[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58769-58770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29203]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act 
Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7

    Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in the case 
of United States v. Cytec Industries, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. C-
2-98-1020, was lodged on October 5, 1998 with the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The proposed consent 
decree resolves the United States' claims against Cytec Industries, 
Inc. (``Cytec'') and R. Baker and Sons All Industrial Services, Inc. 
(``Baker'') under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7413(b), for violations of Section 112(c) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7412(c), and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (NESHAP) for asbestos, 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M, as

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a result of an asbestos removal project at a Cytec facility located in 
Marietta, Ohio.
    In the proposed settlement, Cytec and Baker agree to: achieve full 
compliance with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for asbestos (the ``asbestos__NESHAP''); implement an 
Asbestos Control Program as provided in the consent decree; and pay 
civil penalties of $176,135 and $49,518, for Cytec and Baker 
respectively.
    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 Section 
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and 
should refer to United States v. Cytec Industries, Inc., et al., No. C-
2-98-1020, DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-2223.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 2 Nationwide Plaza, 280 N. High St., Fourth 
Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; the Region 5 Office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; 
and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, 
Wahsington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent 
decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In 
requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and decree and 
enclose a check in the amount of $6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 
costs) for the consent decree.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 98-29203 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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