[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58444-58445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28292]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Title II of the 
Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 30, 1999 to proposed 
Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. Mazda Motor of America, 
Inc., Civil No. 1:99CV02618 (D.D.C.), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Columbia. The United States filed 
this action pursuant to Title II of the Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 7521 et seq., (the ``Act''), and the regulations promulgated 
thereunder, relating to fuel evaporative emission standards applicable 
to new motor vehicles, and specifically the requirements that a 
manufacturer promptly report emission-related defects to EPA.
    The Decree resolves civil claims against Mazda Motor of America, 
Inc. and Mazda (North America) Inc. (collectively ``Mazda'') that Mazda 
failed to timely notify EPA of an emission-related defect in the 
device, system, or assembly of a fuel liquid/vapor separator (``vapor 
separator'') installed on 1989 to 1994 model year Mazda MPV minivans 
sold in the United States. Pursuant to the terms of the Decree, Mazda 
will: modify its defect investigation and reporting system; provide an 
extended warranty to vehicle owners; and notify all affected vehicle 
owners that they can have their MPVs repaired free of charge, and 
before the defective part might fail. The decree imposes a civil 
penalty in the amount of $900,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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. Mazda Motor 
of America, Inc., Civil No. 1:99CV02618 (D.C.C.), and D.J. Ref. # 90-5-
2-1-06038.

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    The Decree may be examined at the office of the U.S. Attorney for 
the District of Columbia, 555 Fourth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. 
A copy of the Decree may be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, 13th Floor, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005. In 
requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $14.50 for 
the Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Walker B. Smith,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-28292 Filed 10-28-99; 8:45 am]
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