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

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. The

University of Notre Dame Du Lac, 2:98CV007RL was lodged on Jan. 8,

1998, with the United States District Court for the Northern District

of Indiana. The proposed Consent Decree settles the injunctive relief

and civil penalty claims of Plaintiff, the United States of America,

regarding Defendant's violations at its powerplant in Notre Dame,

Indiana, of the federally-approved State of Indiana Air Pollution

Implementation Plan (``Indiana SIP''). The proposed settlement requires

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Defendant to operate and test boilers 2, 3 and 4 of its powerplant in

compliance with the Clean Air Act and specifications set forth in the

proposed settlement, and to pay civil penalty of $250,000.

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

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

proposed partial consent decree. 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. The University of Notre Dame Du Lac, DOJ Ref.

#90-5-2-1-2103.

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

United States Attorney, Joseph Cooley, Assistant United States

Attorney, Northern District of Indiana, 507 State Street, 4th Floor,

Hammond, Indiana 46320; 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.W., 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 enclose a

check in the amount of $8.00, (25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-2131 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]

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