[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5016]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act

    Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. 
Metech International, Inc., Civil Action No. 98-085T (D.R.I.) was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Rhode 
Island on February 18, 1998.
    In this action the United States sought injunctive relief and civil 
penalties under Sections 3008 (a) and (g) of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6928 (a) and (g), against Metech 
International, Inc. (``Metech,'' formerly known as Boliden Metech, 
Inc.) The consent decree resolves these claims.
    The consent decree requires Metech to: Comply with specified 
provisions of RCRA, including limits on the manner and duration of 
storage of hazardous waste and requirements to make certain waste 
determinations; make specified process changes in Metech's leaching 
department; apply for a variance from the definition of solid waste for 
certain solid materials generated by Metech; and pay a civil penalty to 
the United States of up to $300,000.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
the proposed consent decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
D.C. 20044 and refer to United States v. Metech International, Inc. 
(D.R.I.), DJ # 90-7-1-840.
    Copies of the proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office 
of the United States Attorney, 10 Dorrance Street, Tenth Floor, 
Providence, Rhode Island 02903; at the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region I, One Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02203; 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 also be obtained in person or by mail at the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. When 
requesting a copy of the consent decree by mail, please enclose a check 
in the amount of $24.25 for a copy including exhibits, or $14.75 for a 
copy excluding exhibits (twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) 
payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''
Bruce S. Gelber,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 98-5016 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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