Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and Oil Pollution Act, 60180-60181 [2015-24936]
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are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: SemiAnnual Progress Report for Justice for
Families Program.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form Number: 1122–XXXX.
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on
Violence Against Women.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: The affected public includes
the current grantees under the Justice
for Families Program. The Justice for
Families Program improves the response
of all aspects of the civil and criminal
justice system to families with a history
of domestic violence, dating violence,
sexual assault and stalking, or in cases
involving allegations of child sexual
abuse. Eligible applicants are states,
units of local government, courts, Indian
tribal governments, nonprofit
organizations, legal service providers,
and victim services providers. The
affected public includes the
approximately 70 Justice for Families
Program grantees.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: It is estimated that it will
take the approximately 70 respondents
(Justice for Families Program grantees)
approximately one hour to complete a
semi-annual progress report. The semiannual progress report is divided into
sections that pertain to the different
types of activities in which grantees
may engage. A Justice for Families
Program grantee will only be required to
complete the sections of the form that
pertain to its own specific activities.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total annual hour burden
to complete the data collection forms is
140 hours, that is 70 grantees
completing a form twice a year with an
estimated completion time for the form
being one hour.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
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Send them to:
Dated: September 29, 2015.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
Notice is hereby given that on
September 29, 2015, a proposed consent
decree in United States v. Wyeth
Holdings LLC, Civil Action No. 3:15–cv–
07153–AET, was lodged with the United
States Court for the District of New
Jersey. In this action brought pursuant
to Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2) of
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607 and
9613(g)(2) (‘‘CERCLA’’), the United
States seeks injunctive relief requiring
Wyeth Holdings LLC to undertake
certain environmental response actions
at the American Cyanamid Superfund
Site located in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
The United States also seeks to recover
costs incurred and to be incurred by the
United States in response to releases or
threatened releases of hazardous
substances at or from the Site.
The settlement requires Wyeth
Holdings LLC to perform the remedies
selected by the Environmental
Protection Agency in the Records of
Decision for Operable Unit 2, involving
revegetation, and Operable Unit 4,
involving the remediation of almost all
site-wide soils, groundwater, and six
waste disposal impoundments. The
settlement also requires Settling
Defendant to reimburse EPA $1,000,000
in past response costs and pay EPA’s
future oversight costs related to the
cleanup.
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 v. Wyeth Holdings LLC.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–07250/1. 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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During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/consentdecrees.html. We will provide paper
copies 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 $73.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act and Oil Pollution Act
Notice is hereby given that on October
5, 2015, a proposed Consent Decree
(‘‘Decree’’) will be lodged in U.S. v. BP
Exploration and Production, et al, Civil
No. 10–4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized in
MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig
‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of
Mexico, on April 20, 2010).
In this civil enforcement action the
United States sought, among other
things, civil penalties under Section
311(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
1321(b), and a declaration of liability for
natural resource damages under the Oil
Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702, against
BP Exploration and Production
Company, Inc. (‘‘BP’’). The claims arise
against BP (and other defendants as
well) from the discharge of oil into the
Gulf of Mexico resulting from the
blowout of the Macondo Well that began
in April 2010.
Under the proposed Decree, BP,
among other things, will pay (1) a $5.5
billion civil penalty under the Clean
Water Act; (2) $8.1 billion for natural
resource damages under the Oil
Pollution Act (including the $1 billion
that BP had previously pledged under a
prior agreement), plus up to $700
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million additional for unknown
conditions and adaptive management;
(3) $350 million for State and federal
natural resource damages assessment
costs; and (4) $250 million for other
federal costs, including removal costs
under the Oil Pollution Act, royalties,
and a False Claims Act penalty.
The Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the proposed
Decree, for a period of sixty (60)
calendar days from the date of this
publication.
Comments to the Department of
Justice related to the Consent Decree
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and can be
submitted via the web at https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwaterhorizon or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044–7611, and should refer to U.S. v.
BP Exploration and Production et al,
Civil No. 10–4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized
in MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil
Rig ‘‘Deepwater Horizon’’ in the Gulf of
Mexico, April 20, 2012), D.J. Ref. 90–5–
1–1–10026.
