[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 26817]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12720]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7
Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in the
consolidated cases PIRGIM V. Hew Haven Foundry, Inc., Civil Action No.
94-71951-DT, and United States v. New Haven Foundry, Inc., Civil Action
No. 96-70961-DT, and a proposed consent decree in United States v. New
haven Foundry, Inc., Civil Action No. 97-71842, were lodged on April
23, 1997 with the United States District Court for the Eastern District
of Michigan. The proposed consent decrees resolve the plaintiffs'
claims against New Haven Foundry, Inc. for violations under the Clean
Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act at its cast iron foundry facility located in New Haven, Michigan.
In the proposed settlements, New Haven Foundry, Inc. agrees to:
achieve full compliance with the requirements of its National Pollution
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit as required by the Clean
Water Act; achieve continuous compliance with the visible emissions
(opacity) limitations in the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP)
as required by the Clear Air Act; implement and complete specific
corrective actions as required by the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act; pay a civil penalty for air and water violations in the
amount of $460,000; and pay citizen plaintiff PIRGIM's costs of
litigation in the amount of $46,000.
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, D.C. 20530, and should refer the
PIRGIM and United States v. New Haven Foundry, Inc., Nos. 94-71951 and
96-70961 (Air and Water Consent Decree), or United States v. New Haven
Foundry, Inc., No 97-71842 (RCRA Consent Decree), DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-
4279.
The proposed consent decrees maybe examined at the office of the
United States Attorney, 211 W. Fort St., Suite 2300 , Detroit, Michigan
48226; 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, N.E., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 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,
N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy please
refer to the referenced case and decree and enclose a check in the
amount of $33.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) for both
consent decrees, $17.00 for the Air and Water Consent Decree or $16.50
for the RCRA Consent Decree. Checks should be made payable to the
Consent Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-12720 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]
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