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

Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Dec-Tam Corporation, Civil Action No. 93-10438-RCL, was

lodged on November 13, 1995 with the United States District Court for

the District of Massachusetts.

The complaint in this action was filed in March 1993 against Dec-

Tam Corporation, pursuant to section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act

(``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(b). The complaint sought penalties and

injunctive relief for violations of Section 112 of the Act, 42 U.S.C.

7412, and of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air

Pollutants for asbestos, 40 C.F.R. part 61, Subpart M (``Asbestos

NESHAP''). The action is based on violations of the Asbestos NESHAP

associated with renovation operations at the following locations: Stowe

Village Housing Project, Hartford, Connecticut; St. Mark's School,

Southborough, Massachusetts; New England Baptist Hospital, Boston,

Massachusetts; Remsen Building, Hanover, New Hampshire; Greenwich

Hospital, Greenwich, Connecticut; Boiler Plant at Dartmouth College,

Hanover, New Hampshire; Southbury Training School, Southbury

Connecticut; Norwalk Harbor Facilities, Norwalk, Connecticut; and Cabot

Paint & Stains Co., Chelsea, Massachusetts.

The proposed consent decree embodies an agreement by Dec-Tam to pay

a civil penalty in the amount of $19,450. In addition, Dec-Tam has

agreed to implement certain measures to reduce the likelihood of future

violations of the Asbestos NESHAP.

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, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Dec-Tam Corporation, DOJ Ref. # 90-5-2-1-1674.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Region I Office

of the Environmental Protection Agency, J.F.K. Federal Building,

Boston, Massachusetts at the United States Attorney's Office located at

1107 J.W. McCormack POCH, Boston, Massachusetts, and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 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,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please

refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $3.75

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Acting Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.

[FR Doc. 95-29436 Filed 12-1-95; 8:45 am]

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