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

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 43718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20744]


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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. Crawford Edgewood Management, Inc. (No. 
1:99CV01904) 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 Paint Hazard Reduction Act 42 U.S.C. 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 Crawford Edgewood for 
violations of the Lead Hazard Reduction Act. Crawford Edgewood manages 
12 buildings in the District of Columbia, containing 1588 apartment 
units. Under the consent decree, Crawford Edgewood will provide the 
notices and disclosures required by the Lead Hazard Reduction Act, will 
perform abatement measures to make apartment units lead-safe, will pay 
$25,000 in administrative penalties, and will perform $100,000 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 Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to United States v. 
Crawford Edgewood Management, Inc. D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-06558/4.
    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 S.W., Room 3206, Washington, D.C. 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, 
N.W., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 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. 99-20744 Filed 8-10-99 8:45 am]
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