[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 22612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8975]


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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 6, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Wilmette Real Estate & Management Co., LLC, 
et al., Civil Action No. 12-cv-2534 was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
    The consent decree settles claims against the owners and managers 
of 463 housing units in 14 separate properties located in or near 
Chicago, Illinois. 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 
Defendants 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 Defendants will certify that they are 
complying with residential lead paint notification requirements. The 
Defendants will submit a plan for window replacement or lead paint 
abatement work and will replace or abate all windows known to or 
believed to contain lead-based paint in the 14 residential properties 
owned or managed by Defendants that are not certified lead-based paint 
free. In addition, Defendants will abate lead-based paint hazards on 
friction and impact surfaces on exterior porches in ten of the 
residential properties, and pay an administrative penalty of $125,000.
    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 emailed to [email protected] or mailed to U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, P.O. Box 7611, and 
should refer to United States v. Wilmette Real Estate & Management Co., 
LLC, et al., D.J. Ref.  90-5-2-1-09045.
    The Proposed Consent Decree may be examined on the following 
Department of Justice Web site, 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 emailing a request 
to ``Consent Decree Copy'' ([email protected]), fax no. (202) 
514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-5271. In requesting a 
copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $11.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the 
U.S. Treasury or, if by email 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. 2012-8975 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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