[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 248 (Thursday, December 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66931-66932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31786]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, notice 
is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Clean Harbors Inc., et al., Civ. No. C1-01-821, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, on 
November 28, 2001. That action was brought against defendants pursuant 
to the Resource Conservation and Recovery (RCRA) seeking civil 
penalties for certain violations of the State RCRA permit for the 
facility, which is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The decree requires 
defendants to pay $400,000.00 in civil penalties, to change certain 
procedures at the facility concerning hazardous waste analysis and 
handling, and to apply to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for 
permit modifications associated with these procedures.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this 
publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney 
General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department 
of Justice, Washington, DC 20503. All comments should refer to United 
States v. Clean Harbors, Inc., et al., DJ# 90-7-1-06612.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 100 East 
Fifth Street, 220 Potter Stewart Courthouse, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202; 
and at the Region V office of the

[[Page 66932]]

Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604-3590. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be 
obtained in person or by mail from the Department of Justice Consent 
Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In requesting 
a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $6.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Clean Harbors, 
Inc., et al., DJ# 90-7-1-06612.

Catherine R. McCabe,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-31786 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-M