[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-1040]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree in Action Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on January 6, 1994, the United States Department of 
Justice, by the authority of the Attorney General and acting at the 
request of and on behalf of the Administrator of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, lodged a Consent Decree in United 
States v. GK Technologies, Inc., et al., with the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The Consent Decree 
addresses the liability of GK Technologies, Inc. (``GK'') and Indiana 
Steel and Wire Co. (``IS&W Co.''), as well as stipulations regarding 
Indiana Steel and Wire Corporation (``IS&W Corp.'') (collectively, 
``the Defendants''), in an action brought under Section 3008(a) and (g) 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 
6928(a) and (g), for alleged violations of RCRA and hazardous waste 
management regulations at an industrial facility in Muncie, Indiana 
(the ``IS&W Facility''). The Consent Decree requires the Defendants to 
pay $425,000 as a civil penalty (or to pay $225,000 and perform a 
Supplemental Environmental Project, involving elimination of source 
ammonia emissions); to comply with all closure, financial 
responsibility and groundwater monitoring requirements under Indiana's 
RCRA regulations for the Mocks Pond surface impoundment at the IS&W 
Facility; and to perform comprehensive corrective action under RCRA at 
the IS&W Facility.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
the Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of 
this notice. Comments should be addressed to Assistant Attorney 
General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. GK 
Technologies, Inc., DOJ Reference No. 90-7-1-407A.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Region V Office of 
Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 
West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Civil 
Division, U.S. Courthouse, 5th floor, 46 East Ohio Street, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204; or at the Consent Decree Library, United 
States Department of Justice, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th floor, 
Washington, DC 20005 (202-624-0892). A copy of the Consent Decree, 
including Attachments A and B thereto, may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check for $25.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to Consent Decree Library.

John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-1040 Filed 1-14-94; 8:45 am]
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