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 Department policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed consent decree in United States v. Pro-Tec

Coatings Company, Civil Action No. 3:98CV7749, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on

December 15, 1998, contemporaneously with the filing of a complaint.

This proposed consent decree would resolve the United States' civil

claims against Pro-Tec Coatings Company for violations of the Clean Air

Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7401 et seq., at its Leipsic, Ohio facility.

Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, Pro-Tec will pay a

civil penalty of $1.05 million, obtain specified air pollution permits,

and install required air pollution control equipment.

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. Pro-Tec Coatings Company, Civil Action No. 3:98CV7749,

and Department of Justice Reference No. 90-5-2-1-06019.

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

United States Attorney, Northern District of Ohio, Four Seagate, Suite

308, Toledo, Ohio 43604; the Region 5 Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-

3590; 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 case

numbers and enclose a check in the amount of $7.50 (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. 98-34638 Filed 12-29-98; 8:45 am]

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