[Federal Register: October 28, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 208)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is hereby given that on
October 6, 2004, a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America,
et al. v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. H-04-
3883, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas.
In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and
penalties against CITGO Petroleum Corporation, CITGO Refining and
Chemicals Company, L.P., PDV Midwest Refining, L.L.C., and CITGO
Asphalt Refining Company (collectively ``CITGO''), pursuant to section
113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged
environmental violations at CITGO's petroleum refineries located in
Savannah, Georgia, Lemont, Illinois, Lake Charles, Louisiana,
Paulsboro, New Jersey, and Corpus Christi, Texas. The States of
Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, and New Jersey have joined in this
settlement as signatories in the Consent Decree.
The proposed Consent Decree requires CITGO to implement innovative
pollution control technologies to greatly reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxides (``NOX'') and sulfur dioxide (``SO2'')
from refinery process units, to reduce the number and impact of flaring
events, and to adopt facility-wide enhanced monitoring and fugitive
emission control programs. In addition, CITGO will pay a civil penalty
of $3.6 million and perform a supplemental environmental project with a
value of at least $5.0 million.
The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent
Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States, et al. v. CITGO Petroleum Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref.
90-5-2-1-07277.
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 910 Travis Street,
1500, Houston, Texas. 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 The Consent Decree may also be examined on the following EPA Web site, http://www.epa.gov/Compliance/resources/cases/civil/caa/citgo.html.
A copy of
the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree
Library, PO Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-
7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwork
tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree
Library, please specify whether you would like a copy of the Consent
Decree either with or without its appendices. For a copy of the Consent
Decree with appendices enclose a check in the amount of $58.00 (25
cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the U.S. Treasury. For a
copy of the Consent Decree without appendices enclose a check in the
amount of $44.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the
U.S. Treasury.
Robert D. Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-24072 Filed 10-27-04; 8:45 am]
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