering and
oil/water separator at its New Jersey refinery; purchasing a foam
aerial apparatus for mutual, emergency response aid in and around its
Illinois refinery; donating $400,000 to a local emergency planning
committee to fund radio systems and an emergency broadcast radio system
in the area of COPC's Pennsylvania refinery; donating $400,000 to the
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to support collection and
recycling of household hazardous waste; purchasing a fire truck for
mutual aid response in and around COPC's Washington refinery; replacing
old fireplaces and wood stoves with new clean-burning fireplaces or
certified wood stoves for low income households in the vicinity of the
Washington refinery; and developing emissions inventories and targets
for air pollution reduction by participating cities and towns in the
vicinity of the Washington refinery.
The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States, et al. v. ConocoPhillips Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-
1-06722/1.
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, 910 Travis St., Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77208, and
at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be
obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-
mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwoodusdoj.gov), fax
number (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a
check in the amount of $73.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-2551 Filed 2-9-05; 8:45 am]
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