[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3908]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clear Air Act
Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in National
Wildlife Federation, et al., v. Copper Range Company (W.D. Mich.), Case
No. 2:92-CV-186, entered into by plaintiffs National Wildlife
Federation, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, United States of
America, State of Michigan, and State of Wisconsin and defendant Copper
Range Company was lodged on January 31, 1995 with the United States
District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The proposed
Consent Decree resolves certain claims of the plaintiffs against the
defendant under the Clear Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., section 103
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603, sections 304 and 313 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11004, 11023, and
certain other state statutes relating to defendant's smelting operation
located on Highway 64 in White Pine, Ontonagon County, Michigan. Under
the proposed Consent Decree, Copper Range has agreed that if it is to
continue operating its smelter in the future, it will implement
extensive injunctive relief to bring it into compliance with the Clean
Air Act, including the construction of a new smelter. The proposed
Consent Decree also requires Copper Range to pay a total of $4.8
million in civil penalties and third party supplemental environmental
projects as follows: $1.6 million to the United States; $3.0 million to
the Michigan/Wisconsin Lake Superior Basin Trust Fund established
pursuant to the Consent Decree; and $200,000 to the State of Michigan.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree for 30 days following the publication of this
Notice. 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 National Wildlife
Federation, et al., v. Copper Range Company, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-
1852. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 399
Federal Building, 110 Michigan St. NW, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503;
the Region V Office of the United States Environmental Protection
Agency, 77 West Jackson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, 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., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy of
the Consent Decree with exhibits, please enclose a check in the amount
of $43.75 (25 cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the
Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy of the Consent Decree
without exhibits, please enclosed a check in the amount of $19.00 (25
cents per page for reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree
Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-3908 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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