Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and

the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

Notice is hereby given that on September 8, 1999, a proposed

Consent Decree (``Decree'') in United States v. Parish Chemical

Company, Civil No. 2:97CV 0593B (D. Utah), was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of Utah. The United States filed

this action pursuant to the sections 112(r) and 113 of the Clean Air

Act (``CAA''), for civil penalties and injunctive relief. The United

States is also settling related claims for civil penalties for

violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'').

The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims against Parish Chemical

Company (``PCC'') under sections 112(r) and 113 of the CAA and section

3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6928, with respect to the Parish Chemical

Company facility in Vineyard, Utah. Under the terms of the Decree PCC

will meet the requirements of a compliance plan addressing general

chemical storage practices at PCC's facility and pay a civil penalty to

the United States in the amount of $100,000 for past violations.

The Department of the Justice will receive for a period of thirty

(30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the

Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General

of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of

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

Parish Chemical Company, Civil No. 2:97CV 0593B (D. Utah), and D.J.

Ref. # 90-11-2-1215.

The Decree may be examined at the office of the U.S. Attorney for

the District of Utah, 185 South State Street, Suite 400, Salt Lake

City, UT 84111, and at the U.S. EPA Region VIII, 999 18th Street,

Superfund Records Center, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202. A copy of the

Decree may be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent

Decree Library, PO Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.50 for the Decree (25

Cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Walter K. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-25338 Filed 9-28-99; 8:45 am]

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