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copy of the decree (25 cents per page, 

reproduction cost).

Robert Brook, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Loding of Consent Decree 

In accordance with Departmental 

policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States v. Honeywell 

International Inc. (E.D. Va.), Civil 

Action No. 3:01CV789 was lodged on 

November 23, 2001 with the United 

States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Virginia. The Consent Decree 

resolves the United States’ claims 

against defendant, Honeywell 

International Inc., with respect to 

violations of the Clean Air Act, the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), the Emergency 

Planning and Community Right-toKnow Act (‘‘EPCRA’’), and the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act 

(‘‘RCRA’’) at its chemical manufacturing 

facility in Hopewell, Virginia. 

Under the Consent Decree, defendant 

will pay the United States $110,000 in 

penalties. In addition, the defendant 

will implement five Supplemental 

Environmental Projects, or ‘‘SEPs,’’ at an 

estimated cost of $772,000. These SEPs 

include (1) within ten months of entry 

of the Consent Decree and at a cost of 

no less than $375,000, the conversion of 

a refrigeration unit from use of 

chlorfluorocarbon-based refrigerant to 

hydrofluorocarbon-based refrigerant; (2) 

within seventeen months of entry of the 

Consent Decree and at a cost of no less 

than $300,000, the installation of an air 

emissions control system to reduce the 

release of ammonia; (3) within forty-five 

(45) days of entry of the Consent Decree 

and at a cost of no less than $35,000, the 

purchase of a ‘‘reverse 911’’ interactive 

notification system for the Hopewell 

Local Emergency Planning Committee; 

(4) within forty-five (45) days of entry of 

the Consent Decree and at a cost of no 

less than $20,000, the purchase of a 

skirted boom and trailer and associated 

training services for the Henrico 

Regional Hazardous Incident Team; and 

(5) within forty-five (45) days of entry of 

the Consent Decree and at a cost of no 

less than $42,000, the purchase of mass 

decontamination equipment and 

associated training for emergency 

response teams at two local medical 

centers, the John Randolph Medical 

Center in Hopewell, VA and the 

Southside Regional Medical Center in 

Petersburg, VA. 

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 Acting Assistant 

Attorney General for the Environmental 

and Natural Resources Division, 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Honeywell International, Inc., DOJ 

reference number 90–7–1–06900. 

The proposed Consent Honeywell 

may be examined at the Office of the 

United States Attorney, 600 East Main 

Street, Suite 1800, Richmond, Virginia; 

and the Region III Office of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

A copy of the proposed decree may be 

obtained by mail from the Department 

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In 

requesting a copy, please refer to the 

referenced case and enclose a check in 

the amount of $13.00 ($.25 per page for 

production costs), payable to the 

Consent Decree Library.

Robert D. Brook, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under Clean Air Act 

Notice is hereby given that a consent 

decree in United States v. Kenneth 

McDonald and Nicholas Menegatos, 

C.A. No. 3:CV–01–0510, was lodged on 

September 11, 2001, with the United 

States District Court for the Middle 

District of Pennsylvania. This notice 

was previously published in the Federal 

Register on October 4, 2001 and the 

public was given 30 days to comment. 

No comments were received. However, 

because of severe disruption in the mail 

service, the United States is unable to 

conclude with certainty that any 

comments mailed in response to that 

notice would have been received. As a 

result, the United States is providing 

this opportunity for any prior persons 

who previously submitted comments to 

resubmit their comments as directed 

below. 

The consent decree resolves the 

United States’ claims against Defendant 

Nicholas Menegatos for violations of the 

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q, 

and the National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants for asbestos 

(‘‘asbestos NESHAP’’), 40 CFR part 61, 

with respect to the partial demolition of 

a facility, located in Tannersville, 

Pennsylvania. 

Under the consent decree, Defendant 

Menegatos, based upon his ability-topay, has agreed to pay a civil penalty in 

the amount of $2700 and has agreed to 

take a training course that will 

familiarize him with the Clean Air Act 

and the asbestos NESHAP regulations. 

The Department of Justice will 

receive, for a period of twenty (20) days 

from the date of this publication, 

comments relating to the proposed 

consent decree. Comments previously 

submitted by mail should be 

resubmitted to the Acting Assistant 

Attorney General for the Environment 

and Natural Resources Division, 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Kenneth McDonald and Nicholas 

Menegatos, C.A. No. 3:CV–01–0510, DOJ 

Reference No. 90–5–2–1–2217. The 

comments should be faxed to the Acting 

Assistant Attorney General at 202/616–

6583. 

The proposed consent decree may be 

examined at the Office of the United 

States Attorney, 228 Walnut Street, 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17108; and the 

Region III Office of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. A 

copy of the proposed consent decree 

may be obtained by mail from the 

Department of Justice Consent Decree 

Library, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 

20044. In requesting a copy, please refer 

to the referenced case and enclose a 

check in the amount of $5.75 (.25 cents 

per page production costs), payable to 

the Consent Decree Library.

