[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: 95-3913]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the Clean Air
Act
Consistent with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.07, notice is
hereby given that two proposed consent decrees in United States v.
Consolidation Edison Co. and John's Insulation, Inc., Civil Action No.
94 Civ. 1538 (LAP), were lodged on January 24, 1995 with the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Defendant
Consolidation Edison is the owner of the Waterside Generating Station
in New York, New York and contracted with John's Insulation, Inc. to
remove Asbestos containing material from that station. The asbestos
containing material was removed, stored, and disposed of in violation
of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for
asbestos.
Under the terms of the proposed decree, Consolidation Edison will
pay the United States the sum of $100,000 within 14 days of the entry
of the decree between the United States and Consolidation Edison and
John's Insulation will pay the United States the sum of $42,500 in
installments as follows: $15,000 within 7 days of the entry of the
decree between the United States and John's Insulation, $12,500 within
97 days of entry, and $12,500 within 187 days of entry. John's
Insulation Inc. will also pay interest on the amount then due at the
time of the second and third installment payments.
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 decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States v. Consolidation Edison Co. and John's Insulation Inc., D.J.
reference #90-5-2-1-1136A.
The proposed consent decrees may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 100
Church Street, 19th Floor, New York, New York; the Region II Office of
the Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New
York; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street NW., 4th Floor,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the two proposed
consent decrees may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent
Decree Library 1120 G Street NW. 4th Floor, Washington, DC. In
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.00 (25
cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree
Library.
Bruce Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-3913 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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