[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8091]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on March 18, 2002, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Ferro Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:02 CV 
115, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana (Hammond Division).
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief from Ferro Corporation (``Ferro'') for its violations 
of the Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), the federally-approved provisions 
of the Indiana State Implementation Plan, and three administrative 
orders issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(``U.S. EPA''). The consent decree, which reflects a settlement of the 
claims of three environmental agencies, the Untied States Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, 
and the City of Hammond's Department of Environmental Management, 
obligates Ferro to pay the three agencies collectively civil penalties 
totaling $3 million: $1,050,000 to the United States, $600,000 to the 
State of Indiana and $1,350,000 to the City of Hammond. Additionally, 
Ferro is obligated pursuant to the consent decree to: (1) Hire an 
independent consultant to conduct an Environmental Management System 
(``EMS'') audit at the facility; and (2) as a state and city 
environmental project, finance a brownfield clean-up project in the 
City of Hammond, which is valued at $844,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to this 
proposed settlement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. Ferro Corporation Civil Action No. 2:02 CV 
115, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-1910/1.
    The consent decree may be examined at the United States Attorney's 
Office, Northern District of Indiana, 1001 Main Street, Suite A, Dyer, 
Indiana 46311, and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604. A copy of the consent decree may also be 
obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-761 or by faxing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood, fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number 
(202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $7.00 payable to the U.S. Treasury to cover the costs of 
copying.

W. Benjamin Fisherow,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources, Division.
[FR Doc. 02-8091 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
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