[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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