Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Agreement Pursuant to the Clean

Air Act

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

hereby given that a proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement in

United States v. New York City School Construction Authority, et al.,

No. 98 Civ. 5095, was lodged on July 21, 1998 in the United States

District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The Stipulation and settlement Agreement resolves the United

States' claims, pursuant to Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.

7412, against eight (8) parties for civil penalties arising out of the

removal of asbestos from certain public schools in New York City during

1993 and 1994. Under the Stipulation and Settlement Agreement, the

United States will receive $138,000 in civil penalties.

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

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

proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement. 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 to United States v. New York City School

Construction Authority, et al., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-1933.

The proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement may be examined

at the Office of the United States Attorney, 100 Church Street, New

York, New York; the Region II Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New York; and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)

624-0892. A copy of the proposed Stipulation and Settlement Agreement

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

In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a

check made payable to the Consent Decree Library in the amount of $4.75

(25 cents per page reproduction costs).

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment

and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 98-20681 Filed 8-3-98; 8:45 am]

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