Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 5380 [06-926]

Download as PDF cchase on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 5380 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 21 / Wednesday, February 1, 2006 / Notices residential properties containing approximately 124 units located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The claims were brought on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (‘‘HUD’’) and the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) under the Residential LeadBased Paint Hazard Reduction Act, 42 U.S.C. 4851 et seq. (‘‘Lead Hazard Reduction Act’’). The United States alleged in the complaint that the defendant failed to make one or more of the disclosures or to complete one or more of the disclosure activities required by the Lead Hazard Reduction Act. Under the consent decree, defendant will certify that he is complying with residential lead paint notification requirements. He has agreed to hire contractors to complete risk assessments and has agreed to abate all lead-based paint hazards identified in all residential properties he owns and manages. Defendant is required to complete abatement of one-fifth of his portfolio each year, and to complete all required hazard abatement activities within five years after HUD and EPA approve Defendant’s hazard abatement plan. The schedule for hazard abatement will be accelerated to require completion of abatement in any unit within five months of Defendant learning about the presence of a child with an elevated blood-lead level (in addition to the requirement to comply immediately with any abatement order issued by a local government which requires any immediate measures to protect a poisoned child). In addition, Defendant will pay a civil penalty of $7,500 to the United States. Defendant will also perform a child health improvement project of $50,000 to provide for a mobile testing vehicle to conduct lead screening and testing of children in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area within two years after entry of the Consent Decree. 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 Environmental and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to United States v. V.T. Fallon dba VTF Properties, D.J. #90–5– 2–1–08752. The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of General Counsel, 451 7th St. NW., Room 9262, Washington, DC 20410; at the office of the United States Attorney for VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:49 Jan 31, 2006 Jkt 208001 the District of Minnesota, 600 U.S. Courthouse, 300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415 (Attn. Assistant United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker); and at U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. During the public comment period, the consent decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. Copies 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 (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy please refer to the referenced case and enclose a check in the amount of $10.25 (25 cents per page reproduction costs), payable to the U.S. Treasury for the consent decree in United States v. V.T. Fallon dba VTF Properties, D.J. #90–5–2–1–08752. Karen S. Dworkin, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 06-927 Filed 1–31–06:8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M Quaker City Inc., D.J. Ref. #90–11–3– 08512. The Consent Decree may also be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, c/o Marilyn May, Assistant United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; and at U.S. EPA Region III, c/o Joan A. Johnson, Assistant Regional Counsel, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined on the Department of Justice Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open/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 (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 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 $6.75 for the Consent Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. W. Benjamin Fisherow, Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 06–926 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE In accordance with Departmental policy in 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on January 13, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Quaker City, Inc., Consolidated Civil Action Nos. 99–3715, 02–8964, 03–3231, 05–5938, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In this action, the United States sought recovery of environmental response costs incurred by the United States in connection with the Malvern TCE Superfund Site, located in Chester County, PA. The Consent Decree requires the settling Defendant to pay the United States the sum of $600,000. 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, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to U.S. v. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Requested PO 00000 Frm 00149 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Office of Justice Programs 30-day notice of information collection under review: New collection: Census of Jail Facilities. ACTION: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics has submitted the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collected is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. The proposed information collected was previously published in the Federal Register at Volume 70, Number 168, page 51846, on August 31, 2005, allowing a 60-day comment period. The purpose of this notice is to allow for an additional 30 days for public comment until March 3, 2006. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 5380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-926]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy in 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on January 13, 2006, a proposed Consent Decree in 
United States v. Quaker City, Inc., Consolidated Civil Action Nos. 99-
3715, 02-8964, 03-3231, 05-5938, was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
    In this action, the United States sought recovery of environmental 
response costs incurred by the United States in connection with the 
Malvern TCE Superfund Site, located in Chester County, PA. The Consent 
Decree requires the settling Defendant to pay the United States the sum 
of $600,000.
    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, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to 
U.S. v. Quaker City Inc., D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-08512. The Consent 
Decree may also be examined at the Office of the United States 
Attorney, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, c/o Marilyn May, Assistant 
United States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106; 
and at U.S. EPA Region III, c/o Joan A. Johnson, Assistant Regional 
Counsel, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. During the public 
comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined on the Department of 
Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open/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 
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 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 $6.75 for the Consent 
Decree (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 
Treasury.

W. Benjamin Fisherow,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 06-926 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410-15-M
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