[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11123]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water 
Act

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on 
April 18, 2001, a Consent Decree in United States v. Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, Civil Action No. 01-cv10646-JLT, was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the District of 
Massachusetts. A complaint in the action was also filed simultaneously 
with the lodging of the Consent Decree. In the complaint the United 
States alleges that the defendant Massachusetts Institute of Technology 
(``MIT'') (a) violated federal hazardous waste emergency, storage, 
handling, and labeling regulations promulgated under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq. (``RCRA''), (b) 
failed to comply with requirements relating to monitoring and reporting 
in violation of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and (c) 
failed to meet regulatory requirements relating to oil spill prevention 
plans in violation of section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 
1321.
    Under the proposed decree, MIT will pay a civil penalty of 
$155,000, undertake three Supplemental Environmental Projects, and 
comply with a variety of injunctive measures to achieve full compliance 
with RCRA, the CAA, and the CWA.
    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, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044, and should 
refer to United States v. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, D.J. 
Ref. 90-7-1-06942.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, Suite 9200, 1 Courthouse Way, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02110, and at the Region I office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, One Congress Street, Suite 1100, Boston, 
Massachusetts 02114. 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 $20.25 payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-11123 Filed 5-2-01; 8:45 am]
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