[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29282]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water 
Act, the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. 
Weirton Steel Corporation, Civ. Act. No. 5:96-CV-171 (N.D. W.Va.) was 
lodged on October 31, 1996.
    The proposed decree resolves the claims of the Untied States 
Against Weirton Steel Corporation, the only defendant, under the Clean 
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 
et seq., and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 
et seq. for violations occurring at Weirton's steel mill in Weirton, 
West Virginia. The decree obligates Weirton (1) to pay a civil penalty 
of $3,180,954; (2) to carry out two environmentally beneficial projects 
to reduce air pollution below levels allowed by law; and (3) to 
implement comprehensive injunctive relief to assure future compliance 
with the environmental laws.
    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, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States v. Weirton Steel Corporation, DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-4339.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the United States 
Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
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 refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the 
amount of $35.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the 
Consent Decree Library. Attachments to the proposed consent decree can 
be obtained for additional amount.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 96-29282 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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