[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 43719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20749]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 6928

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 26, 1999, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Skitec Corporation, Civil 
Action No. C99-2071, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Iowa.
    In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and 
penalties for violations by Skitec Corporation (Skitec) of the 
requirements of sections 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6928(a) and (g), and 
the regulations promulgated thereunder, in particular 40 CFR parts 264, 
265, and 270, at its facility in Waverly, Iowa. This facility is a 
plant that conducts metal tubing fabrication activities and is located 
at 824 Industrial Road, Waverly, Iowa. The Consent Decree resolved the 
RCRA violations alleged in the Complaint filed simultaneously with the 
lodging of the Consent Decree, which stem primarily from Skitec's 
violations of hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal 
requirements.
    The injunctive relief required under the proposed Consent Decree 
requires Skitec to properly dispose of all contaminated soil at its 
aforementioned facility. Skitec also will pay a civil penalty to the 
United States of $9,500,00, plus interest accrued, as well as certify 
that the corrective measures, outlined in Attachment A to the Consent 
Decree, have been completed.
    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. 
Skitec Corporation, D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-915.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 401 1st Street SE., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52401, at U.S. 
EPA Region VII, U.S. 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, 
and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, 
Washington, DC 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, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $12.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), with attachments a check in the amount of $20.75, 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-20749 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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