[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 187 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22525]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Pursuant to Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on September 17, 2008, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States v. City of Winslow, Civil Action No. 
CV-07-8024-PCT-SMM, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the District of Arizona.
    In this action, the United States, on behalf of the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), sued the City of Winslow, 
Arizona, City Administrator, John Roche, and former Facility owner 
William Christie (collectively, ``Defendants'') for violations of the 
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and the National Emission 
Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Asbestos, 40 CFR Part 61, 
Subpart M. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims against the 
Defendants for their failure to provide advanced notice to the EPA of 
the demolition of a nine-building apartment complex in Winslow (``the 
Facility''), and their failure to comply with applicable regulations 
during the demolition and subsequent removal of regulated asbestos-
containing materials from the Facility.
    The proposed Consent Decree requires payment of a $240,400 civil 
penalty, due jointly and severally from the three Defendants. No 
injunctive relief is required, as the Facility has been completely 
demolished and none of the Defendants are in the on-going business of 
demolition.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. City of Winslow, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-09144.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region IX at 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. 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 $4.25 
(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.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-22525 Filed 9-24-08; 8:45 am]
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