Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act, MTP Industries, Inc.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air

Act, MTP Industries, Inc.

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice

is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. MTP

Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 94-7559, was lodged on October 19,

1994 with the United States District Court for the Southern District of

New York. Defendant MTP is a printer for flexographic packaging based

in New York, New York. The complaint alleges that the flexographic

printing processes at the MTP facility are subject to Parts 201 (permit

and certificate) requirements and 234 (Volatile Organic Compounds

(``VOC'') emissions standards) of Title 6, Chapter III, of the Code of

Rules and Regulations of the State of New York (``6 NYCRR'') and

approved by the Environmental Protection Agency pursuant Section 110 of

the Clean Air Act (ACT) as part of the New York State Implementation

Plan. The complaint alleges that MTP for two years violated 6 NYCRR

Part 234 by using non-compliant inks which contained excessive VOC

emissions and operated since 1984 without required operating permits

and certificates in violation of 6 NYCRR Part 201. Under the terms of

the proposed consent decree, MTP will pay civil penalties in the amount

of $120,025, and undertake steps necessary to be in full compliance

with the Act within a prescribed time period, or face stipulated

penalties.

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. MTP Industries, Inc., D.O.J. reference #90-5-2-1-1906.

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

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 100

Church Street, 19th floor, New York, New York; the Region II Office of

the Environmental Protection Agency, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New

York; 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. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-27321 Filed 11-3-94; 8:45 am]

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