[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7390-7391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3521]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 17, 2003, 
a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Arizona Department of 
Transportation, et al., Civil Action Number 03-CV-128, was lodged with 
the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.
    In this action the United States sought injunctive relief and civil 
penalties under Sections 112 and 113 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7412 and 7413, and the National Emission Standards for

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Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos (``NESHAP''), 40 CFR part 61, 
subpart M, against the Arizona Department of Transportation, 
Cornerstone Properties, Inc., Mel Price Associates, Breinholt 
Contracting Co., Inc., and Granite Construction Co. The claims arise 
out of demolition activities in 1998 at four facilities located in 
Mohave County, Arizona. The proposed Decree provides that the 
defendants will pay a $115,000 penalty, comply with the Clean Air Act 
and the asbestos NESHAP in all future demolition and/or renovation 
operations, amend their standard contracts to provide for and require 
compliance with the NESHAP, and provide training.
    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 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. Arizona Department of Transportation, et al., DOJ Ref. 
 90-5-2-1-06520.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of Arizona, U.S. Courthouse, 230 N. First 
Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85025, and at U.S. EPA Region IX, Office of Regional 
Counsel, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 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. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, 
please enclose a check in the amount of $5.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ellen Mahan,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-3521 Filed 2-12-03; 8:45 am]
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