Robert D. Brook, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Pursuant to the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act 

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7, the 

Department of Justice gives notice that 

a proposed consent decree in United 

States v. Mobil Oil Corporation, No. CV–

96–1432 (E.D.N.Y), was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of New York on 

December 13, 2001, pertaining to the 

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payment of a civil penalty, compliance 

and other injunctive relief, and 

implementation of a supplemental 

environmental project in connection 

with the Mobil Oil Corporation’s 

(‘‘Mobil’’) violations of the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 

U.S.C. 6901 et seq., at the Port Mobil 

facility in Staten Island, New York City, 

New York. 

Under the proposed consent decree, 

Mobil will pay a civil penalty of $8.2 

million, will agree to comply with 

RCRA at the Port Mobil facility and 

implement corrective action as directed 

by the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, will agree to refrain from 

making certain legal arguments under 

specified circumstances, and will agree 

to implement a supplemental 

environmental project—purchasing land 

for preservation in the Staten Island or 

New York city harbor area—at a cost of 

at least $3 million. The Consent Decree 

includes a release of claims alleged in 

the complaint. 

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. Comment should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resource Division, United States 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Mobil Oil Corporation, No. CV–96–

1432 (E.D.N.Y.), and DOJ Reference No. 

90–7–1–794. Commenters may request 

an opportunity for a public meeting in 

the affected area, in accordance with 

RCRA Section 7003(d), 42 U.S.C. 

6973(d). 

The proposed consent decree may be 

examined at: (1) the Office of the United 

States Attorney for the Eastern District 

of New York, One Pierrepoint Plaza, 

Brooklyn, New York 11201, (718) 254–

7000; and (2) the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(Region 2), 290 Broadway, New York 

10007 (contact Stuart Keith in the office 

of Regional Counsel). A copy of the 

proposed consent decree may be 

obtained by mail from the Consent 

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a 

copy, please refer to the referenced case 

and DOJ Reference Number and enclose 

a check in the amount of $6.00 (24 pages 

at 25 cents per page reproduction costs), 

may payable to the Consent Decree 

Library.

Ronald G. Gluck, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Pursuant to the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act and 

the Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act 

Notice is hereby given that a proposed 

Consent Decree United States, et al. v. 

Montrose Chemical Corporation of 

California, et al., No. CV 90–3122–R 

(C.D. Cal), was lodged on December 21, 

2001 with the United States District 

Court for the Central District of 

California. 

The consent decree resolves claims 

under Section 107 of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607, as 

amended, brought against defendants 

Montrose Chemical Corporation of 

California (‘‘Montrose’’), Aventis 

CropScience USA, Inc., Chris-Craft 

Industries, Inc. (now News Publishing 

Australia Ltd., by merger), and Atkemix 

Thirty-Seven, Inc. (now Stauffer 

Management Company, LLC, by merger) 

(collectively, the ‘‘DDT Defendants’’), 

for response costs incurred and to be 

incurred by the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency in 

connection with responding to the 

release and threatened release of 

hazardous substances at the ‘‘Current 

Storm Water Pathway.’’ The Current 

Storm Water Pathway consists of the 

following system of man-made storm 

water conveyances: the Kenwood Drain, 

the Torrance Lateral, the Dominguez 

Channel (from Laguna Dominguez, the 

most northern point of tidal influence in 

the Dominguez Channel, to the 

Consolidated Slip), and the portion of 

the Los Angeles Harbor known as the 

Consolidated Slip from the mouth of the 

Dominguez Channel south to but not 

extending beyond Pier 200B and 200Y. 

The proposed consent decree requires 

the DDT Defendants to pay $1.4 million 

to the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, $50,000 to the 

California Department of Toxic 

Substances Control, and $450,000 to the 

California Regional Water Quality 

Control Board, Los Angeles Region, 

which commits to spend this money on 

the Current Storm Water Pathway only. 

The consent decree includes a covenant 

not to sue by the United States under 

Sections 106 and 107 of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, 

and under Section 7003 of the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 

U.S.C. 6973. 

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, U.S. 

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, 

Washington, DC 20044; and refer to 

United States, et al. v. Montrose 

Chemical Corporation of California, et 

al., No. CV 90–3122–R (C.D. Cal), and 

DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–511/3. 

The proposed settlement agreement 

may be examined at the Office of the 

United States Attorney, Central District 

of California, Federal Building, 300 

North Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, 

CA 90012; and the Region IX Office of 

the Environmental Protection Agency, 

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105. A copy of the proposed Consent 

Decree may be obtained by mail from 

the Department of Justice Consent 

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 

Washington, DC 20044. In requesting a 

copy please refer to the referenced case 

and enclose a check in the amount of 

$9.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 

costs), payable to the Consent Decree 

Library.

Bruce Gelber, 

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division.

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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Air Act 

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that on December 20, 2001, a 

Consent Decree in United States, et al.

v. Navajo Refining, Co., et al., Civil 

Action No. Civ–01–1422 LH/LCS, was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the District of New Mexico. 

In a complaint that was filed 

simultaneously with the Consent 

Decree, the United States sought 

injunctive relief and penalties against 

Navajo Refining Company (‘Navajo’’) 

and Montana Refining Company 

(‘Montana Refining’’), pursuant to