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 U.S.C. 50.7, and

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v. GNB Industrial Battery, Inc., Civil

Action No. 96-2129, was lodged on June 18, 1996, with the United States

District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

The Consent Decree settles an action brought under Section 113 of

the Clean Air Act (``the Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, and the Standards of

Performance for New Stationary Sources (``NSPS''), 40 CFR Part 60,

Subpart KK--Standards of Performance for Lead-Acid Battery

Manufacturing Plants. The Consent Decree provides for GNB's payment of

a civil penalty to the United States in the amount of $63,177.00, and

requires GNB to implement and complete a Supplemental Environmental

Project (``SEP'') at a cost of approximately $385,000.00.

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. GNB Industrial Battery, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-1706.

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

United

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States Attorney, 6th and Rogers, Room 216, Ft. Smith, Arkansas; the

Region VI Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 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, D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $12.25 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), for the Consent Decree or $19.25 for the

Consent Decree with attachments, payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-17496 Filed 7-9-96; 8:45 am]

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