[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 91 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 25109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9437]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on May 2, 
2005, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. E.I. du Pont de 
Nemours, (``DuPont'') C.A. No. 3-05 0345 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
    In this action, the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief against E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company 
(``DuPont'') for violations of the repair, testing, recordkeeping and 
reporting regulations for appliances which use ozone-depleting 
substances 40 CFR part 82, subpart F, Sec. Sec.  82.152-82.166 
(``Recycling and Emissions Reduction'') promulgated pursuant to 
Subchapter VI of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7671-7671q, 
(``Stratospheric Ozone Protection'') (``CAA''). The alleged violations 
occurred at DuPont's titanium dioxide manufacturing facility located in 
New Johnsonville, Tennessee.
    The proposed Consent Decree provides for injunctive relief valued 
at $1.7 million, payment of $250,000 in civil penalties, and the 
performance of a Supplemental Environmental Project (``SEP'') valued at 
$1.2 million.
    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. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resourses Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 611, Washington, DC 20044-7611; and 
refer to United States v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours, (``DuPont'') DOJ 
Ref. 90-5-2-1-08054.
    The proposed settlement agreement may be examined at U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 
Atlanta, GA 30303--Attention Leif Palmer. During the 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 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 
Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $9.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for 38 pages) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan,
Assistant Section Chief Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 05-9437 Filed 5-11-05; 8:45 am]
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