[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 6630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to The Clean Air Act

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, notice is hereby given 
that on January 25, 2000, a proposed consent decree with respect to 
defendants Harry Grant and Sandalwood Construction Company in United 
States v. Anthony Dell'Aquila Enterprises and Subsidiaries, Harry 
Grant, and Sandalwood Construction Company, Civil Action No. 88-3232 
(JCL), was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of New Jersey. The United States' complaint sought injunctive 
relief and civil penalties under the Clean Air Act (``CAA'') against 
Anthony Dell'Aquila Enterprises and Subsidiaries (``Dell'Aquila''), 
Harry Grant, and Sandalwood Construction Company in regard to 
violations of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants for asbestos (``asbestos NESHAP'') at a facility that was 
owned by Dell'Aquila in Hoboken, New Jersey (``Dell'Aquila site''). The 
consent decree is signed on behalf of Harry Grant and Sandalwood 
Construction Company. The claim against Dell'Aquila was settled through 
a previous consent decree entered in the United States District Court 
for the District of New Jersey.
    The consent decree provides that the defendants Harry Grant and 
Sandalwood Construction Company shall pay a civil penalty of $60,000. 
The consent decree also provides, inter alia, that each of the 
defendants shall conduct all demolition or renovation operations that 
either of them may become involved with in the future in compliance 
with the asbestos NESHAP. In connection with any such demolition or 
renovation operations, the defendants are required to engage an 
accredited building inspector and obtain a thorough asbestos 
identification survey prior to demolition or renovation to determine 
the presence of asbestos containing materials and to provide EPA with a 
copy of each survey at least twenty days prior to the commencement of 
any demolition or renovation.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United 
States v. Anthony Dell'Aquila Enterprises and Subsidiaries, Harry 
Grant, and Sandalwood Construction Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-1288.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 970 Broad St., Room 502, Newark, NJ 07102 and 
at the Region II office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290 
Broadway, New York, New York 10007. A copy of the proposed consent 
decree may also be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice 
Consent Decree Library, PO Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In 
requesting a copy, please enclose a check (there is a 25 cent per page 
reproduction cost) in the amount of $4.25 payable to the ``Consent 
Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-3113 Filed 2-9-00; 8:45 am]
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