Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on October 29, 1999,

a proposed consent decree in United States v. National Housing

Partnership Management Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 99-8892, was

lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District

of Florida.

In this action, the United States sought penalties and injunctive

relief for violations of regulations promulgated under the Clean Air

Act to control emissions from air conditioning and refrigeration

equipment. The regulations are published at 40 CFR Part 82, subpart F.

The Untied States alleged that the defendant violated these regulations

on at least 19 occasions by using uncertified employees to repair or

maintain air conditioning units at facilities in Lantana, Florida and

Martinez, Georgia. The United States also alleged that the defendant

repaired or maintained air conditioning units using uncertified

equipment. In the consent decree, the defendant agrees to settle the

United States' claims by paying a civil penalty of $99,900 and by

auditing forty facilities to evaluate their compliance with 40 CFR Part

82, subpart F. The defendant also agrees to fix any violations found

during the audit, and to pay a stipulated penalty for any such

violations.

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 Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of

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

National Housing Partnership Management Company, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-

2163.

The consent decree may be examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 500 East Broward Blvd., Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale,

Florida, and at U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, Atlanta, Georgia.

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. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in

the amount of $6.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural

Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-31622 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]

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