# Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-7945 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** March 26, 1998 - **Citation:** 63 FR 14729 ## Text 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] BILLING CODE 4410-15-M --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A98-7945. Public record. Not legal advice.