[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36828-36829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5765]
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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 June 21, 2006, a
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. S.D. Warren Company d/b/a/
Sappi Fine Paper North America, Civil Action No. 1:06-CV-437 (W.D.
Mich.) was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Michigan.
The Consent Decree addresses alleged violations of the Clean Air
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q, at a kraft pulp mill in Muskegon, Michigan
that is owned and operated by S.D. Warren Company d/b/a/ Sappi Fine
Paper North America (the ``Defendant''). More specifically, the United
States alleges that the Defendant failed to comply with multiple Clean
Air Act requirements applicable to the recovery furnace at the Muskegon
Mill before the Defendant deactivated that recovery furnace in August
2005.
The proposed Consent Decree between the United States and the
Defendant would require the Defendant to; (1) Pay a $586,106 civil
penalty for alleged past violations of the Clean Air Act, (2) comply
fully with Clean Air Act requirements applicable to the Muskegon Mill
recovery furnace if the Defendant reactivates the recovery furnace; and
(3) report to the U.S. Environmental, Protection Agency on the status
of the recovery furnace.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this
publication. 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 v. S.D. Warren Company d/b/a Sappi Fine Paper North
America, Civil Action No. 1:06-CV-437 (W.D. Mich.) and D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-2-1-08442.
The Consent Decree may be examined at: (1) The offices of the
United States Attorney, 330 Ionia Avenue, NW., Suite 501, Grand Rapids,
Michigan (contact Michael Shiparski (616-456-2404)); and
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(2) the offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5,
77 West Jackson Boulevard, 14th Floor, Chicago, Illinois (contact
Cynthia King (312-886-6831)). 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
([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 $5.50 (22 pages at 25
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-5765 Filed 6-27-06; 8:45 am]
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