98-15330. Notice of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31524]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15330]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community 
Right-to-Know Act

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. 
American Insulated Wire Corp., Civil Action No. 98CV10993NG (D. Mass.) 
was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of 
Massachusetts on May 26, 1998.
    In this action the United States sought injunctive relief and civil 
penalties under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b), Sections 3008 (a) and (g) of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6928 (a) and (g), and Section 
325(c)(1) and (4) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 
Act (``EPCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 11045(c) (1) and (4), against American 
Insulated Wire Corp. (``AIW''). The alleged violations include failure 
to obtain permits required under the CAA, failure to comply with 
various hazardous waste handling requirements under RCRA (e.g., failure 
to keep hazardous waste containers labelled, marked and closed as 
required; failure to conduct weekly inspections), and failure to make 
complete and accurate reports required under EPCRA. The consent decree 
resolves these claims.
    The consent decree requires AIW: to comply with the Clean Air Act, 
RCRA, and EPCRA; to pay a civil penalty to the United States of 
$1,400,000; and to implement two supplemental environmental projects 
(``SEPs'') at an estimated cost of $994,475. The first SEP requires AIW 
to retrofit the oil-fired boilers that provide power to the facility to 
burn natural gas as well, and to burn only natural gas during the 
period from May 1 through September 30 for two consecutive years. The 
second SEP requires AIW to construct a closed-loop wastewater treatment 
and recycling system at the facility.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the proposed consent decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. American Insulated Wire Corp. 
(D. Mass.), DJ #90-7-1-903.
    Copies of the proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, 1003 J.W. McCormack P.O. & Courthouse, 
Boston, MA 02109; at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 
I, One Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02203; and at the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 
[phone]. A copy of the consent decree may also be obtained in 
person or by mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th 
Floor, Washington, DC 20005. When requesting a copy of the consent 
decree by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.50 (twenty-
five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-15330 Filed 6-8-98; 8:45 am]
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