[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 120 (Thursday, June 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36409-36410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12462]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States et al. v. 
Sunoco, Civil Action No. 05-cv-2866 PBT was lodged on June 16, 2005 
with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, Sunoco 
has agreed to install add-on control technologies and implement 
enhanced flaring, benzene, and leak detection and repair programs that 
will reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and 
particulate matter from refinery process units (principally the 
fluidized catalytic cracking units and process heaters and boilers) 
consistent with best available control technology (``BACT'') standards 
and new source performance standards ``NSPS'') emissions limits. In 
addition, under the proposed consent decree, Sunoco will: Adopt and 
implement other comprehensive, facility-wide programs for monitoring 
and controlling emissions of benzene and other volatile organic 
compounds. Sunoco also will install a redundant sulfur recovery plant 
with tail gas unit at its Toledo refinery.

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Sunoco will pay a civil penalty of $3 million and will perform 
Supplemental Environmental Projects valued at more than $3.9 million.
    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, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, P.O. 
Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20004-7611, and 
should refer to United States et al. v Sunoco, DOJ Ref. 90-5-2-1-1744/
1.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, 
PA 19106 and at U.S. EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19103. During the comment period, the consent decree may be examined on 
the following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. Copies of the consent decree also may 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 ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $50.50 (with attachments) or $42.75 
(without attachments) for United States et al. v. Sunoco, (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 05-12462 Filed 6-22-05; 8:45 am]
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