[Federal Register: June 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 121)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

 
Lodging of Consent Decree

    In accordance with Departmental policy and 28 CFR 50.7, please be 
advised that a proposed Partial Consent Decree (``Decree'') was lodged 
on June 16, 1999, in United States v. Absolute Enterprises, Inc., et 
al., C.A. No. WMN-97-2469, with the United States District Court for 
the District of Maryland. The Decree resolves litigation brought by the 
United States under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 
7413(b), for alleged violations of the National Emissions Standard for 
Hazardous Air Pollutants (``NESHAP'') regulating emissions of asbestos 
particles.
    Under the Consent Decree, Defendant the State of Maryland 
Department of General Services (``DGS'') will undertake an extensive 
program to eliminate violations of the asbestos NESHAP, and will pay a 
civil penalty of $20,000. DGS will require that its asbestos abatement 
and industrial hygiene contractors comply with the NESHAP and will 
implement detailed procedures for, among other things, inspecting DGS 
sites where asbestos is being removed, investigating contractors to 
determine their records as to NESHAP compliance, training workers at 
such sites, and performing supervisory oversight at such sites.
    Any comments on the proposed Decree should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should 
refer to United States v. Absolute Enterprises, Inc., et al., DOJ Ref. 
#90-5-2-1-1983. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the 
office of the United States Attorney, District of Maryland, U.S. 
Courthouse, Room 604, 101 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, 
and the Region III Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 
Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. A copy of the proposed 
Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 
(202) 624-0892. The proposed Consent Decree contains 43 pages, 
including attachments. To obtain the Consent Decree enclose a check for 
$10.75. Please make the check payable to the Consent Decree Library, 
and refer to the case by its title and DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-1983.
Joel Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc 99-16114 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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