[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49029-49030]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24766]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice 
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. Plum 
Creek Manufacturing, L.P., Civil Action No. CV 96-42-M-CCL, was lodged 
on September 2, 1997, with the United States District Court for the 
District of Montana.

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    The proposed Consent Decree pertains to Plum Creek Manufacturing, 
L.P.'s (``Plum Creek'') sawmill located in Pablo, Montana (``Pablo 
Facility'') within the boundaries of the Flathead Indian Reservation. 
In this action against Plum Creek, the United States sought civil 
penalties and injunctive relief pursuant to Section 113 of the Clean 
Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq., for violations of the 
CAA's New Source Performance Standards (``NSPS''), Subparts A and Dc, 
40 C.F.R. Secs. 60.1 et seq. and Sec. 60.40c et seq. The proposed 
Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims against Plum Creek in 
return for an agreement to: (1) Pay $300,000 in civil penalties; (2) 
expend $75,000 for the purchase and delivery of low particulate 
producing road sand for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of 
the Flathead Reservation (the ``Tribes'') as a supplemental 
environmental project (``SEP''); (3) replace an old, unregulated oil-
fired boiler with a natural gas boiler which will reduce potential 
sulfur dioxide emissions below 40 tons per year and (4) comply with all 
applicable NSPS requirements.
    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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Plum Creek Manufacturing, L.P., DOJ Ref. # 90-5-2-1-1673A.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of Montana, 2929 2nd Avenue North, 
Suite 400, Billings, Montana 59101; the Region VIII Office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 999 18th St., Suite 500, Denver, 
Colorado 80202-2466; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, 
NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the 
proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 
20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the referenced case and 
enclose a check in the amount of $7.00 (25 cents per page reproduction 
costs), for each copy. The check should be made payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-24766 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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