[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 85 (Thursday, May 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24601-24602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2161]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 19, 2007, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Shan Industries, LLC, Civil Action No. 2:07-
1839 (JLL) was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of New Jersey.
    In this action the United States sought civil penalties and 
injunctive relief relating to alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 
42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., and the National Emissions Standards for 
Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and 
Chromium Anodizing Tanks, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N, and the National 
Emissions Standards for Halogenated Solvent Cleaning, 40 CFR Part 63, 
Subpart T, arising out of Shan Industries, LLC's ownership and 
operation of its Accurate Forming facility, located in Hamburg, New 
Jersey. Shan uses tricholoroethylene and hexavalent chromium to 
degrease and electroplate ``deep drawn'' metal parts used in such 
products as writing implements and automotive fuel filters. The Consent 
Decree resolves the claims alleged in the Complaint that Shan violated 
the Act and the pertinent regulations in its operations, and failed to 
comply with certain design, testing, operating, monitoring and 
reporting

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requirements. Shan has demonstrated that it has brought the facility 
into compliance. The Consent Decree requires Shan to pay, based on its 
limited financial ability, a civil penalty of $101,000 in three annual 
installments, and provides that Shan will comply with reporting 
requirements set forth in the Consent Decree.
    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 Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
United States v. Shan Industries, LLC, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-08362/1. Such 
comments may also be sent by e-mail to [email protected].
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, 
Newark, NJ 07102, and at U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 
10007-1866. During the public comments period, the Consent Decree may 
also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: 
http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.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 $6.50 
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, 
if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent 
Decree Library at the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 07-2161 Filed 5-2-07; 8:45 am]
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