Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Act

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43718-43719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20741]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Lead-Based Paint 
Hazard Act

    Notice is hereby given that on July 15, 1999 a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Double H Housing, Inc. (No. 1:99CV01907) was 
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia.
    The consent decree settles claims concerning residential apartment 
buildings in the District of Columbia that were brought on behalf of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Residential 
Lead-Based Hazard Reduction Act 42 U.S.C. Secs. 4851 et seq. (``Lead 
Hazard Reduction Act''). The United States alleged in its complaint 
that defendants failed to provide information to tenants concerning 
lead-based paint hazards, and failed to disclose to tenants the 
presence of any known lead-based paint or any known lead-based paint 
hazards.
    This consent decree settles claims against eleven defendants 
(collectively ``Double H'') for violations of the Lead Hazard Reduction 
Act. Double H owns and manages 12 buildings in the District of Columbia 
and two buildings in Maryland containing 1,370 apartment units. Under 
the consent decree, Double H will provide the notices and disclosures 
provided by the Lead Hazard Reduction Act, will perform abatement 
measures to make apartment units lead-safe, will pay $50,000 in 
administrative penalties, and will perform $50,000 worth of Child 
Health Improvement Projects.
    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 
of the

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Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Double H 
Housing, Inc. D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-06558/6.
    The consent decree may be examined at the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control, attention: Matthew E. 
Ammon, 490 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Room 3206, Washington, DC 20410, (202) 
755-1785. The consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from 
the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 
3rd Floor, Washington,DC 20005, (202) 624-0852, or on the Department of 
Justice website at: ``http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consent.html''. In 
requesting copies from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a 
check for the copy production of the decree (25 cents per page) payable 
to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-20741 Filed 8-10-99; 8:45 am]
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