Notice of Lodging of Settlement Stipulation Pursuant to The Clean Air Act

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 44046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20808]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Stipulation Pursuant to The Clean 
Air Act

    In accordance with the policy of the Department of Justice, 28 CFR 
50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Stipulation, Settlement 
Agreement, and Order in United States v. Strategic Materials, Inc., 
Civ. No. 99-C-0853, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, on July 28th, 1999. That action 
was brought against defendant pursuant to Sections 110 and 113 of the 
Clean Air Act (``the Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7410, 7413, for violations at 
its glass recycling facility, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 
Specifically, the complaint alleges that SMI has violated the Act and 
the requirements or prohibitions of the State Implementation Plan for 
the State of Wisconsin, promulgated pursuant to Section 110 of the Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7410. The violations relate to particulate emissions, 
volatile organic compounds, operating without a permit, and violation 
of the opacity and record keeping requirements of the permit. The 
settlement stipulation provides for payment of $276,176, and also 
requires defendant to erect and maintain fencing to provide a barrier 
for windblown material associated with defendant's glass recycling 
operations.
    The Department of justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed settlement stipulation for a period of 30 days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530. All comments should refer 
to United States v. Strategic Materials, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2205.
    The proposed settlement stipulation may be examined at the office 
of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 
517 East Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202; at the Region V 
office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson Blvd., 
Chicago, Illinois 60604; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G 
Street, NW, 3rd floor, Washington, DC 20005, 202-624-0892. A copy of 
the proposed settlement stipulation may be obtained in person or by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library. In requesting a copy, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $3.0 for the stipulation (25 cents per 
page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent Decree Library. When 
requesting a copy, please refer to United States v. Strategic 
Materials, Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-2205.
Joel M. Gross,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 99-20808 Filed 8-11-99; 8:45 am]
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