[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66129-66130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32906]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act 
(``CAA'')

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States v. Barber & Sons Tobacco Company, d.b.a. Barber & Sons 
Aggregates, Civil Action No. 97-1540-CV-W-2, was lodged on November 25, 
1997, with the United

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States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The 
proposed Consent Decree resolves claims brought by the United States, 
on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, pursuant to the Clean 
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., arising from Barber & Sons Tobacco 
Company, d.b.a. Barber & Sons Aggregates' (``Barber'') ownership and 
operation of a non-metallic mineral processing plant, specifically a 
limestone quarry, located in Lee's Summit, Missouri.
    The Complaint alleges that Barber is liable for violations of the 
CAA for failure to comply with notice and testing, reporting, and 
permitting requirements. The proposed Consent Decree requires Defendant 
Barber to pay a civil penalty of $300,865. The proposed Consent Decree 
further requires future compliance by Defendant Barber with the CAA, 
regulations promulgated thereunder, and the Missouri State 
Implementation Plan.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment & Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. 
20044, and refer to United States v. Barber & Sons Tobacco Company, 
d.b.a. Barber & Sons Aggregates, DOJ number 90-5-2-1-2119.
    Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, 1201 Walnut Street, Suite 2300, Kansas 
City, Missouri; and 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 by mail or in person from the 
Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy of the proposed Consent 
Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 97-32906 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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