[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 18413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-10211]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR Sec. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States versus 
Island Realty, Inc., Civil Action No. 93-5805 (E.D.Pa.), was lodged on 
March 27, 1996, with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania. The decree addresses Island Realty's 
violations of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants (``NESHAP'') for asbestos that occurred at the former 
Celotex manufacturing plant located at 3600 Grays Ferry Avenue in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Island Realty violated the NESHAP by 
failing to wet and cover, or otherwise seal from outside air, asbestos 
contaminated waste; by failing to submit a plan for removal of asbestos 
containing materials; and by failing to remove asbestos containing 
materials from the facility.
    Under the proposed Consent Decree, Island Realty will pay a civil 
penalty of $40,000, has agreed to submit a final report of its cleanup 
activities to EPA within 75 days of the date of entry of the Decree, 
and to comply with the asbestos NESHAP in the future. As to future 
compliance, Island Realty has agreed to detailed, specific requirements 
regarding the conduct of future demolition or renovation operations, 
site inspection, sampling and analytical protocols, and worker 
training. The Decree also contains provisions for Island Realty to pay 
stipulated penalties, ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, for any future 
violations of the NESHAP.
    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 should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and should refer to 
United States versus Island Realty, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90-5-2-1-1914.
    The proposed consent decree may be examined at the office of the 
United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Suite 1250, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19106-4476; the Region III Office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
19107; and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th 
Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the proposed 
consent decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent 
Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. 
In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a 
check in the amount of $7.50 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), 
payable to the Consent Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-10211 Filed 4-24-96; 8:45 am]
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