During the public comment period,
the proposed Decree may be examined
on the following Department of Justice
Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/
deepwater-horizon. A copy of the
proposed Decree may also be obtained
by mail from the Consent Decree
Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department
of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611,
or by faxing or emailing a request to
‘‘Consent Decree Copy’’
(EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no.
(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514–5271. If requesting a
copy from the Consent Decree Library
Date
Tues., Oct. 20, 2015 ..................................
Thurs., Oct. 22, 2015 .................................
5 p.m. Open House ..................................
6 p.m. Public Meeting ...............................
Mon., Oct. 26, 2015 ...................................
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Finally, please note that
simultaneously, the Federal and State
Trustee agencies are holding a public
comment period on a proposed
‘‘Deepwater Horizon Programmatic
Damage Assessment and Restoration
Plan/Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (‘‘PDARP/PEIS’’).’’
The PDARP/PEIS is related to the
Consent Decree but is a separate
document, subject to a separate
comment process. For information on
those Trustees and that process, please
visit https://www.gulfspillrestoration.
noaa.gov. Also, the public meetings set
out above will be conducted at the same
times and places as public meetings
related to the PDARP/PEIS.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental, Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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by mail, please enclose a check in the
amount of $90.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the U.S.
Treasury or, if requesting by fax,
forward a check in that amount to the
Consent Decree Library at the address
given above.
In accordance with section 7003(d) of
RCRA, the Department has scheduled a
series of public meetings to receive
information on the Consent Decree in
addition to the comment process
described above. Both written and oral
public comments will be taken at each
public meeting. The Department will
hold an open house for each meeting
followed by a formal meeting. Each
public meeting will include a
presentation of the proposed Consent
Decree. The public meeting schedule is
as follows:
Time (local times)
Mon., Oct. 19, 2015 ...................................
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
p.m.
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Public Meeting ...............................
Open House ..................................
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Open House ..................................
Public Meeting ...............................
Open House ..................................
Public Meeting ...............................
Open House ..................................
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Courtyard by Marriott—Houma, 142 Liberty Boulevard,
Houma, LA 70360.
University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, FEC
Auditorium, 730 East Beach Boulevard, Long Beach,
MS 39560.
Hilton Garden Inn, New Orleans Convention Center,
Garden Ballroom, 10001 South Peters Street, New
Orleans, LA 70130.
The Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, 26
North Royal Street, Mobile, AL 36602.
Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E Gregory Street Pensacola, FL, 32502.
Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront, 333 1st Street South,
St. Petersburg, FL 33701.
Hilton Galveston Island Resort, Crystal Ballroom, 5400
Seawall Boulevard Galveston, TX 77551.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Washington DC, 1515
Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OJJDP) Docket No. 1697]
Meeting of the Federal Advisory
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, DOJ.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
The Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has
scheduled a meeting of the Federal
Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
(FACJJ).
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Monday, October 19, 2015 from 9:30
a.m.–5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, October
20, 2015 from 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting is scheduled at
the Office of Justice Programs at 810 7th
St. NW., in the Main 3rd floor
Conference Room in Washington, DC.
SUMMARY:
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Scott Pestridge, Acting Designated
Federal Official, OJJDP, Scott.Pestridge@
ojp.usdoj.gov or (202) 514–5655. [This is
not a toll-free number.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Advisory Committee on
Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), established
pursuant to Section 3(2)A of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.2), will meet to carry out its
advisory functions under Section
223(f)(2)(C–E) of the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002.
The FACJJ is composed of
representatives from the states and
territories. FACJJ member duties
include: Reviewing Federal policies
regarding juvenile justice and
delinquency prevention; advising the
OJJDP Administrator with respect to
particular functions and aspects of
OJJDP; and advising the President and
Congress with regard to state
perspectives on the operation of OJJDP
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act and Oil Pollution Act
Notice is hereby given that on October 5, 2015, a proposed Consent
Decree (``Decree'') will be lodged in U.S. v. BP Exploration and
Production, et al, Civil No. 10-4536 (E.D. La.) (centralized in MDL
2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig ``Deepwater Horizon'' in the Gulf
of Mexico, on April 20, 2010).
