[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 174 (Monday, September 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 62395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19532]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act
On September 5, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree (the ``Consent Decree'') with the District Court of the
Southern District of New York in a lawsuit entitled United States of
America v. Apex Building Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 23-cv-007838.
In this action, the United States seeks, as provided under Toxic
Substances Control Act (``TSCA''), injunctive relief from Apex Building
Company, Inc., among others, in connection with the defendant's
unlawful work practices during renovations governed by an implementing
regulation of the TSCA--the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule, 40
CFR part 745. The proposed consent decree resolves the United States'
claims, requires Apex Building Company, Inc. to pay $606,706, and
imposes injunctive relief.
The publication of this notice opens the public comment on the
proposed settlement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America v. Apex Building Company,
Inc., DJ #90-5-2-1-12388. All comments must be submitted no later than
30 days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be
submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General,U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the settlement may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy
of the settlement upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please email your request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ-ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $13.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-19532 Filed 9-8-23; 8:45 am]
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