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

Notice is hereby given that a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Cumberland Farms, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:98CV2226 (AVC),

was lodged on October 1, 1999, in the United States District Court for

the District of Connecticut. The proposed consent decree will resolve

the United States' Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. (``the Act''),

claims alleged in a complaint against Cumberland Farms for violations

of the Act at a bulk gasoline terminal it previously owned and operated

in New Haven, Connecticut.

Pursuant to the consent decree, Cumberland Farms will pay a civil

penalty in the amount of $40,000. The decree further requires

Cumberland Farms to perform two supplemental environmental projects.

The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30)

days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the

proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United

States v.

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Cumberland Farms, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-06457.

The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the

United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, 450 Main St.,

Hartford, Conn. 06103; and at the Region I office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 1 Congress St., Boston, Mass. 02114-2023. A copy of

the proposed consent decree may also be obtained by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. When

requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a

check made payable to the Consent Decree Library in the amount of $6.25

(25 cents per page reproduction costs).

Joel M. Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 99-32977 Filed 12-20-99; 8:45 am]

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