Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7

Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in the

consolidated cases PIRGIM V. Hew Haven Foundry, Inc., Civil Action No.

94-71951-DT, and United States v. New Haven Foundry, Inc., Civil Action

No. 96-70961-DT, and a proposed consent decree in United States v. New

haven Foundry, Inc., Civil Action No. 97-71842, were lodged on April

23, 1997 with the United States District Court for the Eastern District

of Michigan. The proposed consent decrees resolve the plaintiffs'

claims against New Haven Foundry, Inc. for violations under the Clean

Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery

Act at its cast iron foundry facility located in New Haven, Michigan.

In the proposed settlements, New Haven Foundry, Inc. agrees to:

achieve full compliance with the requirements of its National Pollution

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit as required by the Clean

Water Act; achieve continuous compliance with the visible emissions

(opacity) limitations in the Michigan State Implementation Plan (SIP)

as required by the Clear Air Act; implement and complete specific

corrective actions as required by the Resource Conservation and

Recovery Act; pay a civil penalty for air and water violations in the

amount of $460,000; and pay citizen plaintiff PIRGIM's costs of

litigation in the amount of $46,000.

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 decrees. 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 the

PIRGIM and United States v. New Haven Foundry, Inc., Nos. 94-71951 and

96-70961 (Air and Water Consent Decree), or United States v. New Haven

Foundry, Inc., No 97-71842 (RCRA Consent Decree), DOJ Ref. #90-5-1-1-

4279.

The proposed consent decrees maybe examined at the office of the

United States Attorney, 211 W. Fort St., Suite 2300 , Detroit, Michigan

48226; the Region 5 Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.E., 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 decree and enclose a check in the

amount of $33.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) for both

consent decrees, $17.00 for the Air and Water Consent Decree or $16.50

for the RCRA Consent Decree. Checks should be made payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-12720 Filed 5-14-97; 8:45 am]

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