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 Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. Sec. 50.7, notice

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

United States v. International Harvester Co., Civil Action No. C-3-85-

365, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern

District of Ohio, Western Division. This Consent Decree represents a

settlement of claims against International Harvester Co., now known as

Navistar International Transportation Corporation, for alleged

violations of the Clean Air Act arising from truck painting operations

at two International Harvester facilities in the Springfield, Ohio

area. The complaint alleged violations of the Clean Air Act and the

federally approved Ohio State Implementation Plan due to excess air

emissions of volatile organic compounds. Under this settlement between

the United States and Navistar, Navistar will pay the United States a

civil penalty of $2,703,000.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

States v. International Harvester Co., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-740.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, Region V, Air and Radiation Branch

Docket Room, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Room 1717, Chicago, Illinois,

60604, (202) 886-1020, 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 enclose a check in the amount of

$2.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 94-29032 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]

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