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Federal Register: August 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 154)NoticesPage 43719From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 6928

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on July 26, 1999, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Skitec Corporation, Civil Action No. C99-2071, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.

In this action, the United States sought injunctive relief and penalties for violations by Skitec Corporation (Skitec) of the requirements of sections 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6928(a) and (g), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, in particular 40 CFR parts 264, 265, and 270, at its facility in Waverly, Iowa. This facility is a plant that conducts metal tubing fabrication activities and is located at 824 Industrial Road, Waverly, Iowa. The Consent Decree resolved the RCRA violations alleged in the Complaint filedsimultaneously with the lodging of the Consent Decree, which stem primarily from Skitec's violations of hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal requirements.

The injunctive relief required under the proposed Consent Decree requires Skitec to properly dispose of all contaminated soil at its aforementioned facility. Skitec also will pay a civil penalty to the United States of $9,500,00, plus interest accrued, as well as certify that the corrective measures, outlined in Attachment A to the Consent Decree, have been completed.

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 of the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20530, and should refer to United States v. Skitec Corporation, D.J. Ref. 90-7-1-915.

The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 401 1st Street SE., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52401, at U.S. EPA Region VII, U.S. 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624-0892. A copy of the Consent Decree may be obtained in person or by mail from the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of $12.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost), with attachments a check in the amount of $20.75, payable to the Consent Decree Library. Joel Gross, Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

FR Doc. 99-20749Filed8-10-99; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4410-15-M

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