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

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that an October 9, 1998 a

proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Pacific Mechanical

Insulators Inc., et el., Civil Action No. CV-94-0043-N-EJL, was lodged

with the United

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States District Court for the District of Idaho.

In this action the United States sought penalties and injunctive

relief for claims under the Asbestos National Emissions Standard for

Harzardous Air Pollutants (``NESAHP''), 40 CFR pt. 61, Subpart M,

promulgated under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C.

7412, for inspection, notice, work practice, and waste disposal

violations. The claims arose in connection with asbestos abatement

activities performed during a renovation/demolition at the Potlatch

pulp and paper mill in Lewiston, Idaho. Under the Consent Decree,

Pacific Technologies Inc. will pay a civil penalty of $30,000 and will

comply with the Asbestos NESHAP, including designating an Asbestos Site

Coordinator, training all supervisors, inspectors, and workers,

providing monthly reports of its activities to U.S. EPA and local air

pollution control authorities, and undertaking work practices to assure

ease of monitoring of activities.

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.

Pacific Mechanical Insulators Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-

1606.

Copies of the proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Office

of the United States Attorney, 877 W. Main, Boise ID 82702; EPA Region

10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101; and at the Consent Decree

Library 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. A copy

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

from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. When requesting a copy of the

proposed Consent Decree, please enclose a check in the amount of $3.50

(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-29707 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]

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