[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 177 (Thursday, September 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 52393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-4486]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 28, 2007, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Premier Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 
ED CV 07-01092 (SGL)(OPx), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Central District of California.
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims 
against Premier under section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged violations of the CAA and the federally 
approved California State Implementation Plan (``SIP''), including 
South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1175 (``Rule 1175''), 
at an expandable polystyrene foam block manufacturing facility it owned 
in Chino, CA (``Facility''). The Consent Decree requires Premier to pay 
a civil penalty of $326,000 and requires Premier and the company that 
recently acquired the Facility, Insulfoam, LLC, to: comply with Rule 
1175's limits on VOC emissions; operate an emission control system that 
meets the requirements in the Rule; adhere to specified operational 
requirements; and limit the pentane content of raw materials used in 
the manufacturing process at the Facility.
    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, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either E-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. Premier Industries, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-
08413.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 
90012, and at U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, 
CA 94105. During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree 
may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 
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 number (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 514-1547. When requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $8.50 
for the Consent Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable 
to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that 
amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-4486 Filed 9-12-07; 8:45 am]
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