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. AAR Manufacturing Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:96 CV-58

(W.D. Mich.), entered into by the United States and AAR Manufacturing

Group, Inc. (``AAR''), was lodged on February 27, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The

proposed Consent Decree resolves certain claims of the United States

under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., with respect to AAR's

Cadillac Manufacturing Facility, in Cadillac, Michigan. The Complaint

alleges that AAR violated two of the conditions of its State issued

permit by exceeding its emissions limits and duration of operation of

its air cargo handling manufacturing equipment. Under the terms of the

proposed Consent Decree the defendant shall pay the United States a

total of $210,000, and perform a Supplemental Environmental Project as

specified in the Consent Decree, in return for the United States'

covenant not to sue for claims alleged in the Complaint for violations

of the Michigan State Implementation Plan. The SEP consists of the

installation and operation of a greater capacity than required

Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer to control the emissions of violatile

organic compounds, resulting in substantial pollution reductions at the

Cadillac Facility.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed Partial Consent Decrees for 30 days following publication of

this Notice. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. AAR Manufacturing

Group, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-1954. The proposed Consent Decree

may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the

Western District of Michigan, Grand Rapids, Michigan; the Region V

Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West

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

Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005,

telephone no. (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may

be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Library, 1120 G

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

please enclose a check (25 cents per page for reproduction costs) in

the amount of $9.25 for the Decree, payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97-7566 Filed 3-25-97; 8:45 am]

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