In this civil enforcement action the United States sought, among
other things, civil penalties under Section 311(b) of the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b), and a declaration of liability for natural
resource damages under the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702, against
BP Exploration and Production Company, Inc. (``BP''). The claims arise
against BP (and other defendants as well) from the discharge of oil
into the Gulf of Mexico resulting from the blowout of the Macondo Well
that began in April 2010.
Under the proposed Decree, BP, among other things, will pay (1) a
$5.5 billion civil penalty under the Clean Water Act; (2) $8.1 billion
for natural resource damages under the Oil Pollution Act (including the
$1 billion that BP had previously pledged under a prior agreement),
plus up to $700
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million additional for unknown conditions and adaptive management; (3)
$350 million for State and federal natural resource damages assessment
costs; and (4) $250 million for other federal costs, including removal
costs under the Oil Pollution Act, royalties, and a False Claims Act
penalty.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed Decree, for a period of sixty (60) calendar days from the date
of this publication.
Comments to the Department of Justice related to the Consent Decree
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and can be submitted via the web at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should refer to
U.S. v. BP Exploration and Production et al, Civil No. 10-4536 (E.D.
La.) (centralized in MDL 2179: In Re: Oil Spill by the Oil Rig
``Deepwater Horizon'' in the Gulf of Mexico, April 20, 2012), D.J. Ref.
90-5-1-1-10026.
During the public comment period, the proposed Decree may be
examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/deepwater-horizon. A copy of the proposed Decree
may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, or by
faxing or emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy''
(EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $90.00 (25
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if
requesting by fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree
Library at the address given above.
In accordance with section 7003(d) of RCRA, the Department has
scheduled a series of public meetings to receive information on the
Consent Decree in addition to the comment process described above. Both
written and oral public comments will be taken at each public meeting.
The Department will hold an open house for each meeting followed by a
formal meeting. Each public meeting will include a presentation of the
proposed Consent Decree. The public meeting schedule is as follows:
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Time (local
Date times) Location
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Mon., Oct. 19, 2015........... 5 p.m. Open House Courtyard by
6 p.m. Public Marriott--Houma, 142
Meeting. Liberty Boulevard,
Houma, LA 70360.
Tues., Oct. 20, 2015.......... 5 p.m. Open House University of
6 p.m. Public Southern
Meeting. Mississippi, Long
Beach, FEC
Auditorium, 730 East
Beach Boulevard,
Long Beach, MS
39560.
Thurs., Oct. 22, 2015......... 5 p.m. Open House Hilton Garden Inn,
6 p.m. Public New Orleans
Meeting. Convention Center,
Garden Ballroom,
10001 South Peters
Street, New Orleans,
LA 70130.
Mon., Oct. 26, 2015........... 6 p.m. Open House The Battle House
7 p.m. Public Renaissance Mobile
Meeting. Hotel & Spa, 26
North Royal Street,
Mobile, AL 36602.
Tues., Oct. 27, 2015.......... 6 p.m. Open House Pensacola Bay Center,
7 p.m. Public 201 E Gregory Street
Meeting. Pensacola, FL,
32502.
Thurs., Oct. 29, 2015......... 6 p.m. Open House Hilton St. Petersburg
7 p.m. Public Bayfront, 333 1st
Meeting. Street South, St.
Petersburg, FL
33701.
Tues., Nov. 10, 2015.......... 6 p.m. Open House Hilton Galveston
7 p.m. Public Island Resort,
Meeting. Crystal Ballroom,
5400 Seawall
Boulevard Galveston,
TX 77551.
Wed., Nov. 18, 2015........... 6 p.m. Open House DoubleTree by Hilton
7 p.m. Public Hotel Washington DC,
Meeting. 1515 Rhode Island
Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC
20005.
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Finally, please note that simultaneously, the Federal and State
Trustee agencies are holding a public comment period on a proposed
``Deepwater Horizon Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration
Plan/Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (``PDARP/PEIS'').''
The PDARP/PEIS is related to the Consent Decree but is a separate
document, subject to a separate comment process. For information on
those Trustees and that process, please visit https://www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov. Also, the public meetings set out
above will be conducted at the same times and places as public meetings
related to the PDARP/PEIS.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental, Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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