[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17228]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree; Pursuant to the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'')
Notice is hereby given that on July 9, 2010, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. the Metropolitan Bus Authority of Puerto
Rico (D. P.R.) No. 3:10-cv-01631 was lodged with the United States
District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
In this action, the United States resolves the Metropolitan Bus
Authority of Puerto Rico's (``MBA'') violations of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq., the
regulations implementing RCRA, and an administrative Consent Agreement
and Final Order (``CA/FO'') entered into between MBA and the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (``US EPA'') on July 8, 2007.
The United States asserted claims for MBA's failure to comply with
multiple RCRA regulations pertaining to the facility's operations,
failure to apply for a permit to store hazardous waste, failure to
comply with reporting and record retention regulations, and failure to
comply with the terms of the CA/FO.
Under the terms of the proposed settlement, MBA will pay a penalty
of $1.2 million and will perform injunctive relief, including
implementing RCRA compliance procedures, a RCRA-specific employee
training program, and undertaking a comprehensive third-party
multimedia environmental compliance audit at its Central Facility in
San Juan. The proposed Consent Decree resolves only the civil claims of
the United States for the violations alleged in the Complaint filed in
this action through the date of lodging.
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, and either e-mailed to
[email protected] or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
United States v. the Metropolitan Bus Authority of Puerto Rico (D.
P.R.) No. 3:10-cv-01631; D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-09630. Commenters may
request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in
accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, District of Puerto Rico, Torre Chardon, Suite 1201,
350 Carlos Chardon Ave., San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918, (contact AUSA
Isabel Munoz-Acosta), and at U.S. EPA Region II, Office of Regional
Counsel, Caribbean Team, Centro Europa Building, Suite 417, 1492 Ponce
de Leon Ave. San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907 (contact Lourdes Del Carmen
Rodriguez). 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/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 $13.00 (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. 2010-17228 Filed 7-14-10; 8:45 am]
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