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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to the Clean Air

Act

Consistent with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.07, notice is

hereby given that two proposed consent decrees in United States v.

Consolidation Edison Co. and John's Insulation, Inc., Civil Action No.

94 Civ. 1538 (LAP), were lodged on January 24, 1995 with the United

States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Defendant

Consolidation Edison is the owner of the Waterside Generating Station

in New York, New York and contracted with John's Insulation, Inc. to

remove Asbestos containing material from that station. The asbestos

containing material was removed, stored, and disposed of in violation

of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants for

asbestos.

Under the terms of the proposed decree, Consolidation Edison will

pay the United States the sum of $100,000 within 14 days of the entry

of the decree between the United States and Consolidation Edison and

John's Insulation will pay the United States the sum of $42,500 in

installments as follows: $15,000 within 7 days of the entry of the

decree between the United States and John's Insulation, $12,500 within

97 days of entry, and $12,500 within 187 days of entry. John's

Insulation Inc. will also pay interest on the amount then due at the

time of the second and third installment payments.

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 decrees. 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. Consolidation Edison Co. and John's Insulation Inc., D.J.

reference #90-5-2-1-1136A.

The proposed consent decrees 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 two proposed

consent decrees 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 $6.00 (25

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

Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 95-3913 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]

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