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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 

Notice of Consent Judgment Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 179 
South Street Venture, et al., (D. N.J.), Civil Action No. 90-4310 
(JWB), was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of New Jersey on May 25, 1994. The proposed consent decree 
requires the Defendants to pay a civil penalty of $74,000 jointly for 
violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. section 7401 et seq. (the 
``Act'') (as amended 1977), and the National Emission Standards for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos (``Asbestos NESHAP''), 40 CFR 
part 61, subpart M during the removal of asbestos from pipes and a 
boiler in an apartment complex in East Orange, N.J. The proposed 
Consent Decree also provides for the following injunctive requirements: 
Prior to any future demolition or renovation of facilities owned or 
operated by Defendants, Defendants must (1) survey any facility to 
determine the presence of regulated asbestos containing materials 
(``RACM''); (2) notify EPA of any RACM; (3) establish an internal 
program to assure compliance with asbestos NESHAP and designate an 
asbestos control officer for the project; and (4) all contractors and 
employees who participate in demolition or renovation involving RACM 
must successfully complete an EPA approved course.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530 and should refer 
to United States v. 179 South Street Venture, et al., D.O.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-2-1-1494.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, Federal Building, room 
502, 970 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102 (c/o Susan Handler-
Menahem); at the Region II Office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 26 Federal Plaza, room No. 437, New York, New York 10278; and 
at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained in 
person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 
4th floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) 
payable to Consent Decree Library.

John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-14660 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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