[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-1040]
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[Federal Register: January 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Action Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on January 6, 1994, the United States Department of
Justice, by the authority of the Attorney General and acting at the
request of and on behalf of the Administrator of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, lodged a Consent Decree in United
States v. GK Technologies, Inc., et al., with the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The Consent Decree
addresses the liability of GK Technologies, Inc. (``GK'') and Indiana
Steel and Wire Co. (``IS&W Co.''), as well as stipulations regarding
Indiana Steel and Wire Corporation (``IS&W Corp.'') (collectively,
``the Defendants''), in an action brought under Section 3008(a) and (g)
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C.
6928(a) and (g), for alleged violations of RCRA and hazardous waste
management regulations at an industrial facility in Muncie, Indiana
(the ``IS&W Facility''). The Consent Decree requires the Defendants to
pay $425,000 as a civil penalty (or to pay $225,000 and perform a
Supplemental Environmental Project, involving elimination of source
ammonia emissions); to comply with all closure, financial
responsibility and groundwater monitoring requirements under Indiana's
RCRA regulations for the Mocks Pond surface impoundment at the IS&W
Facility; and to perform comprehensive corrective action under RCRA at
the IS&W Facility.
The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to
the Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of
this notice. Comments should be addressed to Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. GK
Technologies, Inc., DOJ Reference No. 90-7-1-407A.
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Region V Office of
Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Civil
Division, U.S. Courthouse, 5th floor, 46 East Ohio Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204; or at the Consent Decree Library, United
States Department of Justice, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th floor,
Washington, DC 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy of the Consent Decree,
including Attachments A and B thereto, may be obtained in person or by
mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please
enclose a check for $25.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to Consent Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-1040 Filed 1-14-94; 8:45 am]
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