Notice of Consent Decree in Action Brought Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Decree in Action Brought Under the Clean Air

Act

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Lafarge, et al.,

Civil Action No. 4-94CV-356Y, was lodged with the United States

District Court for the Northern District of Texas on May 25, 1994. This

Consent Decree resolves a Complaint filed by the United States against

Lafarge pursuant to section 113 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. section

7413.

The United States Department of Justice brought this action on

behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeking to recover

a civil penalty against defendant Lafarge for alleged violations of the

Clean Air Act and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants for asbestos (``the asbestos NESHAP'') during the 1989

demolition of a mill building at Lafarge's Fort Worth cement

manufacturing and distribution facility. As part of the settlement in

this case, defendant Lafarge will pay the United States a civil penalty

of $10,000 and will conduct future demolition and renovation operations

in compliance with the inspection, notification, and work practice

requirements of the asbestos NESHAP.

The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to

this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of

publication of this notice. Please address comments to the Assistant

Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

DC 20044 and refer to United States v. Lafarge et al., DOJ number 90-5-

2-1-1865.

Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office

of the United States Attorney, Northern District of Texas, 801 Cherry

Street, suite 1700, Forth Worth, Texas 76102-3697, and at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Regional Counsel, Region

VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202. Copies of the proposed

Consent Decree may also be obtained from the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, NW., Fourth floor, Washington DC 20005, (202) 624-0892.

A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may be obtained by mail or in

person from the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy of the

Consent Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of $2.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library.

John C. Cruden,

Chief Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-14661 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]

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