Notice of Lodging of Settlement Stipulation Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement Stipulation Pursuant to the Clean

Air Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed

Stipulation and Order for Dismissal in United States v. State of

Wisconsin Inc., Civ. No. 98-C-0517-C., was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, on

September 27, 1999. That action was brought against defendant pursuant

to sections 112 and 113 of the Clean Air Act (``the Act''), 42 U.S.C.

7412, 7413, and associated regulations, for violations occurring at the

University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Specifically, the amended

compliant alleged that defendant violated the Act and the National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos, 40 CFR

Part 61, subpart M, by failing to keep adequately wet and properly

dispose of asbestos-containing material during a renovation of two

buildings on the campus. The settlement stipulation requires defendant

to pay $36,000 to resolve the claims alleged in the complaint.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed settlement stipulation for a period of 30 days from the date

of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer

to United States v. State of Wisconsin, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2106.

The proposed settlement stipulation may be examined at the office

of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin,

660 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53701-1585; and at the

Region V office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. A copy of the proposed stipulation may

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

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC. 20044. In requesting a copy,

please enclose a check in the amount of $2.75 for the stipulation (25

cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree

Library. When requesting a copy, please refer to the United States v.

State of Wisconsin, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2106.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-26827 Filed 10-13-99; 8:45 am]

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