[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 103 (Thursday, May 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 30332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11952]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on May 7, 2004, a proposed Consent Decree in United 
States of America v. Heartland Cement Company, Inc., and Rineco Inc., 
Civil Action No. 04-1144-JTM, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Kansas.
    The Complaint, which was filed by the United States on behalf of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, alleges that Heartland Cement 
Company, Inc., and Rineco Inc., violated regulations promulgated under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at Heartland's cement 
manufacturing facility in Independence, Kansas. Specifically, the 
Complaint alleges that hazardous waste at the facility was not properly 
characterized; three waste containers were not completely closed; the 
lining of the secondary containment around a waste tank had holes; and 
several pieces of equipment lack tags or other identifying marks. The 
Complaint seeks the imposition of a civil penalty. The Consent Decree 
requires the defendants to pay a civil penalty in the amount of 
$111,668.00.
    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. Heartland Cement Co., Inc. and Rhineco Inc., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-7-1-06933.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 301 N. Main St., Suite 1200, Wichita, Kansas 67202, 
and at U.S. EPA Region 7, 901 N. 5th St., Kansas City, Kansas 66101. 
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 $5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Chief, Environment Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-11952 Filed 5-26-04; 8:45 am]
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