[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 178 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 54570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18297]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Public Comment Period for Proposed consent Decree Under 
the Clean Air

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that, for a period of 30 
days, the United States will receive public comments on a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. Cargill, Incorporated, (Civil Action 
No. 05-2037 JMR/FLN), which was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Minnesota on September 1, 2005.
    This proposed Consent Decree was lodged simultaneously with the 
Complaint in this national environmental enforcement action against 
Cargill, pursuant to Sections 113(b) and 211(d) of the Clean Air Act 
(``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) (1983), amended by, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) 
(Supp. 1991).
    Under the settlement, Cargill will implement pollution control 
technologies to greatly reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds 
(``VOC''), nitrogen oxides (``Nox''), carbon monoxide (``CO''), and 
sulfur dioxide (``SO2'') from corn and oilseed processing units across 
27 plants in 13 states, which will result in emission reductions of 
approximately 30,000 tons per year.
    In addition, Cargill will pay a civil penalty of $1.6 million, and 
spend $3.5 million on Supplemental Environmental Projects (``SEPs''). 
This action is the result of a cooperative enforcement effort resulting 
in 10 states and 4 counties, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 
Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Memphis and 
Shelby County, Tennessee, the Ohio County of Montgomery, and the Iowa 
Counties of Linn and Polk, joining in this settlement as Plaintiff-
Interveners and signatories to the Consent Decrees. Each will share in 
the civil penalties assessed and will benefit from Cargill's 
performance of the SEPs in many of the communities where the plants are 
located.
    Comments should be addressed to the Acting 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. Cargill, Incorporated, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-07481/1.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Minnesota, 600 U.S. Courthouse, 300 South 
Fourth Street, Minneapolis, MN 55415. During the public comment period 
the Cargill Consent Decree may also be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A 
copy of the Cargill 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 (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2869d9c9b93dc949e979786859d9d96b28781969d98dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c0b4afaea9a1eea6aca5a5b4b7afafa480b5b3a4afaaeea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone 
confirmation number (202) 51 4-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $31.00 
(includes attachments), or $14.00, without attachments (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-18297 Filed 9-14-05; 8:45 am]
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