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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 93661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27780]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On November 21, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States and 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Hilcorp Energy Company, Civil Action 
No. 2:24-cv-01596 (W.D. Pa).

    The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for 
violations of the Clean Air Act and its implementing regulations at oil 
and natural gas production facilities owned and operated by Hilcorp 
Energy Company (``Hilcorp'') in Lawrence and Mercer Counties, 
Pennsylvania. The violations relate to alleged failures to adequately 
design, operate, and maintain storage tank vapor control systems, 
resulting in emissions of volatile organic compounds (``VOC'') and 
other pollutants to the atmosphere.
    The proposed consent decree covers nine Hilcorp facilities in 
Pennsylvania. The proposed decree requires Hilcorp to perform 
injunctive relief, including conducting engineering evaluations of the 
vapor control systems at each of the controlled well pads to ensure 
that they are adequately sized and designed, and complete an 
environmental mitigation project. Hilcorp must also pay a $1,275,000 
civil penalty. Entering into and fully complying with the proposed 
consent decree would release Hilcorp from past civil liability for 
violations of Clean Air Act regulations applicable to new and modified 
storage vessels and related state law at the facilities subject to the 
proposed consent decree.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. 
Hilcorp Energy Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12372. All comments must 
be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date 
of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you require assistance 
accessing the proposed Consent Decree, you may request assistance by 
email or by mail to the addresses provided above for submitting 
comments.

Jason A. Dunn,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-27780 Filed 11-26-24; 8:45 am]
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