Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (``CAA'')

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

(``CAA'')

In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is

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

Chlorine of Delaware, Inc., No. 98-268-RRM (D. Del.) has been lodged on

March 26, 1999, with the United States District Court for the District

of Delaware. The consent decree resolves the claims of the United

States pursuant to Section 113(b)(2) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b)(2),

for civil penalties and injunctive relief, based on alleged violations

of regulatory requirements for leak detection and repair of equipment

used in the manufacture of chlorine products, and leak repair

requirements for industrial refrigeration equipment.

The consent decree provides that the defendant shall pay $349,000

in civil penalties. Because all the violations pleaded in the Complaint

have been remedied, and the Defendant has sold the facility where the

violations occurred to a non-party to this action, no injunctive relief

is requested in the consent decree.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, DC, 20530, and should refer to DJ #90-5-2-1-

2109. Comments may also be addressed to the United States Attorney,

District of Delaware, c/o Ms. Patricia Hannigan, 1201 Market Street,

Suite 1100, Wilmington, DE 19899-2046.

The consent decree may be examined and copied at the Office of the

Clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware; or at the

Region III Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, c/o Mr.

Charles McPhedran, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029. A

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

from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $3.00 (25

cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.

[FR Doc. 99-10384 Filed 4-23-99; 8:45 am]

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