Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 76 / Thursday, April 22, 2021 / Notices 21349

meeting. Individuals will be given call- enforcement/exxonmobil-refinery- Environment and Natural Resources in information upon notice of settlement. Division, and should refer to United attendance to the Commission. ExxonMobil paid the civil penalties States v. Exxon Mobil Corp., D.J. Ref. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 10:00 a.m.— required by the Original Consent Decree No. 90–5–2–1–07030/6. All comments Issuance of Proposed Decisions under and has satisfied most requirements of must be submitted no later than thirty the Guam World War II Loyalty the Original Consent Decree for the (30) days after the publication date of Recognition Act, Title XVII, Public Law Joliet Refinery. However, the United this notice. Comments may be 114–328. States contends that ExxonMobil has submitted either by email or by mail: violated some requirements of the CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Original Consent Decree that apply to To submit Requests for information, advance Send them to: the Joliet Refinery. The United States comments: notices of intention to observe an open also contends that ExxonMobil has meeting, and requests for teleconference violated some other Clean Air Act By email ...... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ dial-in information may be directed to: usdoj.gov. requirements applicable to the Joliet Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims By mail ...... Acting Assistant Attorney Refinery. Furthermore, the United States Settlement Commission, 441 G St. NW, General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, contends that those violations of the Room 6234, Washington, DC 20579. P.O. Box 7611, Wash- Original Consent Decree and the Clean Telephone: (202) 616–6975. ington, DC 20044–7611. Air Act support claims for stipulated Jeremy R. LaFrancois, penalties, statutory civil penalties, and During the public comment period, Chief Administrative Counsel. additional injunctive relief. the proposed Fourth Decree [FR Doc. 2021–08526 Filed 4–20–21; 4:15 pm] The proposed Fourth Decree Amendment may be examined and Amendment would make material BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P downloaded at this Justice Department changes to the Original Consent Decree, website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/ but only as it applies to ExxonMobil’s consent-decrees. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Joliet Refinery. The Fourth Decree We will provide a paper copy of the Amendment would replace the Original proposed Fourth Decree Amendment Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree’s requirement for the upon written request and payment of Consent Decree Amendment Under Joliet Refinery with more targeted reproduction costs. Please mail your The Clean Air Act requirements addressing ExxonMobil’s request and payment to: Consent Decree recent alleged failings. Among other Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box On April 13, 2021, the Department of things, the proposed Fourth Decree 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Justice lodged a proposed Fourth Amendment would require that Please enclose a check or money order Consent Decree Amendment Concerning ExxonMobil: (i) Accept and comply for $21.00 (25 cents per page ExxonMobil’s Joliet Refinery (the with more stringent air pollutant reproduction cost) payable to the United ‘‘Fourth Decree Amendment’’) with the emission limits for one major process States Treasury. United States District Court for the unit at the Joliet Refinery, called the Northern District of Illinois in the fluid catalytic cracking unit; (ii) Susan M. Akers, lawsuit entitled United States v. Exxon improve the capture and control of Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Mobil Corp., Case No. 05 C 5809. emissions from sulfur accumulation pits Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. In 2005, the United States and the that are part of another major process states of Illinois, Louisiana, and unit at the Refinery, called the sulfur [FR Doc. 2021–08361 Filed 4–21–21; 8:45 am] Montana filed a Complaint in this recovery plant; (iii) implement an BILLING CODE 4410–15–P lawsuit seeking civil penalties and enhanced compliance program to injunctive relief from Defendants Exxon identify and reduce outages and Mobil Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil downtime in continuous emissions DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Corporation (‘‘ExxonMobil’’). The monitoring systems that measure air Complaint alleged violations of the pollutant emissions from various Employee Benefits Security Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q, sources at the Refinery; (iv) complete a Administration and several other environmental statutes customized leak detection and repair Agency Information Collection at ExxonMobil’s six domestic petroleum enhanced compliance program using a Activities; Request for Public refineries, including ExxonMobil’s high technology optical gas imaging Comment refinery in Joliet, Illinois (the ‘‘Joliet camera, to help identify and address Refinery’’). When the Complaint was hydrocarbon leaks from particular types AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security filed, the United States also lodged a of equipment at the Refinery; and (v) Administration (EBSA), Department of proposed Consent Decree containing the pay the United States and Illinois a total Labor. terms of a proposed settlement, which of $1,515,463 in settlement of claims for ACTION: Notice. included requirements that ExxonMobil alleged stipulated penalties under the pay $7.7 million in civil penalties and Original Consent Decree and civil SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the make an array of improvements to its penalties under the Clean Air Act and Department), in accordance with the refineries’ pollution control equipment corresponding Illinois law. The Fourth Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA and environmental compliance Decree Amendment would not alter the 95), provides the general public and programs. The Court approved and requirements applicable to the other five Federal agencies with an opportunity to entered that proposed Consent Decree refineries covered by the Original comment on proposed and continuing after a public comment period. The Consent Decree with ExxonMobil. collections of information. This helps 2005 Consent Decree and three The publication of this notice opens the Department assess the impact of its subsequent amendments (collectively a period for public comment on the information collection requirements and referred to here as the ‘‘Original Consent proposed Fourth Decree Amendment. minimize the reporting burden on the Decree’’) are posted on this EPA Comments should be addressed to the public and helps the public understand website: https://www.epa.gov/ Acting Assistant Attorney General, the Department’s information collection

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