[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 246 (Thursday, December 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76958-76959]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28044]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent Decree Under the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (a.k.a the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 
''RCRA'')

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on December 3, 2004, 
a complaint was filed and a proposed consent Decree was lodged in 
United States v. United States Ceramic Tile Company, et al., Civil 
Action Number 5:04 CV 2394, with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of Ohio.
    This Consent Decree resolves specified claims against the United 
States Ceramic Tile Company (``U.S. Ceramic``) under the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C.A. 6901, et seq. U.S. Ceramic Tile owns and 
operates a ceramic tile manufacturing facility at 10233 Sandyville 
Road, East Sparta, Ohio.
    The proposed consent decree obligates U.S. Ceramic to (1) undertake 
certain additional work to correct the improper closure of its 
facility's surface impoundment and waste pile; (2) pay $1.27 million in 
stipulated penalties for all of its violations of a prior court filed 
consent decree; and (3) conduct investigations of and perform all 
corrective measures necessary at its facility solid waste management 
units.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree.

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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.  United States Ceramic Tile Company, et al., D.J. Ref. 
90-7-1-376C.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region V, 
77 West Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604-3590. During the public comment 
period, the proposed 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 proposed 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 of the proposed consent decree, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $45.75, payable to the U.S. Treasury, for reproduction costs.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 04-28044 Filed 12-22-04; 8:45 am]
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