[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58769-58770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29203]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7
Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in the case
of United States v. Cytec Industries, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. C-
2-98-1020, was lodged on October 5, 1998 with the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The proposed consent
decree resolves the United States' claims against Cytec Industries,
Inc. (``Cytec'') and R. Baker and Sons All Industrial Services, Inc.
(``Baker'') under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
7413(b), for violations of Section 112(c) of the Act, 42 U.S.C.
7412(c), and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) for asbestos, 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M, as
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a result of an asbestos removal project at a Cytec facility located in
Marietta, Ohio.
In the proposed settlement, Cytec and Baker agree to: achieve full
compliance with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for asbestos (the ``asbestos__NESHAP''); implement an
Asbestos Control Program as provided in the consent decree; and pay
civil penalties of $176,135 and $49,518, for Cytec and Baker
respectively.
The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the
proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Section
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and
should refer to United States v. Cytec Industries, Inc., et al., No. C-
2-98-1020, DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-2223.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the
United States Attorney, 2 Nationwide Plaza, 280 N. High St., Fourth
Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; the Region 5 Office of the Environmental
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604;
and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor,
Wahsington, DC 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, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In
requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and decree and
enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction
costs) for the consent decree.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-29203 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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