[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19236-19237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-9398]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act 
(``CAA'')

    Consistent with the policy set forth in the Department of Justice 
regulations at 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 4, 
2002, a proposed Consent Decree was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, in United States 
et al. v. Rouge Steel Co., Civil Action Nos. 00-75452 and 0075454, 
consolidated. The proposed Consent Decree settles claims asserted by 
the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, pursuant to section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
9613(b), and the federally enforceable State Implementation Plan 
(``SIP''), at the Rouge Steel manufacturing facility in Dearborn, 
Michigan. The United States' case was consolidated with an action filed 
by Wayne County, Michigan, which the Michigan Department of 
Environmental Quality (``MDEQ'') subsequently joined. The proposed 
Consent Decree also settles the County and MDEQ CAA claims. The Consent 
Decree also settles claims asserted by the United States under Sections 
3004(n) and 3005 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 
U.S.C. 6924(n) and 6925.
    The Consent Decree requires Rouge Steel to pay a total of $458,000 
in civil penalties, of which $396,000 is for alleged violations of SIP 
emission limits at the company's facility. To ensure ongoing compliance 
with applicable limits, the Decree also requires Rouge Steel to perform 
certain demonstration tests at its various emission sources.
    The Department of Justice will receive written comments relating to 
the proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Comments should be directed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to 
United States et al. v. Rouge Steel Co. DOJ Reference # 90-5-2-1-2211/
1.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 211 West 
Fort Street, Suite

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2001, Detroit, Michigan 48266 (contact Peter A. Caplan, (313) 226-
3800), and at the offices of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 
(contact Gaylene Vasaturo, (312) 886-1811). Copies may also be obtained 
by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In requesting copies, please refer to 
the case name and DOJ reference number and enclose a check in the 
amount of $11.25 (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. 02-9398 Filed 4-17-02; 8:45 am]
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