[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 245 (Thursday, December 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67065-67066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32162]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy and 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, 
notice is hereby given that on November 29, 1996, a partial consent 
decree in United States v. Hercules Incorporated et al., Civil Action 
No. 95-1044-R was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Western District of Virginia.
    This partial consent decree settles claims brought against Carver 
Massie Carver, Inc (``CMC'') and Hansford R. Massie III (jointly, the 
``CMC defendants'') pursuant to the Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 
U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 7401 et seq., and the National Emission Standard for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos (``asbestos NESHAP''), in 
connection with allegations that asbestos was improperly handled during

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the demolition of a building owned by Hercules Incorporated in 
Covington, Virginia. Under the terms of the consent decree, the CMC 
defendants agree not to participate in any construction, repair, 
demolition, or renovation activities involving structures containing 
asbestos. A previous consent decree, entered by the Court on January 
19, 1996, settled the United States' claims against defendant Hercules 
Incorporated.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States v. Hercules Incorporated et. al., Civil Action No. 95-
1044-R, Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-1897. The proposed consent decree may be 
examined at the office of the United States Attorney, Western District 
of Virginia, Thomas B. Mason Building, 105 Franklin Road, S.W., 
Roanoke, Virginia 24011. Copies of the consent decree may also be 
examined and obtained by mail at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892) and the 
offices of the Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 
Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. When requesting a 
copy by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (twenty-
five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the ``Consent Decree 
Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-32162 Filed 12-18-96; 8:45 am]
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