[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8040]



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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 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, 38 
Fed. Reg. 19029, notice is hereby given that on March 14, 1996, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Northeast Food, Inc., Civil 
Action No. 96-1136 (AMW), was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of New Jersey resolving the matters alleged in 
the United States' complaint filed on that date. The proposed Consent 
Decree represents a settlement of the United States' claims against 
Northeast Foods, Inc. under the Clean Air Act and the New Jersey State 
Implementation Plan for emissions of volatile organic compounds 
(``VOCs'') in excess of the emission limit provided in Title 7, Chapter 
27, Subchapter 16.6(a) and Table 4 of the New Jersey Administrative 
Code, N.J.A.C. 7:27-16.16(a) (codified as amended at N.J.A.C. 7:27-1616 
(1994)), from Northeast's Automatic Division located at One Gourmet 
Lane, Edison, New Jersey (the ``Automatic Facility'').
    Under the proposed Consent Decree the Defendant shall pay to the 
United States a civil penalty in the amount of eighty-one thousand, 
three hundred and eighty one dollars ($81,381), plus interest, within 
fifteen (15) days of lodging of the Consent Decree. The proposed 
Consent Decree also requires that Northeast shall: (1) comply with the 
Volatile Organic Compound (``VOC'') emissions limitations contained in 
the federally approved New Jersey State Implementation Plan (``SIP''), 
including any amendments thereto: (2) provide written certification to 
EPA throughout the period the Decree remains in effect that documents 
the emissions capture, enclosure, and/or incinerator devices are 
performing adequately; and (3) perform any emissions and performance 
testing, pursuant to a submitted protocol for testing, within thirty 
days of receipt of notification from EPA of a testing requirement.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for thirty (30) days from 
the date of publication of this notice, written comments relating to 
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530 and should refer to 
United States v. Northeast Foods, Inc., D.O.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-1685.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey located at 970 
Broad Street, 5th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102; at the Region II 
Office of the Environmental Protection Agency located at 290 Broadway, 
New York, New York 10007; 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 $6.75 (25 cents per page reproduction charge) payable 
to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources, Division.
[FR Doc. 96-8040 Filed 4-2-96; 8:45 am]
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