95-15777. Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 33429-33430]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-15777]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
    
    Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act
    
        In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
    hereby given that a proposed Partial Consent Decree in United States v. 
    Consolidated Rail Corp. (``Conrail''), Civil Action No. 
    [[Page 33430]] 94-1437 (E.D.Pa.), was lodged on June 20, 1995, with the 
    United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 
    The decree addresses Conrail's violations of Section 112 of the Clean 
    Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7412, and certain provisions of the 
    National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos 
    (``Asbestos NESHAP'') which occurred at the Port Richmond Grain 
    Elevator facility located at 2870 E. Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, 
    PA. Conrail owns the Grain Elevator, which was being renovated during 
    the time the violations occurred, in late 1992 and early 1993. 
    Conrail's violations included failure to notify the City of 
    Philadelphia or EPA of asbestos removal activities involved in the 
    renovation, failure to wet adequately the asbestos that was being 
    removed from the facility, and failure to assure that no visible 
    emissions were released into the outdoor atmosphere.
        Under the proposed Partial Consent Decree, Conrail has agreed to 
    pay a civil penalty of $800,000 to resolve its liability in the instant 
    District Court action as well as its liabilities in an unrelated 
    administrative asbestos NESHAP action involving another Conrail 
    facility in Philadelphia.
        The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
    days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
    proposed Partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
    Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
    Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should 
    refer to United States v. Consolidated Rail Corp., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-
    1883.
        The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
    United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, 13th Floor, Suite 1300, 
    Philadelphia Life Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106; the 
    Region III Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut 
    Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107; and at the Consent Decree 
    Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 
    624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in 
    person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 
    4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to 
    the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $7.00 (25 
    cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree 
    Library.
    Bruce S. Gelber,
    Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
    and Natural Resources Division.
    [FR Doc. 95-15777 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/28/1995
Department:
Justice Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
95-15777
Pages:
33429-33430 (2 pages)
PDF File:
95-15777.pdf