Pollution control; consent judgments: J&L Specialty Steel, Inc.,

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Federal Register: April 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 72)NoticesPage 18444From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to The Clean Water Act

In accordance with Department of Justice policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on March 26, 1998, a proposed consent decree in United States v. J&L Specialty Steel, Inc. Civil Action No. 5:96CV 0456, was lodged in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The Complaint filedby the United States in this action asserted claims for injunctive relief and the assessment of civil penalties against J&L Specialty Steel, Inc. (``J&L'') under Section 309 (b) and (d) of the Clean Water Act (``the Act''), 33 U.S.C. Sec . 1319 (b) and (d), for: violating certain terms and conditions of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (``NPDES'') permit issued in 1983 for J&L's Louisville, Ohio facility; submitting inaccurate information in an application for a new NPDES permit; and failing to provide information requested by U.S. EPA pursuant to Section 308 of the Act.

The proposed consent decree requires J&L to comply with the Act and certain terms and conditions of its current NPDES permit. The proposed decree specifies various measures to be implemented by J&L to assure such compliance, including: (1) Elimination of process contact water flow and non-contact cooling water flow from one outfall at the facility; (2) demonstration of compliance with Foam and Sheen provisions of J&L's NPDES permit or development and implementation of a plan to control such discharges from J&L's facility; (3) installation of means to accurately monitor flow from a specified outfall at J&L's facility; and (4) a requirement to achieve and certify compliance with the information requests that EPA previously issued to J&L. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree requires J&L to pay the United States $200,000.00 in civil penalties and to implement three Supplemental Environmental Projects, with estimated costs to J&L of approximately $370,000.00.

The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments concerning the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C. 20044, and should refer to United States v. J&L Specialty Steel, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-4212.

The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at any of the following offices: (1) the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, 1800 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Avenue, East, Cleveland, OH 44114-2600 (contact Assistant United States Attorney Arthur I. Harris); (2) the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590 (contact Associate Regional Counsel Joseph Williams); and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, 202-624-0892. Copies 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, telephone (202) 624-0892. For a copy of the Consent Decree please enclose a check in the amount of $8.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to Consent Decree Library. Joel M. Gross, Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.

FR Doc. 98-9970Filed4-14-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4410-15-M

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