[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 43725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21915]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Asbestos NESHAP

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on August 7, 1998, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. M.K. Moore and Sons, Inc., 
Civil Action No. c 3-96-319, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
    In this action, the United States sought penalties and injunctive 
relief for claims under the Asbestos National Emissions Standard for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (``NESHAP''), 40 CFR part 61, Subpart M, 
promulgated under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 
7412, for inspection, notice, work practice and waste disposal 
violations. The claims arose in connection with M.K. Moore and Son's 
asbestos renovation or pre-demolition projects at eight facilities in 
and around the Dayton, Ohio area. Under the Consent Decree, M.K. Moore 
and Sons will pay a civil penalty of $70,000 in four equal 
installments, will comply with the Asbestos NESHAP, and will undertake 
other injunctive actions, including designating an Asbestos Program 
Manager, training all supervisors, inspectors, and workers, providing 
monthly reports of its activities to U.S. EPA and the local air 
pollution control authority, and undertaking work practices to assure 
ease of monitoring of activities.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent 
Decree. comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. 
M.K. Moore and Sons, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-2072.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 602 Federal Building, 200 W. Second St., Dayton, OH 
45402, at the Region 5 Office of the United States Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590, 
and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained in 
person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to 
the above-referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $10.25 
($.25 per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-21915 Filed 8-13-98; 8:45 am]
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