[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 19236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9375]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Air Act

    Pursuant to 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is hereby given that, on April 
3, 2002, a proposed consent decree in United States v. Cooley, Inc., 
Civil Action No. 02-156, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the District of Rhode Island.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief with respect to violations of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., and 
the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., at the facility 
operated by Cooley, Inc. (``Cooley'') in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The 
complaint alleges that Cooley violated a number of RCRA requirements 
including, inter alia, the storage of hazardous waste without a permit, 
the failure to keep containers of hazardous waste on good condition, 
the failure to conduct weekly inspections, the failure to provide 
proper training of employees, and the failure to properly label 
hazardous waste containers. The complaint also alleges that Cooley 
violated the CAA by making certain modifications to its Pawtucket 
facility without obtaining a permit and by failing to comply with 
certain recordkeeping requirements relating to its usage of volatile 
organic compounds. Under the terms of the consent decree, Cooley has 
agreed to comply with the applicable provisions of RCRA and the CAA, to 
pay a penalty of $325,000, and to implement a Supplemental 
Environmental Project (``SEP'') involving a project whereby waste 
plastics will be used to produce flooring material.
    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 Donald G. Frankel, Trial 
Attorney, Department of Justice, One Gateway Center, Suite 616, Newton, 
Massachusetts 02458 and should refer to United States v. Cooley, Inc., 
D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-06423.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, Westminister Square Building, 10 Dorrance Street, 
Providence, Rhode Island 02903 (contact Michael Iannotti at 401-528-
5477), and at U.S. EPA-New England, 1 Congress Street, Suite 1100, 
Boston, Massachusetts 02114-2023 (contact Hugh Martinez at 617-918-
1867). 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 20044-7611 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 $15.25 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 02-9375 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am]
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