[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18603]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act

    On August 1, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Judgment with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Nedjet 
Yetim, et al., Civil Action No. 14-0847.
    The proposed consent judgment will resolve the United States' 
claims under Section 9006 of the Resource Recovery and Conservation 
Act, as amended, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
against the following defendants: Rachelann Yetim, Black Realty, Inc., 
Fast Gasoline Station, Inc., TAG Gasoline, Inc., NGRV Realty Co., Inc., 
and Venus Bukey Realty, Inc. (the ``Rachelann Defendants''). The United 
States alleges that the Rachelann Defendants violated the regulations 
set forth at 40 CFR part 280, governing underground storage tanks 
(``USTs''), at three facilities--automobile fueling stations with 
USTs--that the Rachelann Defendants have owned and/or operated at the 
following locations:

1. 653 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont, New York
2. 725 Wyandanch Ave, North Babylon, New York
3. 4305 Austin Blvd., Island Park, New York

    The consent judgment requires the Rachelann Defendants to pay a 
civil penalty of $60,000, which was calculated after conducting an 
ability-to-pay analysis. The consent judgment also provides for 
injunctive relief, which will consist of maintaining compliance with 
the UST regulations and submission of reports demonstrating such 
compliance, to be implemented over the next three years at the 
Rachelann Defendants' facilities.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States v. Nedjet Yetim, et al., D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-7-1-10743. 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 email..................................  [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 proposed Consent Judgment 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 proposed Consent Judgment 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 $9.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section.
[FR Doc. 2016-18603 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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