[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 1192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-68]


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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 December 30, 
2010, a proposed Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the matter of 
United States v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al, Civil Action No. 
4:10-cv-02672-CCC, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
    In the complaint in this matter, the United States sought 
injunctive relief and civil penalties against the Pennsylvania 
Department of Corrections and Department of General Services 
(collectively, the ``Commonwealth'') for claims arising under the Clean 
Air Act in connection with the operation of four state correctional 
facilities located in Muncy, Bellefonte (Rockview), Somerset, and 
Huntingdon, PA. Under the Consent Decree, the Commonwealth will control 
particulate matter emissions at the facilities by either shutting down 
coal-fired boilers, installing air emission controls, or converting the 
coal-fired boilers to natural gas-fired boilers. The Commonwealth will 
pay a civil penalty of $300,000 for past violations. 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, 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. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09099.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Harrisburg Federal Building and Courthouse, 228 Walnut 
Street, Suite 200, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17108-1754 and at U.S. EPA 
Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103-2029. 
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 e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]) fax number (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 $8.00 
(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.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-68 Filed 1-6-11; 8:45 am]
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