[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20642]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 25, 2001, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Powell Duffryn Terminals, 
Inc., Civil Action No. CV401-173 was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. On the same day, 
the United States filed a Complaint against Powell Duffryn Terminals, 
Inc. (``PDTI'') for alleged violations of Section 112(r)(1) of the 
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1) (``CAA''), and for recovery of 
costs pursuant to section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), 
(``CERCLA'') relating to a fire and explosion at PDTI's tank farm 
facility in Savannah, Georgia. The Complaint alleges that Powell 
Duffryn violated its obligations under the General Duty Clause of the 
CAA. Under the Consent Decree, PDTI will pay $1.8 million in past 
response costs under CERCLA, and its parent company, Powell-Duffryn 
Ltd., will provide $320,000 for the purchase of emergency response 
equipment for the Savannah Fire and Emergency Services Department.
    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. 
Powell Duffryn Terminals, Inc., D.J. Ref. DOJ #90-5-2-1-2172/1.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Southern District of Georgia, 100 Bull Street, 
Savannah, GA 31401, at U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30303. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be 
obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, 
P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a copy please refer 
to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $5.25 (25 
cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree 
Library.

Ellen Mahan,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-20642 Filed 8-15-01; 8:45 am]
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