Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Water

Act

In accordance with Departmental policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

hereby given that on October 11, 1996, two consent decrees in United

States v. City of Erie et al., Civil Action No. 94-281E were lodged

with the United States District Court for the Western District of

Pennsylvania.

These consent decrees settle claims brought pursuant to section 309

(b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act (the ``Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1319 (b)

and (d), for civil penalties and injunctive relief for failure to

comply with applicable pretreatment standards. The two consent decrees

lodged with the Court on October 11, 1996 settle claims brought by the

United States against Erie Coke Corporation and Presque Isle Plating.

Under the first of these two Consent Decrees, Erie Coke Corporation has

agreed to pay a civil penalty of $450,000 and to come into full

compliance with all applicable pretreatment requirements pursuant to a

compliance schedule contained in the decree. Under the terms of the

second consent decree, Presque Isle Plating has agreed to pay a civil

penalty of $20,000, based on its limited ability to pay, and to

maintain full compliance with all applicable pretreatment requirements.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decrees for a period of thirty days from the date of

publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. City of Erie et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-5064. The

proposed consent decrees may be examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania, 633 U.S. Post Office

and Courthouse, 7th Avenue and Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Copies of the consent decrees may also be examined and obtained by mail

at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005 (202-624-0892) and the offices of the

Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107. When requesting a copy by mail,

please enclose a check in the amount of $6.50 for the Erie Coke

Corporation agreement or $6.00 for the Presque Isle Plating agreement

(twenty-five cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the

``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 96-28155 Filed 11-1-96; 8:45 am]

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