Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Department policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. W.R. Grace &

Co.--Conn., Inc., Civil Action No. 93-96-M-CCL, was lodged on September

8, 1994 with the United States District Court for the District of

Montana. The proposed consent decree resolves the United States' claims

for W.R. Grace & Co.--Conn., Inc.'s alleged violation of the National

Emissions Standards for the Hazardous Air Pollutant asbestos. In its

amended complaint, the United States alleges that W.R. Grace & Co.--

Conn., Inc. demolished eleven buildings at its former Libby, Montana

vermiculite mine without complying with notification and work practice

requirements designed to prevent the emission of asbestos fibers. The

proposed consent decree requires W.R. Grace & Co.--Conn., Inc. to pay a

civil penalty of $510,000 and to engage in a compliance program at its

Construction Products facilities across the United States.

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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. W.R. Grace & Co.--Conn., Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-

1834.

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

United States Attorney, 100 North Park Avenue, First Floor, Helena,

Montana; the Region VIII Office of the Environmental Protection Agency,

999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado; and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202)

624-0892. A copy of the proposed consent decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW.,

4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to

the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $4.50 (25

cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.

[FR Doc. 94-23686 Filed 9-23-94; 8:45 am]

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