[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 49 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 11917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6272]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Loging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
Notice is hereby given that a consent decree that addresses claims
in two Federal Court cases--United States v. Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Civ. Act. No. JFM-97-559 (D.Md.) and Maryland v. Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, Civ. Act. No. JFM-97-558 (D.Md.)--was lodged on
February 25, 1997.
The proposed decree resolves the claims of the United States under
section 3008(h) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6928, for performance of studies and other
activities to investigate environmental contamination at the Bethlehem
Steel plant at Sparrows Point, Maryland. The decree also addresses
claims brought by the State of Maryland and the Maryland Department of
the Environment under RCRA and State laws relating to air pollution and
solid waste disposal. The decree obligates Bethlehem to pay a civil
penalty of $350,000 to Maryland and, inter alia, to (a) perform a
comprehensive investigation of contamination at the facility; (b)
propose a plan for cleanup; (c) take prompt action to address
conditions that pose a threat to human health or the environment; (d)
reduce emission of particulate matter into the air; (e) recycle large
quantities of waste and thereby reduce toxic emissions from the plant;
and (f) improve management of its solid waste landfills. The United
States and the State retain their legal authority to require Bethlehem
to carry out the plan for ultimate cleanup of the facility.
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 Assistant
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United
States v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, DOJ Ref. # 90-7-1-830.
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the United States
Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 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,
please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount
of $22.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the
Consent Decree Library. Attachments to the proposed consent decree can
be obtained for additional amount.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-6272 Filed 3-12-97; 8:45 am]
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