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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

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[Federal Register: June 30, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 127)]
[Notices]
[Page 40692-40693]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr30jn00-124]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on June 12, 2000, a proposed consent decree in the
United States v. City of New York, et al. Civil Action No. 99 Civ. 2207
(LAK) was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York.
    The proposed consent decree resolves the United States' claims
against the City of New York and the New York City Department of
Sanitation (collectively ``defendants'') for violations of Section 608
of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 7671(g) and its implementing
regulations set forth at 40 CFR Part 82, Subpart F, and a Compliance
Order issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, by
disposing of appliance collected from city residents in a manner that
released substances that deplete the stratospheric ozone layer. Under
the terms of the proposed consent decree, defendants will pay a civil
penalty of $1,000,000.00 to the United States, and perform Supplemental
Environmental Projects worth $3,000,000.00 that will improve the air
quality of New York City.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication comments

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relating to the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and Natural
Resources Division, P.O. Box 7611, and should refer to United States v.
City of New York, et al., DOJ Ref. No. 90-5-2-106471.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and at
the Region II Office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290
Broadway, New York, New York, 10007. A copy of the proposed consent
decree may also be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice
Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611. In
requesting a copy, please enclose a check payable to the Consent Decree
Library in the amount of $5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs).

Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-16605 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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