618 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 3 / Thursday, January 5, 2006 / Notices 

Larry Gall, Interim Executive Director, 

John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley 

National Heritage Corridor Commission, 

One Depot Square, Woonsocket, RI 

02895, Tel.: (401) 762–0250. 

Further information concerning this 

meeting may be obtained from Larry 

Gall, Interim Executive Director of the 

Commission at the aforementioned 

address. 

Larry Gall, 

Interim Executive Director, BRVNHCC. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Proposed Consent Decree in 

United States v. DaimlerChrysler 

Corporation 

Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 

hereby given that on December 21, 2005, 

a proposed Consent Decree was lodged 

with the United States District Court for 

the District of Columbia in the case of 

United States v. DaimlerChrysler 

Corporation, Civil Action No. 05–2440. 

The proposed Consent Decree settles 

the United States’ claims against 

DaimlerChrysler Corporation 

(‘‘Chrysler’’) for injunctive relief and 

civil penalties under the Clean Air Act, 

as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. (the 

‘‘Act’’), arising from the company’s 

failure to file emission-defect 

information reports with the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’) with respect to certain model 

year 1996–2001 Jeep, Dodge Ram, and 

Dodge Dakota vehicles equipped with 

potentially defective catalytic converters 

(the ‘‘Catalyst Defect’’). The proposed 

Decree provides for the payment of $1 

million in civil penalties, the 

performance of a supplemental 

environmental project to reduce 

emissions from in-use diesel engines at 

a cost of not less than $3 million, and 

the implementation of enhanced 

emission-related defect reporting 

procedures by Chrysler. The Consent 

Decree also includes remedial 

provisions, including extending the 

warranty covering repair of the Catalyst 

Defect and a recall to correct a separate 

defect in the computer-based on-board 

diagnostic system in certain Chrysler 

vehicles, resolving potential EPA 

administrative claims with respect to 

these defects. 

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, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. DaimlerChrysler Corporation, 

D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–08231. 

During the public comment period, 

the Consent Decree may be examined on 

the following Department of Justice Web 

site, httpp://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open/ 

html. 

A copy of the Agreement 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 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a 

copy of the Decree from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $20.50 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost of 82 pages) 

payable to the U.S. Treasury. 

Karen Dworkin, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Air Act 

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, 

notice is hereby given that on December 

21, 2005, a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States v. MGP Ingredients of 

Illinois, Inc. (‘‘MGP’’), Civil Action No. 

05–1395, was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the Central 

District of Illinois. 

In Complaints filed simultaneously 

with the lodging of the proposed 

Consent Decree, the United States and 

the State of Illinois (‘‘Plaintiffs’’) 

asserted claims on behalf of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘U.S. 

EPA’’) and the Illinois Environmental 

Protection Agency (‘‘IEPA’’) against the 

owners and operators of an ethanol dry 

mill in Pekin, Illinois, pursuant to 

Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act 

(‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b). Plaintiffs 

sought injunctive relief and civil 

penalties for violations of the 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(‘‘PSD’’) Provisions of the Act and 

regulations promulgated thereunder; 

New Source Performance Standards 

(‘‘NSPS’’), 40 CFR Part 60, subpart VV; 

and the Illinois state implementation 

plan. 

In the proposed Consent Decree, MGP 

agrees, among other things, to install 

new equipment that includes a thermal 

oxidizer to control volatile organic 

compound (‘‘VOC’’), particulate, and 

carbon monoxide (‘‘CO’’) emissions 

from its dryer; achieve at least 95 

percent removal of VOCs; meet stringent 

limits on CO, particulate matter, and 

NOX emissions; implement a program to 

reduce emissions during loading and 

transport operations and to manage dust 

on roads at the facility; comply with 

various monitoring and record-keeping 

requirements; apply for a revised 

operating permit from IEPA; and pay a 

civil penalty of $171,800, half to the 

United States and half to the State. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

comments relating to the proposed 

Consent Decree for a period of thirty 

(30) days from the date of publication. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 

20044–7611, and should refer to: United 

States v. MGP Ingredients of Illinois, 

Inc., D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–08180. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined at the Office of the United 

States Attorney for the Central District 

of Illinois, Peoria Division, One 

Technology Plaza, 211 Fulton Street, 

Suite 400, Peoria, Illinois 61602, and at 

U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson 

Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the 

pubic comment period the proposed 

Consent Decree may also be examined 

on the llowing Department of Justice 

Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

open.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 

(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 enclose a check in the amount of 

$11.00 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. 

William D. Brighton, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

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