Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act; Dore & Associates Contracting, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air

Act; Dore & Associates Contracting, Inc.

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

hereby given that on October 4, 1994, a proposed Consent Decree in

United States v. Dore & Associates Contracting, Inc. (Civ. No. 93-CV-

10333-BC) was lodged in the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Michigan (Bay City).

The United States filed the complaint commencing this enforcement

action in 1993, under the Clean Air Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. Section

7401 et seq., alleging violations of the Act, and, in particular,

violations of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air

Pollutant (``NESHAP'') that applies to the pollutant asbestos. See 40

CFR Part 61, Subpart M. The alleged violations related to asbestos

removal work performed by Defendant in 1988 at a building known as

Emerson Center, which was located in Flint, Michigan prior to its

demolition, completed in 1989.

Under the proposed Decree, Defendant shall be required to, among

other things: comply with all aspects of the current asbestos NESHAP as

set out at 40 CFR Part 61 (Subpart M), submit supplemental reports and

certifications concerning all asbestos removal work by Defendant, and

pay stipulated penalties in the event Defendant violates particular

requirements of the NESHAP and/or the Decree. The Decree also requires

that Defendant pay a civil penalty of $4,250.

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 & Natural Resources Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Dore & Associates Contracting, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-1582.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the offices of the

United States Attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, Federal Building,

1000 Washington Avenue, Bay City, Michigan, and at the offices of the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Office of Regional

Counsel, 200 West Adams (29th Floor), Chicago, Illinois. Copies 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

10005, (202) 624-0892. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in

the amount of $4.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to

the ``Consent Decree Library.''

Bruce S. Gelber,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-25472 Filed 10-13-94; 8:45 am]

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