[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 23, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 49475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7105]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 7, 2006, a proposed 
settlement in U.S. v. New York City Transit Authority, Civil Action No. 
04-00732, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
Southern District of New York.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties for 
violations by the New York City Authority of EPA's Stratospheric Ozone 
Protection regulations, 40 CFR part 82 subpart F, which govern the 
maintenance and repair of commercial air conditioning systems to 
prevent the leakage of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons. The 
complaint alleges that the Transit Authority repeatedly violated the 
regulations by: (1) Failing to repair air conditioning systems on 
subway cars; and (2) failing to maintain records regarding the 
servicing of air conditioning systems. By stipulation of the parties, 
the United States' complaint applies only to subway cars known as 
``Redbirds'' which have been retired from service. The settlement 
provides for the Transit Authority to pay a civil penalty of $165,000.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
settlement. 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 U.S. v. New York City Transit Authority, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-07681.
    The settlement may be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, 86 Chambers Street, 3rd Fl., New York, NY 10007, and at the 
Region II Office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II 
Records Center, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866. 
During the public comment period, the settlement may also be examined 
on the following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the settlement 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 $2.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check 
in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental, Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-7105 Filed 8-22-06; 8:45 am]
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