[Federal Register: December 7, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 234)]
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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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