[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20989]


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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 20, 2009, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control 
District v. D.D. Williamson & Company, Inc. Civil Action No. 3:09 cv 
633 was lodged with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Kentucky (Louisville Division).
    In this action both the United States and Louisville Metro Air 
Pollution Control District (``District'') sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief from D.D. Williamson & Company, Inc. (``D.D. 
Williamson'') for its violations of the Clean Air Act (the ``Act'') and 
its implementing regulations. The consent decree obligates D.D. 
Williamson to pay $600,000 in civil penalties which will be divided 
equaling between the United States and the District. Additionally, D.D. 
Williamson is obligated pursuant to the consent decree to: (1) Hire an 
independent engineering consultant to conduct a full hazard operability 
study of its manufacturing operations; (2) implement the study's 
recommendations; and (3) train its managers in process-hazard 
assessment techniques.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to this 
proposed settlement. 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 et al. v. D.D. Williamson & Company, Inc. Civil 
Action No. 3:09 cv 633, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08538.
    The consent decree may be examined at the United States Attorney's 
Office, Western District of Kentucky, 510 W. Broadway, Louisville, KY 
40202, ATTN: Jay Gilbert, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, at 61 Forsyth 
Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, ATTN: Ellen Rouch. 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/Consent_Decrees.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 emailing 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 $9.25 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.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-20989 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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