Notice of Lodging of Consent Judgment Pursuant to Resource Recovery and Conservation Act, 49707 [E8-19418]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 164 / Friday, August 22, 2008 / Notices CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(l), to enforce this lien. The proposed consent decree requires Defendants to exercise best efforts to sell the Roper Shopping Center which is currently valued at about $303,000. The United States will receive 75 percent of the sale proceeds in partial reimbursement of outstanding response costs. The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and mailed either electronically to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov or in hard copy to the United States Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044–7611 and should refer to United States v. William J. Roper, Sr., et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–3– 07246. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IV, 61 Forsythe Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 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/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Department of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, 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 of the Consent Decree from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost × 39 pages) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section. [FR Doc. E8–19468 Filed 8–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Consent Judgment Pursuant to Resource Recovery and Conservation Act Notice is hereby given that on August 15, 2008, a proposed Consent Judgment in United States v. 175 Inwood Associates, et al. , Civil Action No. CV– 96–1471, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:12 Aug 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 The proposed Consent Judgment will resolve the United States’ claims under Sections 104, 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9606 and 9607, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) against 175 Inwood Associates, Abraham Woldiger, Abraham Taub, and Peter Hoffman (collectively ‘‘defendants’’) regarding the Rockaway Metal Products Superfund Site in Inwood, New York. By Memorandum and Order dated August 6, 2004, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Court held that defendants were responsible for the EPA’s past response costs and were liable for civil penalties under CERCLA Section 104 and Section 106 for violations of two EPA orders and failures to respond to EPA requests for information. The Consent Judgment requires defendant Peter Hoffman to pay to the United States the total sum of $350,000, which includes EPA’s past response costs in the amount of $150,000 and civil penalties in the amount of $200,000, and requires defendants Abraham Woldiger and Abraham Taub to each pay to the United States civil penalties in the amount of $25,000. The civil penalties are for defendants’ partial violations of the EPA orders and EPA requests for information. With respect to defendants Woldiger and Hoffman, the settlement amount was calculated after conducting an ability-to-pay analysis. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States v. 175 Inwood Associates, et al., Civil Action No. CV–96–1471, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–1079. The proposed Consent Judgment may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 271 Cadman Plaza East, 7th Fl., Brooklyn, New York 11201, and at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Judgment may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49707 proposed Consent Judgment may 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 $5.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address. Maureen Katz, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 164 (Friday, August 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 49707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19418]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Judgment Pursuant to Resource 
Recovery and Conservation Act

    Notice is hereby given that on August 15, 2008, a proposed Consent 
Judgment in United States v. 175 Inwood Associates, et al. , Civil 
Action No. CV-96-1471, was lodged with the United States District Court 
for the Eastern District of New York.
    The proposed Consent Judgment will resolve the United States' 
claims under Sections 104, 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 
U.S.C. 9604, 9606 and 9607, as amended (``CERCLA''), on behalf of the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') against 175 Inwood 
Associates, Abraham Woldiger, Abraham Taub, and Peter Hoffman 
(collectively ``defendants'') regarding the Rockaway Metal Products 
Superfund Site in Inwood, New York. By Memorandum and Order dated 
August 6, 2004, the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of New York Court held that defendants were responsible for 
the EPA's past response costs and were liable for civil penalties under 
CERCLA Section 104 and Section 106 for violations of two EPA orders and 
failures to respond to EPA requests for information.
    The Consent Judgment requires defendant Peter Hoffman to pay to the 
United States the total sum of $350,000, which includes EPA's past 
response costs in the amount of $150,000 and civil penalties in the 
amount of $200,000, and requires defendants Abraham Woldiger and 
Abraham Taub to each pay to the United States civil penalties in the 
amount of $25,000. The civil penalties are for defendants' partial 
violations of the EPA orders and EPA requests for information. With 
respect to defendants Woldiger and Hoffman, the settlement amount was 
calculated after conducting an ability-to-pay analysis.
    The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication, comments relating to the 
Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. 175 Inwood Associates, et al., Civil Action 
No. CV-96-1471, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1079.
    The proposed Consent Judgment may be examined at the Office of the 
United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, 271 Cadman Plaza 
East, 7th Fl., Brooklyn, New York 11201, and at the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 Broadway, New York, New 
York 10007-1866. During the public comment period, the proposed Consent 
Judgment may also be examined on the following Department of Justice 
Web site, https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of 
the proposed Consent Judgment may 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 $5.25 (25 cents per 
page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail 
or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at 
the stated address.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-19418 Filed 8-21-08; 8:45 am]
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