Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Federal

Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Trade

Commission Act

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

hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States of America

v. Accuventure, et. al Civil Action No. 96-588-JE, was lodged on May

11, 1998 with the United States District Court for the District of

Oregon. In its Complaints, the United States asserted claims against

four corporations and two individuals under the Federal Insecticide,

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 136. seq. and under

Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (``FTCA''), 15 U.S.C.

Sec. 45(a). The claims concerned defendants' sale and advertisement of

water filtering and purification products that were not registered as

pesticides under FIFRA.

The Consent Decree provides for injunctive relief that restricts

the defendants' future ability to distribute and advertise water

treatment and filtering products. The Consent Decree also requires

defendants to pay a civil penalty of $20,000.

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 decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

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

D.C. 20044. Comments should refer to United States of America v.

Accuventure et al., DOJ Ref. No. 1-1687

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney, Districts of Oregon, District of Oregon, 1000

SW Third Avenue, Suite 600, Portland, OR 97204-2904; the Region X

Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Avenue,

Seattle, WA 98101; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the

proposed Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $8.50

(25 cents per page reproduction cost0 payable to the ``Consent Decree

Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-13894 Filed 5-22-98; 8:45 am]

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