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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Notice of Consent Decree in Action Brought Under the Clean Air 
Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Lafarge, et al., 
Civil Action No. 4-94CV-356Y, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Texas on May 25, 1994. This 
Consent Decree resolves a Complaint filed by the United States against 
Lafarge pursuant to section 113 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. section 
7413.
    The United States Department of Justice brought this action on 
behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to recover 
a civil penalty against defendant Lafarge for alleged violations of the 
Clean Air Act and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for asbestos (``the asbestos NESHAP'') during the 1989 
demolition of a mill building at Lafarge's Fort Worth cement 
manufacturing and distribution facility. As part of the settlement in 
this case, defendant Lafarge will pay the United States a civil penalty 
of $10,000 and will conduct future demolition and renovation operations 
in compliance with the inspection, notification, and work practice 
requirements of the asbestos NESHAP.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this 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, 
DC 20044 and refer to United States v. Lafarge et al., DOJ number 90-5-
2-1-1865.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas, 801 Cherry 
Street, suite 1700, Forth Worth, Texas 76102-3697, and at the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Regional Counsel, Region 
VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202. Copies of the proposed 
Consent Decree may also be obtained from the Consent Decree Library, 
1120 G Street, NW., Fourth floor, Washington DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. 
A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained by mail or in 
person from the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy of the 
Consent Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of $2.50 (25 cents 
per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-14661 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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