[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 43818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20833]



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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 Sec. 50.7, and 
Section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7413(g), notice is 
hereby given that on August 9, 1995, a proposed Consent Decree in 
United States v. Performance Abatement Services, Inc., et al., Civil 
Action No. 95-73203-DT, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. This consent decree 
represents a settlement of claims against Performance Abatement 
Services, Inc., Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. and Warner-Lambert, Co. for 
violations of the Clear Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7413(b), and the 
National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos, 
40 CFR Subpart M. The claims arose during a March, 1993 asbestos 
renovation operation by Performance Abatement Services, Inc. and 
Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. of a building owned by Warner-Lambert Company's 
Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
    Under this settlement, Performance Abatement Services, Inc., 
Rudolph-Libbe, Inc. and Warner-Lambert, Co. will pay the United States 
a civil penalty of $25,000. In addition, the Consent Decree requires 
the Settling Defendants to comply with the Clean Air Act and, in 
particular, to comply with specific notice and training requirements 
for one year. Stipulated penalties may be imposed in the event the 
Settling Defendants do not comply with the requirements of the Consent 
Decree.
    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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States v. Performance Abatement Services, Inc., et al., D.J. 
Ref. 90-5-2-1-1959.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 817 Federal 
Building, 231 West LaFayette Detroit, Michigan; at the Region V Office 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, 
Illinois 60604-3590; 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 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 
20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Bruce S. Gelber,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-20833 Filed 8-22-95; 8:45 am]
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