[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1153]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Republication of Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree 
Under the Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7 notice is hereby given that on September 27, 
2001, a proposed Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in United States 
of America v. Knauf Fiber Glass GmbH, Civil Cause No.: IP-01-1445-CV-B/
S was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern 
District of Indiana, Indianapolis Division.
    Notice of the lodging of this Amended Consent Decree was first 
published by the Department of Justice in the Federal Register of 
October 15, 2001 (66 FR 52449-52450). The Department of Justice is 
republishing the Notice of Lodging because mail delivery problems 
associated with anthrax mailings to government offices have precluded 
the Department of Justice's receipt of public comments. To avoid 
additional delays related to such problems, the Department of Justice 
is requesting that any comments that were submitted under the original 
Notice of Lodging be resubmitted, this time to the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, which will forward the comments to the Department of 
Justice. In this action the United States sought enforcement of the 
Clean Air Act and the State Implementation Plan (``Indiana SIP''), duly 
promulgated by the State of Indiana, for emission violations at the 
Knauf fiber glass manufacturing facilities located in Shelbyville, 
Indiana. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims of the United 
States concerning Knauf's past violations of the emission standards, as 
established in the Indiana SIP, and the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7413(b), including, inter alia, emissions of particulate matter from 
the Line 205 furnace stack at the Shelbyville facility. Pursuant to the 
proposed Consent Decree, Knauf Fiber Glass GmbH will, among other 
requirements, develop and implement a Supplemental Environmental 
Project (``SEP'') providing for the installation and operation of 
equipment (approximately one year earlier than would otherwise be 
required by EPA regulations) that will decrease particulate matter, 
carbon monoxide, and NOX emissions. Also, under the proposed 
Consent Decree, Knauf Fiber Glass GmbH will pay $70,000 in civil 
penalties for violations of the Indiana SIP and the Clean Air Act.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 14th Floor, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (Attn: Assistant Regional 
Counsel Padmavati Klejwa), and should refer to United States v. Knauf 
Fiber Glass GmbH, Civil Cause No. IP-01-1445-CV-B/S, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-
1-06368.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, 10 West Market Street, Suite 2100, 
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-3048 (contact Assistant United States 
Attorney Thomas Kieper at (317) 229-2400), and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 
14th Floor, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 
(contact Assistant Regional Counsel Padmavati Klejwa at (312) 353-
8917).
    A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $5.75 ($.25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree Library.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 02-1153 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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