[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 75134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30334]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
On November 24, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Dennis
Hardesty, Civil Action No. 3:15 C 50295.
The consent decree settles claims against the owner and manager of
52 housing units in 50 separate properties located in or near Rockford,
Illinois. The claims were brought on behalf of the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development
under the Residential Lead-Based 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, the Defendant will certify that he is
complying with residential lead paint notification requirements. The
Defendant will submit a plan for window replacement work and will
replace all windows known to or believed to contain lead-based paint in
these 52 housing units owned or managed by Defendant that are not
certified lead-based paint free. In addition, Defendant will abate
lead-based paint hazards on friction and impact surfaces, stabilize
other lead-based paint hazards, and pay an administrative penalty of
$5,000.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Hardesty, D.J. Ref. # 90-5-1-1-
10760. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days
after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted
either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By e-mail........................... [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General
U.S. DOJ--ENRD
P.O. Box 7611
Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the proposed Consent Decree upon written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent
Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $14.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-30334 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am]
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