[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 17 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 3921] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-1918] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Pursuant to Department policy, 18 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 18, 1997, a proposed Consent Decree in Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, et al., and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and United States of America v. Delaware County Regional Water Control Authority (``DELCORA''), Civil Action No. 94-CV-5639 was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In this action the United States, as a plaintiff-intervenor, sought civil penalties and injunctive relief pursuant to Section 113 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413, against DELCORA for violations of the Clean Air Act in connection with the operation of sludge incinerators at DELCORA's sewage treatment plant located in Chester, Pennsylvania. Under the proposed Consent Decree DELCORA agrees to pay a civil penalty of $120,000, implement injunctive relief to prevent future violations at the plant, and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project to reduce exposure to lead among newborn infants in Chester, Pennsylvania. 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 Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living, et al., and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and United States of America v. Delaware County Regional Water Control Authority (``DELCORA''), D.J. Ref. 90-5- 2-1-2071. The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 5615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, PA 19106, at U.S. EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the 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 exclusive of exhibits, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree Library. Joel M. Gross, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 98-1918 Filed 1-26-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M