[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 89 (Thursday, May 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 24756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11399]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    Under 28 CFR Sec.  50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 23, 
2003, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Metal Management 
Midwest, Inc., Civil Action No. 01C-4551 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief relating to violations of the National Recycling and 
Emissions Reduction Program provisions of the Clean Air Act, as well as 
violations of the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act (``RCRA'') at three scrap yards located in Chicago, 
Illinois. The Consent Decree requires that Metal Management Midwest 
come into compliance with the applicable environmental laws and 
regulations, produce and distribute educational materials relating to 
proper recycling and disposal of chlorofluorocarbons, conduct 
environmental compliance audits at four additional Illinois facilities, 
and pay a civil penalty in the form of a $2,275,500 allowed claim in 
Metal Management's chapter 11 bankruptcy action (In re: Metal 
Management, Inc., Case No. 00-4303 (Bankr. D. Del.)).
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to 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. Metal Management Midwest, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-
5-2-1-07207.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604, and at 
U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the 
public comment period, the consent Decree, may also be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, http//:www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html 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 or e-mailing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the 
Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $23.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 03-11399 Filed 5-7-03; 8:45 am]
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