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

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

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

hereby given that on October 14, 1999, a consent decree was lodged in

United States v. Southdown, Inc., Civil Action No. 99-1674, with the

United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

This consent decree resolves alleged violations of Section 113(b)

of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), at Southdown, Inc's cement

manufacturing facility in Wampum, Pennsylvania. The claims settled

include alleged violations of limitations on visible and fugitive

emissions imposed by the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP).

The consent decree provides for a civil penalty of $475,000, a

Supplemental Environment Project (SEP) that requires Southdown to spend

at least $75,000 to pave at least 11,810 square feet of dirt roads, and

comprehensive injunctive relief, including the installation of new

emissions control equipment and the identification and elimination of

fugitive emissions to the full extent required by law.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for a period of thirty days from the date of

publication of this notice. Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

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Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice,

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

Inc., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-2231. The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United States Attorney, Western District

of Pennsylvania, 633 U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 7th Avenue and

Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Copies of the consent decree

may also be examined at the offices of the Environmental Protection

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.

A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the

Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044. When requesting a copy by mail, please enclose a

check in the amount of $14.00 (twenty-five cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc 99-27904 Filed 10-25-99; 8:45 am]

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