Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on June 29,

1998, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Michigan Department

of Transportation, Civil Action No. 98-72712 was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

The United States has asserted, in a civil complaint under the

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act,

42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., that the Michigan Department of Transportation

is a potentially responsible party at the Clare Water Supply Superfund

Site in the City of Clare, Clare County, Michigan.

Under the proposed Consent Decree, the Michigan Department of

Transportation has agreed to pay $150,000.00 to the Hazardous Waste

Superfund, representing its share of responsibility at the Site and an

appropriate premium.

The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent

Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General

of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v.

Michigan Department of Transportation, Civil Action No. 98-72712, D.J.

Ref. 90-11-2-1212/1.

The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 211 West Fort

Street, Suite 2001, Detroit, MI 48226-3211; at the Region 5

Environmental Protection Agency Library, Reference Desk, 77 W. Jackson

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

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. A

copy of the 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 enclose a check in the amount

of $5.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent

Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-18900 Filed 7-15-98; 8:45 am]

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