[Federal Register: July 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 145)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Loging of Consent Decree Under the Asbestos NESHAP

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 16, 1999, a 
proposed Consent Decree in United States v. American Asbestos Control 
Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:99 CV 597, was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
    In this action, the United States sought penalties and injunctive 
relief for claims under the asbestos National Emissions Standard for 
hazardous Air pollutants (``NESHAP''), 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart M, 
promulgated under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 
7412, for inspection, notice, and work practice violations. The claim 
arose in connection with American Asbestos Control Company's asbestos 
renovation projects at WCI Inc.'s steelmaking facilities located in 
Warren, Ohio, and at North Star Steel, located in Youngstown, Ohio. 
Under the Consent Decree, American Asbestos Control Company will pay a 
civil penalty of $50,000 in two equal installments, will comply with 
the Asbestos NESHAP, and will undertake other injunctive actions, 
including appointing an Asbestos Program Manager, designating a liaison 
designee, training all supervisors, inspectors, and workers, and 
ensuring that a thorough inspection has occurred at a facility or part 
of a facility prior to commencement of any asbestos demolition and/or 
renovation activity.
    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. 
American Asbestos Control Company, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06168.
    The Consent Decress may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 208 Fed. Bldg., 2 S. Main St., Akron, Ohio, 44308, at 
the Region 5 Office of the United States environmental Protection 
Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604-3590, and at the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 
20005. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please refer to the above-
referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $5.50 ($.25 per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-19412 Filed 7-28-99; 8:45 am]
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