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 Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is

hereby given that a consent decree in United States v. Bethlehem

Structural Products Corporation was lodged on December 22, 1997, with

the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania. The consent decree resolves the claims of the United

States under Section 113 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413, for

violations of the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (``SIP'') and

the applicable National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

(``NESHAP'') at BSPC's facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The consent

decree obligates BSPC undertake an extensive rehabilitation program

which will ensure compliance with the coke oven NESHAP and the

requirements of the SIP, BSPC will also pay a civil penalty of $297,500

under the terms of the consent decree, $178,500 to the United States

and $119,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which will intervene

as a plaintiff in this action.

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. Bethlehem Structural Products Corporation, DOJ Ref.

#90-5-2-1-2111.

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

States Attorney, 616 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106;

the Region III Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 841

Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA; and at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)624-0892. A

copy of the consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington,

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

and enclose a check in the amount of $13.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost), payable to the Consent Decree library. Attachments

to the consent decree may be obtained for an additional $6.25.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment & Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98-911 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]

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