[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 164 (Thursday, August 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49950-49951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16853]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act
In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is
hereby given that on August 18, 2005, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Cosmed Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 05353ML, was
lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Rhode
Island.
In this action the United States, on behalf of the United States
Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), filed a complaint against
Cosmed Group, Inc. (``Cosmed'') alleging various violations of the
Clean Air Act and the Illinois State Implementation Plan, concerning
Cosmed's current or former facilities in Coventry, RI, South
Plainfield, NJ, Baltimore, MD, Waukegan, IL, Grand Prairie, TX, and San
Diego, CA. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, Cosmed will pay
a civil penalty of $500,000 million and fund Supplemental Environmental
Projects providing environmental and public health benefits in and
around Camden, NJ, Lake County, IL, Dallas, TX, and San Diego, CA at a
cost of $1 million.
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,
Environment and Natural Resources
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Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. Cosmed Group, Inc.,
D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08115.
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, District of Rhode Island, 50 Kennedy Plaza, 8th Floor,
Providence, Rhode Island 02903, and at the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 1 (New England Region), One Congress Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02114. 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. A copy 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 from the Consent Decree
Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $23.75 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-16853 Filed 8-24-05; 8:45 am]
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