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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (``CAA'')

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  [Federal Register: May 17, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 95)]
[Notices]
[Page 28706-28707]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act ("CAA")

    Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on May 5, 
2006, a Consent Decree in the case of United States of America v. 
Coastal Lumber Company, Civil Action No. 4:01-cv-238 SPM, was lodged in 
the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
    In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and 
civil penalties under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act (``CAA''), 42 
U.S.C. 7413(b). The alleged violations include the failure to install 
pollution control devices and obtain permits required by the CAA, and 
failure to comply with a testing order issued by EPA pursuant to 
Section 114 of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7414, at Coastal's plywood 
manufacturing facility, located in Havana, FL. Under the proposed 
Consent Decree, Coastal will conduct emissions tests, the results of 
which will be used to determine if Coastal is required to install 
pollution controls at the facility. The Consent Decree also requires 
that Coastal pay a civil penalty of $60,000 in connection with its 
failure to comply with the test

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order issued by EPA pursuant to Section 114 of the CAA.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611; and 
refer to United States of America v. Coastal Lumber Company, DOJ 
# 90-5-2-1-06361. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined 
at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region IV, 61 
Forsyth Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, ATTN: Gregory Tan. During the 
comment period, the Consent Decree, may also be examined on the 
following Department of Justice Web site, 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. Exit Disclaimer
    A copy of the proposed Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail 
from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request 
to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, 
phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy of the 
Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $12.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost for 51 pages) 
payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 06-4611 Filed 5-16-06; 8:45 am]
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