[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58444-58445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28292]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Title II of the
Clean Air Act
Notice is hereby given that on September 30, 1999 to proposed
Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. Mazda Motor of America,
Inc., Civil No. 1:99CV02618 (D.D.C.), was lodged with the United States
District Court for the District of Columbia. The United States filed
this action pursuant to Title II of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 7521 et seq., (the ``Act''), and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, relating to fuel evaporative emission standards applicable
to new motor vehicles, and specifically the requirements that a
manufacturer promptly report emission-related defects to EPA.
The Decree resolves civil claims against Mazda Motor of America,
Inc. and Mazda (North America) Inc. (collectively ``Mazda'') that Mazda
failed to timely notify EPA of an emission-related defect in the
device, system, or assembly of a fuel liquid/vapor separator (``vapor
separator'') installed on 1989 to 1994 model year Mazda MPV minivans
sold in the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the Decree, Mazda
will: modify its defect investigation and reporting system; provide an
extended warranty to vehicle owners; and notify all affected vehicle
owners that they can have their MPVs repaired free of charge, and
before the defective part might fail. The decree imposes a civil
penalty in the amount of $900,000.
The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Decree.
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General of the
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to, United States v. Mazda Motor
of America, Inc., Civil No. 1:99CV02618 (D.C.C.), and D.J. Ref. # 90-5-
2-1-06038.
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The Decree may be examined at the office of the U.S. Attorney for
the District of Columbia, 555 Fourth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
A copy of the Decree may be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree
Library, 13th Floor, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005. In
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $14.50 for
the Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent
Decree Library.
Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28292 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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