[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35227-35228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16487]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on June 
16, 1995, a proposed consent decree in United States of America v. 
Anthony Dell'Aquila Enterprises and Subsidiaries, et al., Civil Action 
No. 88-3232 (JCL), was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the District of New Jersey. The United States' complaint sought 
injunctive relief and civil penalties under the Clean Air Act (``CCA'') 
against Anthony Dell'Aquila Enterprises and Subsidiaries 
(``Dell'Aquila''), Harry Grant, and Sandalwood Construction Company in 
regard to violations of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants for asbestos (``asbestos NESHAP'') at a facility owned 
by Dell'Aquila in Hoboken, New Jersey (``Dell'Aquila site''). The 
consent decree is signed on behalf of Dell'Aquila and the Trustee of 
the bankruptcy estate in a bankruptcy proceeding that was initiated by 
Dell'Aquila in 1990, In re Dell'Aquila, Case No. 90-21873 (Bankr. 
N.J.). The consent decree does not address the liability of Harry Grant 
or Sandalwood Construction Company, and the complaint against those 
defendants remains pending.
    The consent decree provides that the Trustee, on behalf of 
Dell'Aquila, shall pay from the bankruptcy estate a civil penalty of 
$400,000, as an administrative expense, to the United States upon the 
effective date of a plan of reorganization or liquidation in the 
bankruptcy proceeding. The consent decree also provides, inter alia, 
that both Dell'Aquila and the Trustee shall conduct all demolition or 
renovation operations at the Dell'Aquila site in compliance with the 
asbestos NASHAP and that Dell'Aquila, prior to commencing any 
demolition or renovation operation at any facility for which he is an 
owner or operator, shall hire an accredited building inspector who will 
complete a thorough asbestos identification survey for the presence of 
asbestos containing material and will provide a copy of the survey to 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'').
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) 

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days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to 
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer 
to United States v. Anthony Dell'Aquila Enterprises and Subsidiaries, 
et al.,  D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-1288.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Room 502, Newark, N.J. 07102 and 
at the Region II office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290 
Broadway, New York, New York 10007. The proposed consent decree may 
also be examined at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G. St., 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. St., NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC. 20005. In 
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.00 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library.''
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-16487 Filed 7-5-95; 8:45 am]
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