2015-25339. Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

On September 29, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Guardian Industries Corp., Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-13426.

The United States filed this lawsuit under the Clean Air Act. The complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties for violations of the Clean Air Act's Prevention of Significant Deterioration requirements at eight float glass manufacturing furnaces owned and operated by the defendant, Guardian Industries Corp., in Kingsburg, California; DeWitt, Iowa; Carleton, Michigan; Geneva, New York; Floreffe, Pennsylvania; Richburg, South Carolina; and Corsicana, Texas. The consent decree requires the defendant to perform injunctive relief, which includes complying with emission limitations that are comprised of numerical or work practice standards that together apply continuously at all times. The defendant will also pay a $312,000 civil penalty and perform a $150,000 wood burning appliance replacement mitigation project in the San Joaquin Valley area in California.

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 v. Guardian Industries Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11128. 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:

To submit comments:	Send them to:
By email	[e-mail].
By mail	Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.

During the public comment period, the proposed consent decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/​enrd/​consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the proposed consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to:

Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.

Please enclose a check or money order for $24.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $19.50.

Maureen M. Katz,

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.