Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United

States v. AES/Ntron, Inc., Civil Action No. 98-1983, was lodged on

November 20, 1998 with the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of Pennsylvania. The United States filed this action pursuant

to the Clean Water Act to obtain penalties and injunctive relief for

AES/Ntron, Inc.'s violations of the National Recycling and Emissions

Reduction Program contained in 42 U.S.C. 7671g and 40 CFR part 82,

Subpart F, and the requirements to provide information to the U.S.

Environmental Agency in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 7614.

The Consent Decree requires AES-Ntron, Inc. to pay $80,000 in civil

penalties for its violations. In addition, the Consent Decree requires

AES-Ntron, Inc. to notify customers that the machines it sold were not

certified as required by federal regulations and to test certain

machines to determine whether they meet regulatory standards.

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, D.C. 20530, and should refer to

United States v. AES/Ntron, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-2091.

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

United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Twelfth Floor,

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106; the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania 19103; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 3rd 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., 3rd Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of $4.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs) for each decree, payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-32858 Filed 12-9-98; 8:45 am]

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