Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act and Other Environmental Statutes, 50346 [E8-19779]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 50346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19779]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent DecreeUnder the Clean Air Act and 
Other Environmental Statutes

    Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2008, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States v. Burlington Resins, Inc., d/b/a Colorite 
Specialty Resins, Inc., Civil Action No. 08-01432 (RBK), was lodged 
with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
    In this action, the United States sought a civil penalty and 
injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, 
et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq., the Toxic 
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2601, et seq., and the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq., as 
well as regulations promulgated under those statutes, including the 
National Emission Standard for Vinyl Chloride at 40 CFR Part 61, 
Subpart F, in connection with the polyvinyl chloride manufacturing 
facility that the settling defendant, Colorite Specialty Resins, Inc. 
(Colorite), operates at 116 Beverly Road, Burlington, New Jersey. The 
Consent Decree requires Colorite to implement injunctive relief to 
bring its facility into compliance, including reducing vinyl chloride 
emissions, implementing a comprehensive leak detection and repair 
program, and instituting better hazardous waste handling practices. The 
Decree also requires Colorite to pay a $1.3 million civil penalty to 
the United States and the State of New Jersey and to perform 
supplemental environmental projects worth $1.1 million.
    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, 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. Burlington Resins, Inc., d/b/a Colorite Specialty 
Resins, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08682.
    The Consent Decree may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney, 970 Broad Street, Suite 700, Newark, N.J. 07102, and 
at U.S. EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10007. 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 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 $21.00 (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.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-19779 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]
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