Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Lead-Based Paint

Hazard Act

Notice is hereby given that on July 15, 1999 a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Double H Housing, Inc. (No. 1:99CV01907) was

lodged with the United States District Court for the District of

Columbia.

The consent decree settles claims concerning residential apartment

buildings in the District of Columbia that were brought on behalf of

the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Residential

Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act 42 U.S.C. Secs. 4851 et seq. (``Lead

Hazard Reduction Act''). The United States alleged in its complaint

that defendants failed to provide information to tenants concerning

lead-based paint hazards, and failed to disclose to tenants the

presence of any known lead-based paint or any known lead-based paint

hazards.

This consent decree settles claims against eleven defendants

(collectively ``Double H'') for violations of the Lead Hazard Reduction

Act. Double H owns and manages 12 buildings in the District of Columbia

and two buildings in Maryland containing 1,370 apartment units. Under

the consent decree, Double H will provide the notices and disclosures

provided by the Lead Hazard Reduction Act, will perform abatement

measures to make apartment units lead-safe, will pay $50,000 in

administrative penalties, and will perform $50,000 worth of Child

Health Improvement Projects.

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

of the

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Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Double H

Housing, Inc. D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-06558/6.

The consent decree may be examined at the Department of Housing and

Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control, attention: Matthew E.

Ammon, 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3206, Washington, DC 20410, (202)

755-1785. The consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from

the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW.,

3rd Floor, Washington,DC 20005, (202) 624-0852, or on the Department of

Justice website at: ``http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent.html''. In

requesting copies from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a

check for the copy production of the decree (25 cents per page) payable

to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-20741 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]

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