81 FR 41350 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 122 (June 24, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41350-41351]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15013]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act

    On June 20, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of 
Georgia v. Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 
4:16-cv-00168-HLM.
    The United States of America (``United States''), on behalf of the 
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(``EPA''), and the State of Georgia on behalf of the Environmental 
Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 
(``State'') (collectively, ``Plaintiffs), filed a complaint against 
Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC, John Patterson, and 1 Porter 
Street, LLC (``Defendants'')

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pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (``SWDA''), as amended by the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq. and the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A. 
Sec. Sec.  12-8-24 et seq. The complaint state eight claims for relief: 
Failure to make hazardous waste determinations; transportation, 
manifest, and packaging violations; failure to comply with land 
disposal restrictions applicable to hazardous waste; failure to obtain 
a permit for operation of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and 
disposal facility; failure to obtain a permit for operation of a 
universal waste destination facility; failure to comply with universal 
waste handler regulations; failure to comply with record retention 
requirements; and failure to comply with the Georgia Comprehensive 
Solid Waste Management Act. The proposed consent decree requires the 
Defendants to pay a $25,000 civil penalty and perform injunctive relief 
to determine the extent of and remediate any disposals of hazardous 
waste. In return, the United States and State of Georgia agree not to 
sue for the claims alleged in the complaint.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States and State of Georgia v. Metal 
Conversion Technologies, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-10141. All comments 
must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication 
date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by 
mail:

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            To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By e-mail.................................  [email protected].
By mail...................................  Assistant Attorney General,
                                             U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box
                                             7611, Washington, DC 20044-
                                             7611.
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    During the public comment period, the consent decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of 
the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Please mail your request and payment to:

Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 
20044-7611.
    Please enclose a check or money order for $25.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $19.75.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-15013 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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