Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Publication: Federal Register Department: Justice Byline: Jeffrey Sands Date: 7 August 2024 Subjects: American Government , The Environment Topic: Rudy's Performance Parts

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 64482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17420]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On July 29, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of North Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 
Rudy's Performance Parts, Inc. and Aaron Rudolf, Civil Action No. 1:22-
cv-00495.
    The proposed Consent Decree settles the claims in the Complaint 
filed on June 29, 2022, which alleges that Defendants violated section 
203(a) of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7522(a) by manufacturing, selling, 
offering to sell, and installing aftermarket automotive products that 
bypass, defeat, or render inoperative motor vehicle emission controls 
and by failing to provide information requested by EPA. The Consent 
Decree settles the action by requiring Defendants to pay a $7 million 
penalty and comply with various measures detailed in the Consent Decree 
that are designed to present CAA violations from re-occurring.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. Rudy's Performance Parts, Inc. and 
Aaron Rudolf, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11963. 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............................  pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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 Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. If you require assistance 
accessing Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by 
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.

Jeffrey Sands,
Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-17420 Filed 8-6-24; 8:45 am]
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