[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41350-41351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-15013]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
On June 20, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Georgia in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of
Georgia v. Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC, et al., Civil Action No.
4:16-cv-00168-HLM.
The United States of America (``United States''), on behalf of the
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency
(``EPA''), and the State of Georgia on behalf of the Environmental
Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources,
(``State'') (collectively, ``Plaintiffs), filed a complaint against
Metal Conversion Technologies, LLC, John Patterson, and 1 Porter
Street, LLC (``Defendants'')
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pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (``SWDA''), as amended by the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq. and the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A.
Sec. Sec. 12-8-24 et seq. The complaint state eight claims for relief:
Failure to make hazardous waste determinations; transportation,
manifest, and packaging violations; failure to comply with land
disposal restrictions applicable to hazardous waste; failure to obtain
a permit for operation of a hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facility; failure to obtain a permit for operation of a
universal waste destination facility; failure to comply with universal
waste handler regulations; failure to comply with record retention
requirements; and failure to comply with the Georgia Comprehensive
Solid Waste Management Act. The proposed consent decree requires the
Defendants to pay a $25,000 civil penalty and perform injunctive relief
to determine the extent of and remediate any disposals of hazardous
waste. In return, the United States and State of Georgia agree not to
sue for the claims alleged in the complaint.
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 and State of Georgia v. Metal
Conversion Technologies, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-10141. 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, DC 20044-
7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the 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 $25.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $19.75.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-15013 Filed 6-23-16; 8:45 am]
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