[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 27556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10624]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Residential Lead-
Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 29, 2008, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. A & M Properties, Inc., Civil Action 
No.2:08-cv-11814, was lodged with the United States District Court for 
the Eastern District of Michigan. The consent decree settles claims 
against the owner and management company of two residential properties 
containing approximately five units located in the area of Detroit, 
Michigan. The claims were brought on behalf of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (``U.S. EPA'') and the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development (``HUD'') under the Residential Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Reduction Act, 42 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. (``Lead Hazard Reduction 
Act''). The United States alleged in the complaint that the defendant 
failed to make one or more of the disclosures or to complete one or 
more of the disclosure activities required by the Lead Hazard Reduction 
Act.
    Under the Consent Decree, the Defendant will certify that it is 
complying with residential lead paint notification requirements. The 
Defendant will submit an on-going operations and maintenance plan and 
will complete abating lead-based paint hazards identified in all 
residential properties owned by A & M Properties, Inc. that are not 
certified lead-based paint free. In addition, Defendant will pay an 
administrative penalty of $42,500.
    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 Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. A & M Properties, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-
08345.
    The Proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel, 451 7th St., 
NW., Room 9262, Washington, DC 20410; at the office of the United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 211 Fort Street, 
Suite 2001, Detroit, Michigan, 48226 (Attn. Assistant United States 
Attorney Carolyn Bell-Harbin); and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson 
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment period, the Consent 
Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web 
site, to http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.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 $9.00 (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.

Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
 [FR Doc. E8-10624 Filed 5-12-08; 8:45 am]
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