[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 52449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25870]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    In accordance with 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, the Department of Justice 
gives notice that a proposed consent decree in United States v. Hoosier 
Calcium Corporation, Civil No. IP 00-0977-C-T/G, was lodged with the 
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on 
September 27, 2001, pertaining to Hoosier Calcium Corporation's 
limestone crushing facility located in Stinesville, Indiana. The 
proposed consent decree would resolve the United States' civil claims 
against Hoosier Calcium Corporation brought under the Clean Air Act, 42 
U.S.C. 7401 to 7671q.
    Under the proposed consent decree, Hoosier Calcium Corporation will 
pay a civil penalty of $20,000 and undertake a number of injunctive 
measures at the Facility, including repair and replacement of equipment 
that prevents fugitive dust emissions; improved record keeping; 
improved operating procedures; initiation of daily inspections of 
control equipment; the purchase, installation and continuous operation 
of baghouses; removal of outside storage of crushed limestone; and 
continuous compliance with the Indiana SIP and all permits. The consent 
decree also requires the payment of stipulated penalties for failure to 
comply with the compliance plan. Finally, the consent decree requires 
Hoosier to shut down and permanently discontinue operations if it fails 
to achieve and maintain compliance by April 2, 2002.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree. Comments pertaining to the proposed consent 
decree should refer to United States v. Hoosier Calcium Corporation, 
Cause No. IP 00-0977-C-T/G and DOJ No. 90-5-2-06730.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at: (1) the Office of 
the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, 10 
West Market, Suite 2100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, (317) 226-6333; 
and (2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency (Region 5), 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (contact Jane 
Woolums (312-886-6720)). 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, DC 20044. In requesting a copy, 
please refer to the referenced case and DOJ Number 90-5-2-06730 and 
enclose a check in the amount of $4.75 for the consent decree (19 pages 
at 25 cents per page reproduction costs), made payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.

William D. Brighton,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 01-25870 Filed 10-12-01; 8:45 am]
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