[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38422-38423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6026]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Public Comment Period for Proposed First Amendment to
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that, for a period of 30
days, the United States will receive public comments on a proposed
First
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Amendment to Consent Decree in United States and the State of Minnesota
v. Koch Petroleum Group, L.P. (Civil Action No. 00-CV-2756), which was
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of
Minnesota on June 23, 2006. Koch recently changed its corporate name
and is now known as Flint Hills Resources, LP (``FHR'').
The parties are amending the April 25, 2001, Consent Decree in this
national, multi-facility Clean Air Act (``Act'') enforcement action
against FHR pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''),
42 U.S.C. 7413(b) (1983), amended by, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) (Supp. 1991).
The original settlement, covering three refineries, was entered by the
Court on April 25, 2001, as part of EPA's Petroleum Refinery
Initiative. The proposed Amendment allows FHR additional time to
conduct studies of various nitrogen oxide (``NOX'') reducing
catalysts and to decide on the final NOX control scheme for
the fluidized catalytic cracking unit (``FCCU'') at the Pine Bend,
Minnesota, facility. Second, the Amendment establishes a process to
address any leaks of process fluids into the non-contract,
recirculating cooling tower systems as required by the National
Emission Standard for Benzene Waste Operations, 40 CFR part 61, subpart
FF. Third, and finally, the Amendment exempts two heaters in the FHR
system from the application of current or next generation ultra low-
NOX burners, but requires FHR to install specific control
technology and accept restrictive emission limits for these two
heaters.
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 and the State of Minnesota v. Koch Petroleum Group, L.P.,
D.J. Ref 90-5-2-1-07110.
The First Amendment to Consent Decree may be examined at the Office
of the United States Attorney, District of Minnesota, 600 U.S.
Courthouse, 300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415. During the
public comment period the Amendment may also be examined on the
following Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy of the Amendment 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 ([email protected]), fax no. (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 $5.25
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-6026 Filed 7-5-06; 8:45 am]
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