Notice of Lodging of Settlement Pursuant to the Clean Air Act Publication: Federal Register Agency: U.S. Department of Justice Byline: Joel M. Gross Date: 23 May 1995 Subject: American Government • Crime • The Environment Topics: Kanter Cars • Citroën 2CV

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 27329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12560]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Settlement Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that on May 15, 1995 a proposed Joint Stipulation And 
Order of Dismissal in United States v. Jeffrey M. Kanter and Kanter 
Cars, Inc. Civil Action No. 1:95 CV 1073 was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. This Joint 
Stipulation And Order of Dismissal represents a settlement of claims 
against Jeffrey M. Kanter and Kanter Cars, Inc. for violations of the 
Clean Air Act.
    On May 15, 1995, the United States filed a Complaint pursuant to 
Sections 204 and 205 of the Clean Air Act (``CAA'' or ``the Act''), 42 
U.S.C. 7523 and 7524, for injunctive relief and assessment of civil 
penalties against Jeffrey M. Kanter and Kanter Cars, Inc. The Complaint 
alleged that Jeffrey M. Kanter and Kanter Cars, Inc. violated CAA 
Section 203(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 7522(a)(1), by manufacturing and selling 
Citroen 2CV based automobiles which were not covered by certificates of 
conformity issued under CAA Section 206(a), 42 U.S.C. 7525(a). The 
United States, Jeffrey M. Kanter, and Kanter Cars, Inc. have reached a 
settlement which resolves the issues set forth in the Complaint. Under 
this settlement, Jeffrey M. Kanter and Kanter Cars, Inc. will pay the 
United States a civil penalty of $4800.00.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
proposed Joint Stipulation And Order of Dismissal. Comments should be 
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General of the Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 
20530, and should refer to United States v. Jeffrey M. Kanter and 
Kanter Cars, Inc., D.J. ref. 90-5-2-1-1870A.
    The proposed Joint Stipulation And Order of Dismissal may be 
examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, Northern District 
of Ohio, 1800 Bank One Center, 600 Superior Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114-
2600 and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005. A copy of the proposed Joint Stipulation And 
Order of Dismissal may be obtained in person or by mail from the 
Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 
20005. In requesting a copy, please enclose a check in the amount of 
$2.00 (25 cents per page reproduction costs) payable to the Consent 
Decree Library.
Joel M. Gross,
Acting Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 95-12560 Filed 5-22-95; 8:45 am]
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