[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20808]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Settlement Stipulation Pursuant to The Clean
Air Act
In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR
50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Stipulation, Settlement
Agreement, and Order in United States v. Strategic Materials, Inc.,
Civ. No. 99-C-0853, was lodged with the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, on July 28th, 1999. That action
was brought against defendant pursuant to Sections 110 and 113 of the
Clean Air Act (``the Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7410, 7413, for violations at
its glass recycling facility, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that SMI has violated the Act and
the requirements or prohibitions of the State Implementation Plan for
the State of Wisconsin, promulgated pursuant to Section 110 of the Act,
42 U.S.C. 7410. The violations relate to particulate emissions,
volatile organic compounds, operating without a permit, and violation
of the opacity and record keeping requirements of the permit. The
settlement stipulation provides for payment of $276,176, and also
requires defendant to erect and maintain fencing to provide a barrier
for windblown material associated with defendant's glass recycling
operations.
The Department of justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed settlement stipulation for a period of 30 days from the date
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer
to United States v. Strategic Materials, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2205.
The proposed settlement stipulation may be examined at the office
of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin,
517 East Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202; at the Region V
office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G
Street, NW, 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of
the proposed settlement stipulation may be obtained in person or by
mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please
enclose a check in the amount of $3.0 for the stipulation (25 cents per
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Strategic
Materials, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2205.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-20808 Filed 8-11-99; 8:45 am]
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