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 proposed Consent Decree in United

States v. Acme Steel Company, Civil Action No. 96 C 2076, has been

lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District

of Illinois on March 12, 1998.

The Consent Decree resolves claims asserted against defendant, Acme

Steel Company (``Acme''), under the Clean Air Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C.

7401 et seq., for violations of opacity and particulate matter emission

limits relating to emissions from Acme's Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF)

Shop. Acme has completed various improvements to its BOF Shop and will

provide a certification that it is now in compliance with applicable

requirements of the Act, the Illinois SIP and specified permits. Under

the Consent Decree, Acme will pay a civil penalty of $410,000. In

addition, Acme will construct a fugitive emission collection system

that will reduce particulate emissions at Acme's BOF Shop below levels

currently required under the Illinois SIP, and Acme will implement dust

control measures to reduce emissions from its coke plant.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044, and

should refer to United States v. Acme Steel Company, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-

1-1964.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 219 S.

Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60604 (contact Jonathan Haile), at the

Office of Regional Counsel, United States Environmental Protection

Agency, Region V, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(contact Robert Thompson), and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of

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

from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $8.75 (25 cents per page reproduction costs)

payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-7945 Filed 3-25-98; 8:45 am]

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