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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act
[Federal Register: June 18, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 117)]
[Notices]
[Page 33394]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr18jn98-92]
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 June 8, 1998, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. American Honda Motor, Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 98-01433, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
The United States has asserted, in a civil complaint under the Clean Air Act, 42 U.C.S. 7401 et seq., that certain model-year 1995, 1996, and 1997 American Honda vehicles fail to comply with the emission-control requirements of the Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder relating to the detection of engine misfire through the use of computerized on-board diagnostics. Under the proposed Consent Decree, American Honda has agreed to resolve the United States' claims by proving each current and all subsequent owners of Honda vehicles covered by the settlement with a 14 year/150,000 mile extended emissions warranty, a free engine check at any time between 50,000 an 75,000 miles of use (to identify emission-related defects covered by the extended emissions warranty), plus a free tune up (to maintain the engines' emissions performance) at any time between 75,000 and 150,000 miles of use. The Decree requires American Honda to notify affected owners of the extended emissions warranty and services available under the Decree (including persons who purchase the vehicles from current owners) following entry of the Consent Decree by the Court, again when each vehicle is approximately four years old, and a final time when the vehicle is approximately 9 years old. Further, Honda will pay $10.1 in civil penalties and spend $1 million to implement a supplemental environmental project to enhance the use of on-board diagnostics by the states in connection with their motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance programs.
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 Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States and American Honda Motor, Co., Inc., Civil Action No. 98-01433, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2170.
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Judiciary Center Bldg., 555 Fourth St., NW., Washington, DC 20001; at the Environmental Protection Agency Library, Reference Desk, Room 2904, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. 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 enclose a check in the amount of $21.50 (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. 98-16214 Filed 6-17-98; 8:45 am]
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