Notice2025-17397
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Toxic Substances Control Act
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Published
September 10, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 10, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 43633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-17397]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Toxic
Substances Control Act
On September 4, 2025, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v.
Homeworks Construction, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:25-cv-749.
The United States filed this lawsuit under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). The Complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil
penalties for violations of TSCA's Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
that governs renovation projects that defendant performed in Indiana
and Michigan, primarily in South Bend, Indiana, on houses presumed by
law to contain lead paint. The Consent Decree requires defendant to
ensure and report on its compliance with the Federal Lead Renovation,
Repair and Painting regulations, as well as pay a $10,000 civil
penalty, based on a limited ability to pay.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America v. Homeworks Construction,
Inc., Civil Action No. 3:25-cv-749, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-12999. 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............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5858097969a9898909b81d8909086db909b8791b58086919a9fdb929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4f3f3a2d2c2022222a213b622a2a3c612a213d2b0f3a3c2b202561282039">[email protected]</span></a>.
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed by the United States
in whole or in part on the public court docket without notice to the
commenter.
During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. If you require assistance
accessing the Consent Decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Jason A. Dunn,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2025-17397 Filed 9-9-25; 8:45 am]
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