[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 65 (Thursday, April 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 16822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1653]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Pursuant to Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that, on March 23, 2007, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Nacirema Environmental Services Company, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 07-1361, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In this action, the United States sued Nacirema Environmental 
Services Company, Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), 
42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q, and the National Emission Standard for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants for asbestos (``Asbestos NESHAP''), 40 CFR Part 61, 
Subpart M, in connection with Nacirema's failure to provide advanced 
notice to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') of the 
demolition of at least 18 facilities in New Jersey and New York, its 
failure to comply with an EPA request for information, and its failure 
to comply with an EPA Administrative Compliance Order requiring 
submission of that same information. The settlement requires Defendant 
to pay a civil penalty of $65,000, to spend an additional $65,000 on a 
supplemental environmental project involving asbestos abatement in low-
income homes, and to provide additional injunctive relief including 
asbestos training for Nacirema employees and management reforms.
    The Department of Justice will accept comments relating to the 
settlement for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and mailed either electronically to [email protected] or in 
hard copy to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611. Comments should refer to U.S. v. Nacirema Environmental 
Services Company, Inc., DJ No. 90-5-2-1-08411.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street, Suite 
700, Newark, New Jersey 07101. 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/Consent_Decrees.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 at [email protected], or 
at 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 $14 (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 above-referenced 
address.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmenal Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-1653 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45am]
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