[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 96 (Thursday, May 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28956-28957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9943]


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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 May 2, 2005, a proposed consent 
decree in United States v. Will J. Sherard and W.J. Sherard Company, 
Civil Action No. 05-C-0486, was lodged with the United States District 
Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
    The consent decree settles claims against the owner and management 
company of residential rental properties principally in Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin, which were brought on behalf of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency 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 the 
complaint that the defendants failed to provide information to tenants 
concerning lead-based paint hazards, and failed to disclose to tenants 
the presence of known lead-based paint or known lead-based paint 
hazards.

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    Under the consent decree, defendants have agreed to provide the 
required notice and disclosures, to perform inspections at the 
buildings for the presence of lead-based paint, and to perform lead-
based paint abatement. In addition, the defendants will pay a penalty 
of $15,000 to the United States.
    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, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Will J. Sherard and W.J. Sherard Company, D.J. 
 90-11-2-08256.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel, 451 7th St., 
NW., Room 9262,Washington, DC 20410; at the office of the United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 517 E. Wisconsin Ave., 
Room 530, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202; and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment period, the 
consent decree may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site, http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. Copies of the 
consent decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree 
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 
20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
([email protected]), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy please refer to the 
referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $8.00 (25 cents 
per page reproduction costs), payable to the U.S. Treasury for the 
consent decree in United Sates v. Will J. Sherard and W.J. Sherard 
Company., D.J.  90-11-2-08256.

Karen Dworkin,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-9943 Filed 5-18-05; 8:45 am]
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