[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 1 (Thursday, January 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-33081]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Stipulation and Order of Judgment Under the 
Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on December 12, 2002, a proposed 
Stipulation and Order for Judgment, (Stipulation) in United States v. 
Sierra Rock, et al., Civil Action No. S-00-2117 GEB DAD was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 
California.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief for violation of the Clean Air Act against Defendants 
Sierra Rock, and Loring and Thelma Brunius as owners and operators of 
the Weber Creek Quarry, located in El Dorado County, California. The 
complaint alleges that defendants are liable for violating section 
114(a)(1), and (3), and 113 (b)(1) of the Clean Air Act and the 
California State Implementation Plan (California SIP) by failing to 
adequately respond to an Administrative Order requiring compliance with 
an Information Request, and for violating numerous provisions of the 
California SIP and defendants' operating permits, especially as they 
relate to the duty to control and suppress dust during quarry 
operations. Pursuant to the Stipulation between the parties, Defendants 
agree to pay a civil penalty of $69,729. Because of defendants' limited 
ability to pay, the civil penalty will be made in three installments 
over a two-year period and interest will accrue on the delayed 
installment payments. In addition, defendants agree to implement 
specific and substantial injunctive provisions aimed at reducing dust 
at the quarry.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of 30 days from 
the date of this publication comments relating to the Stipulation. 
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
U.S. v. Sierra Rock, et al., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-07194.
    The Stipulation may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 501 ``I'' Street, 10th Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814, and at 
U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California, 
94105. A copy of the Stipulation may also be obtained by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, PO 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 $3.00 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 02-33081 Filed 12-31-02; 8:45 am]
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