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

Notice is hereby given that a consent decree in United States v.

Kingsford Manufacturing Company, Civil Action No. 2:98-CV-22 (N.D.W.

Va.) was lodged with the court on November 24, 1998.

The proposed decree resolves the claims of the United States

against Kingsford Manufacturing Company under the Clean Air Act, 42

U.S.C. 7401, et seq., for civil penalties and injunctive relief to

redress violations occurring at Kingsford's Beryl, West Virginia char

manufacturing facility. Under the decree, Kingsford is required to pay

a civil penalty of $900,000 and is subjected to injunctive relief

designed to ensure future compliance.

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 for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v. Kingsford Manufacturing Company, Civil Action No. 2:98-CV-22

(N.D.W. Va.), DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-2209.

The proposed amendment to consent decree may be examined at the

United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 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, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $6.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-32824 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]

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