Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 1 / Wednesday, January 2, 2002 / Notices 107

pursuant to section 207.61 of the 

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: December 20, 2001. 

Donna R. Koehnke, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–32246 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Air Act 

Under 28 CER part 50.7, notice is 

hereby given that on November 7, 2001, 

a proposed Consent Decree in United 

States v. Aristech Chemical 

Corporation, Civil Action No. C–1–01–

772, was lodged with the United States 

District Court for the Southern District 

of Ohio, Western Division. 

In this action the United States seeks 

civil penalties and injunctive relief 

against Aristech Chemical Corporation 

(‘‘Aristech’’) pursuant to section 113(b) 

of the Clean Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 

7413(b) (1983), amended by, 42 U.S.C. 

7413(b) (Supp. 1991), for alleged 

violations at Aristech’s Ironton, Ohio 

facility. Under the settlement, Aristech 

will pay a civil penalty of $450,000, and 

apply for and obtain a permit for the 

Phenol Expansion Project, under the 

CAA’s Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (‘‘PSD’’) program, from the 

State of Ohio, the permitting authority. 

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, U.S. Department of Justice, PO 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611, 

and should refer to United States v. 

Aristech Chemical Corporation, D.J. Ref. 

90–5–2–1–06701/1. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney for the Southern District of 

Ohio, Western Division, Potter Stuart 

Federal Courthouse, 5th and Walnut 

Streets, Room 220, Cincinnati, Ohio 

45202, and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 

West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 

60604. A copy of the Consent Decree 

may also be obtained by mail from the 

Consent Decree Library, PO Box 7611, 

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, 

DC 20044–7611. In requesting a copy, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$7.75 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the Consent Decree 

Library.

William D. Brighton, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources, Division.

[FR Doc. 01–32223 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

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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 20, 2001, a 

proposed Complaint and Consent 

Decree in United States v. Conoco Inc.,

Civil Action No. H–01–4430, was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of Texas. 

In this action the United States sought 

civil penalties and injunctive relief 

against Conoco Inc. (‘‘Conoco’’) 

pursuant to Section 113(b) of the Clean 

Air Act (‘‘CAA’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) 

(1983), amended by, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b) 

(Supp. 1991), alleged violations at 

Conoco’s 4 refineries in Colorado, 

Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. 

Under the settlement, Conoco will 

implement innovative pollution control 

technologies to greatly reduce emissions 

of nitrogen oxides (‘‘NoX’’) and sulfur 

dioxide (‘‘SO2’’) from refinery process 

units and adopt facility-wide enhanced 

monitoring and fugitive emission 

control programs. In addition, Conoco 

will pay a civil penalty of $1.5 million 

and spend $5.5 million on supplemental 

and beneficial environmental projects. 

The states of Colorado, Montana, 

Oklahoma and Louisiana will join in 

this settlement as a signatories to the 

Consent Decree. 

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 

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. Conoco Inc., D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–

1–07295/1. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, Southern District of Texas, 

U.S. Courthouse, 515 Rusk, Houston, 

Texas 77002, and at EPA Region 6, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202. 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. In requesting a copy, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$36.50 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the Consent Decree 

Library.

Robert Brook, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–32222 Filed 12–31–01; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Air Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

December 20, 2001 a proposed Consent 

Decree (‘‘Decree’’) in United States v. 

Conoco, Inc. Civil Action No. 01–2478, 

was lodged with the United States 

District Court for the District of 

Colorado. 

The proposed consent resolves claims 

for civil penalties and permanent 

injunctive relief for violation of the 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants (‘‘NESHAP’’) 

requirements of section 112 of the CAA, 

42 U.S.C. 7412, and the implementing 

regulations pertaining to petroleum 

refineries found at 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart CC, at Conoco’s petroleum 

refinery located at 5801 Brighton Blvd. 

in Commerce City, Co. 

Under the terms of the decree Conoco 

will pay a civil penalty of $38,775.20, 

and comply with all performance test 

and reporting requirements applicable 

to the flares. Conoco will also complete 

two supplemental environmental 

projects, at a cost of no less than 

$130,000. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Decree. Comments should 

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, Denver Field Office, 

999 18th Street, Suite 945NT, Denver, 

Co 80202, and should refer to United 

States v. Conoco, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–

1–07295. 

The Decree may be examined at the 

offices of the EPA Library, EPA Region 

VIII, located at 999 18th Street, First 

Floor, Denver, Colorado 80202. A copy 

of the 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. In 

requesting a copy of the Decree, please 

enclose a check payable to the Consent 

Decree Library for $8.50 for a complete