[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 43818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20833]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act
In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, and
Section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7413(g), notice is
hereby given that on August 9, 1995, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Performance Abatement Services, Inc., et al., Civil
Action No. 95-73203-DT, was lodged with the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. This consent decree
represents a settlement of claims against Performance Abatement
Services, Inc., Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. and Warner-Lambert, Co. for
violations of the Clear Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7413(b), and the
National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos,
40 CFR Subpart M. The claims arose during a March, 1993 asbestos
renovation operation by Performance Abatement Services, Inc. and
Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. of a building owned by Warner-Lambert Company's
Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Under this settlement, Performance Abatement Services, Inc.,
Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. and Warner-Lambert, Co. will pay the United States
a civil penalty of $25,000. In addition, the Consent Decree requires
the Settling Defendants to comply with the Clean Air Act and, in
particular, to comply with specific notice and training requirements
for one year. Stipulated penalties may be imposed in the event the
Settling Defendants do not comply with the requirements of the Consent
Decree.
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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to
United States v. Performance Abatement Services, Inc., et al., D.J.
Ref. 90-5-2-1-1959.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 817 Federal
Building, 231 West LaFayette Detroit, Michigan; at the Region V Office
of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago,
Illinois 60604-3590; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,
N.W., 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 enclose a check in the amount of
$4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent
Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-20833 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am]
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