Środowisko i energia · 14.07.2010

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or the "Act"), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California: Sierra Club v. Jackson, No. 09-cv-00152 SBA (N.D. Cal.). On January 13, 2009, Plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that EPA failed to meet its obligations under sections 112(d)(6) and 112(f)(2) of the CAA to take actions relative to the review/revision of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants with respect to 28 source categories identified in the complaint. The proposed consent decree establishes deadlines for EPA's proposed and final actions for meeting these obligations.