[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 183 (Thursday, September 22, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23407]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant To the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR 
50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United 
States v. Great Lakes Castings Corp., Civ. No. 1:92-CV-645, was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the Western District of 
Michigan, on September 7, 1994. The action was brought against 
defendant pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``the 
Act'') for penalties and injunctive relief as a result of defendant's 
treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste at its facility in 
Ludington, Michigan, without a permit or interim status under the Act, 
and defendant's failure to satisfy the financial responsibility 
requirements of the Act and its implementing regulations. The decree 
requires defendant to pay a civil penalty of $350,000 to the United 
States. The injunctive relief originally sought by the filing of this 
action was satisfied when the Environmental Protection Agency, in 
January 1994, approved the defendant's certification of the closure of 
the surface impoundments that were the subject of the Complaint.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United 
States v. Great Lakes Castings Corp., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-668.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Gerald R. 
Ford Federal Building, 110 Michigan Street, N.W., Room 399, Grand 
Rapids, Michigan, 49503, at the Region V office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604, 
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. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$1.75 for the decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to 
the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to 
United States v. Great Lakes Castings Corp., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-668.
Joel Gross,
Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 94-23407 Filed 9-21-94; 8:45 am]
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