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Notice of Lodging of Consent DecreeUnder the Clean Air Act and Other Environmental Statutes

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[Federal Register: August 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 166)]
[Notices]
[Page 50346]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent DecreeUnder the Clean Air Act and
Other Environmental Statutes

    Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2008, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Burlington Resins, Inc., d/b/a Colorite
Specialty Resins, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-01432 (RBK), was lodged
with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In this action, the United States sought a civil penalty and
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401,
et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq., the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., and the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq., as
well as regulations promulgated under those statutes, including the
National Emission Standard for Vinyl Chloride at 40 CFR Part 61,
Subpart F, in connection with the polyvinyl chloride manufacturing
facility that the settling defendant, Colorite Specialty Resins, Inc.
(Colorite), operates at 116 Beverly Road, Burlington, New Jersey. The
Consent Decree requires Colorite to implement injunctive relief to
bring its facility into compliance, including reducing vinyl chloride
emissions, implementing a comprehensive leak detection and repair
program, and instituting better hazardous waste handling practices. The
Decree also requires Colorite to pay a $1.3 million civil penalty to
the United States and the State of New Jersey and to perform
supplemental environmental projects worth $1.1 million.
    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,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States v. Burlington Resins, Inc., d/b/a Colorite Specialty
Resins, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08682.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, 970 Broad Street, Suite 700, Newark, N.J. 07102, and
at U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10007. During the
public comment period, the Consent Decree may also be examined on the
following Department of Justice Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 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 from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a
check in the amount of $21.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check
in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-19779 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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