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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 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association, Inc., Civil Action No. CV 92-
1876-LC, was lodged on July 11, 1994 with the United States District 
Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
    This case arises from alleged violations by Defendants, Southwest 
Louisiana Hospital Assoc., Inc. and F. Miller & Sons, Inc., of the 
Clean Air Act and Asbestos National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (``NESHAP'') at the Lake Charles Memorial Hospital in 
Lake Charles, Louisiana from September 1988-January, 1989. The Decree 
provides that Defendants shall pay a civil penalty of $81,500, comply 
with the Asbestos NESHAP, and provide notices about asbestos containing 
materials at their renovation/demolition projects. Defendant Miller 
also agreed to provide in-house training to all employees who are 
responsible for demolition/renovation activities.
    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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Southwest Louisiana Hospital Association, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-
5-2-1-1600.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 600 Jefferson Street, Suite 1000, Lafayette, LA 
70501-7206; the Region VI, Office of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, Texas 75202; and at the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 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, NW., 
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to 
the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $3.75 (25 
cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.
John C. Cruden,
Chief, Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-17723 Filed 7-20-94; 8:45 am]
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