[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 8569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3995]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
Notice is hereby given that on February 19, 2009, a proposed Sixth
Amendment to the Consent Decree entered in United States v. BP
Exploration and Oil Co., et al., (Civil No. 2:96 CV 095 RL), was lodged
with the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana.
This settlement relates to BP Products North America Inc.'s (``BP
Products'') petroleum refinery located in Texas City, Texas (the
``Texas City Refinery'').
The United States alleges civil claims under the Clean Air Act
(``CAA'') against BP Products for violations at the Texas City Refinery
of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Benzene Waste Operations, 40 CFR Part 61, subpart FF; the Recycling and
Emissions Reduction Regulations for Refrigerants, 40 CFR Part 82,
subpart F, part of the Act's stratospheric ozone protection program;
and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Asbestos, 40 CFR Part 61, subpart M. The United States also alleges
that BP Products violated, at the Texas City Refinery, provisions of
the original civil Consent Decree entered in the above-referenced
matter that incorporated requirements of 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF.
The United States' CAA claims are stated in the supplemental counts of
the Supplemental Third Amended Complaint also filed on February 19,
2009 in the above-referenced matter.
Under the proposed Sixth Amendment to the Consent Decree, BP
Products will perform injunctive relief to: (1) Eliminate or minimize
emissions of benzene at the Texas City Refinery; (2) eliminate or
minimize the emission of Ozone Depleting Substances (``ODS'') from
regulated cooling appliances at the Texas City Refinery; and (3) ensure
that Asbestos-Containing Materials (``ACM'') at the Texas City Facility
are identified, managed, handled, and disposed of properly so as to
minimize the emission of asbestos.
Under the proposed Sixth Amendment to the Consent Decree, BP
Products will also pay a civil penalty to the United States in the
amount of $12 million and perform a $6-million Supplemental
Environmental Project (``SEP'') to convert heavy-duty diesel and other
gasoline-powered vehicles owned and/or operated by the City of Texas
City, Texas and the Texas City Independent School District so as to
operate on compressed natural gas (``CNG'') or liquified natural gas
(``LNG'').
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
Sixth Amendment to the Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the
Acting 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. BP Exploration & Oil
Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-07109.
The Sixth Amendment to the Consent Decree may be examined at the
Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Indiana,
5400 Federal Plaza, Suite 1500, Hammond, IN 46320, and at U.S. EPA
Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202. During the public
comment period, the Sixth Amendment to 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 Sixth Amendment
to 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 by mail, from the Consent
Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $32.75 (25
cents per page reproduction cost) for the Sixth Amendment to the
Consent Decree payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E9-3995 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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