[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 222 (Thursday, November 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 69339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29295]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, notice is hereby given 
that on October 30, 2000, a proposed consent decree in United States v. 
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Civil Action No. 00-1942 
(PG), was lodged with the United States District Court for the District 
of Puerto Rico. The United States' complaint sought injunctive relief 
and civil penalties under the Clean Air Act (``CAA'') against the 
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (``PRASA''), in regard to 
violations of the New Source Performance Standards for sewage treatment 
plants and the Puerto Rico State Implementation Plan, resulting from 
PRASA's operation of the multiple hearth furnace (``MHF'') sludge 
incineration facility at its Puerto Nuevo wastewater treatment plant 
located in Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico.
    The consent decree provides that PRASA shall pay a civil penalty of 
$80,000 and implement a supplemental environmental project, consisting 
of the installation of belt filter presses at its Bayamon wastewater 
treatment plant, estimated to cost about $692,000. The consent decree 
also requires PRASA to render its MHF units inoperable and enjoins 
PRASA from any future operation of those units.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date 
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044, and 
should refer to United States v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer 
Authority, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-1874A.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, Federal Office Building, Rm. 101, Carlos E. 
Chardon Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918 and at the Region II office 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10007. A copy of the proposed consent decree may also be obtained 
by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 
7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. In requesting a copy, please enclose a 
check (there is a 25 cent per page reproduction cost) in the amount of 
$7.75 payable to the ``Consent Decree Library.''

Bruce S. Gelber,
Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & Natural 
Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-29295 Filed 11-15-00; 8:45 am]
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