[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 205 (Monday, October 23, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63262-63263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27171]


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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 October 4, 2000, two proposed 
consent decrees in (1) United States v. Wm. Calomiris Investment Corp. 
(``Calomiris'') Civil Action No. 00-2391; and (2) United States v. 
Borger Management, Inc. et al. (``Borger'') Civil Action No. 00-2392, 
were lodged with the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia.

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    These consent decrees settle claims against management agents and 
owners of several residential apartment buildings in the District of 
Columbia which 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 complaints that each defendant failed 
to provide information to tenants concerning lead-based paint hazards.
    Under the consent decrees, defendants have agreed to perform lead-
based paint abatement and to pay HUD administrative penalties. The 
defendant in the United States v. Wm. Calomiris Investment Corp. case 
is the managing agent for more than 2,000 apartment units in the 
District of Columbia. Defendant has agreed to pay a $5,000 
administrative penalty to HUD, to perform $10,000 in Child Health 
Improvement Projects by making a $5,000 contribution to the Children's 
National Medical Center and by making a $5,000 contribution to Healthy 
Babies Project, Inc., and to perform lead-based paint abatement work.
    There are three defendants in the Borger case. Borger Management 
Inc., manages more than 2,300 apartment units at more than 30 apartment 
buildings in the District of Columbia. The other two defendants, 
Rolling Terrace LLC and Randolph Towers Apartments LLC, each own one of 
the buildings managed by Borger Management, Inc. Defendants have agreed 
to pay a $25,000 administrative penalty to HUD and to perform lead-
based paint abatement work.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the consent 
decrees. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General 
of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to (1) United States v. 
Wm. Calomiris Investment Corp. (``Calomiris''); and (2) United States 
v. Borger Management, Inc. et al. (``Borger'') D.J. Ref. 90-5-1-1-
06558. The two consent decrees may also 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 two consent decrees may be obtained by mail from the Department 
of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611. In requesting copies from the Consent Decree Library, please 
enclose a check in the amount of $10.75 for the two consent decrees 
only (25 cents per page) or $12.75 when requesting attachments payable 
to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 00-27171 Filed 10-20-00; 8:45 am]
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