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. Capitol Park Associates (No. 1:99CV01901)

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 Paint Hazard Reduction Act 42 U.S.C. Sec. 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 Capitol Park for

violations of the Lead Hazard Reduction Act. Capitol Park owns three

buildings in the District of Columbia, containing 936 apartment units.

Under the consent decree, Capitol Park will provide the notices and

disclosures required by the Lead Hazard Reduction Act, will perform

abatement measures to make apartment units lead-safe, will pay $10,000

in administrative penalties, and will perform a Child Health

Improvement Project which consists of $15,000 of funding to support the

Upper Cardoza Center, a low-income health clinic in Washington, provide

health care, intervention and education for non-English speaking

Families with one or more lead-poisoned children.

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 Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Department of

Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v.

Capitol Park Associates D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-06558/3.

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 S.W, Room 3206, Washington, D.C. 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, N.W.,

3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 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. 99-20742 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]

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