Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant To the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant To the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR

50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Great Lakes Castings Corp., Civ. No. 1:92-CV-645, was lodged

with the United States District Court for the Western District of

Michigan, on September 7, 1994. The action was brought against

defendant pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``the

Act'') for penalties and injunctive relief as a result of defendant's

treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste at its facility in

Ludington, Michigan, without a permit or interim status under the Act,

and defendant's failure to satisfy the financial responsibility

requirements of the Act and its implementing regulations. The decree

requires defendant to pay a civil penalty of $350,000 to the United

States. The injunctive relief originally sought by the filing of this

action was satisfied when the Environmental Protection Agency, in

January 1994, approved the defendant's certification of the closure of

the surface impoundments that were the subject of the Complaint.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for a period of 30 days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530. All comments should refer to United

States v. Great Lakes Castings Corp., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-668.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Gerald R.

Ford Federal Building, 110 Michigan Street, N.W., Room 399, Grand

Rapids, Michigan, 49503, at the Region V office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, 60604,

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent

decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree

Library. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of

$1.75 for the decree (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to

the Consent Decree Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to

United States v. Great Lakes Castings Corp., D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-668.

Joel Gross,

Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-23407 Filed 9-21-94; 8:45 am]

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