Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act, 56188-56189 [05-19088]

Download as PDF 56188 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, August 29. If you submitted a comment through Public Connect on or after Friday, August 26, you should re-submit the comment by mail to the address above to assure that we receive the comment. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Notice of the Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Minerals Management Service Internet Public Commenting System, Alternate Methods of Providing Comments Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of alternate methods of commenting in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice informs the public that Hurricane Katrina disrupted the Minerals Management Service’s Internet-based public commenting system, which is hosted on computers in New Orleans, Louisiana. It advises the public of alternate methods they may use to comment on documents. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Hauser (703–787–1613) or Kumkum Ray (703–787–1604). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Hurricane Katrina caused extensive and severe damage in the area of New Orleans, Louisiana. In the aftermath of the hurricane, damage to levees in New Orleans, Louisiana allowed water to flood the city and cause further damage. Public Connect, the Internet-based public commenting system for the Minerals Management Service, is hosted on computers in the agency’s offices located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The storm and aftermath disrupted this system. MMS employees are assessing the damage, but it is not known yet how long it will take to restore this system. MMS currently has an open comment period for the following document published in the Federal Register. On August 24, 2005, we published in the Federal Register a Request for Comments on the Preparation of a New 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007– 2012; and on the Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed 5-Year Program (70 FR 49669). This notice provided that the public could submit comments by mail or through the Internet. Because Public Connect is not available in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, all comments must be mailed to: Renee Orr, 5-Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS–4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170. MMS was able to receive comments that were submitted to Public Connect before Hurricane Katrina hit New VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:49 Sep 23, 2005 Jkt 205001 Dated: September 14, 2005. R.M. ‘‘Johnnie’’ Burton, Director, Minerals Management Service. [FR Doc. 05–19091 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–05–030] Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: October 3, 2005 at 2 p.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205–2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agenda for future meetings: None. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Inv. No. TA–421–6 (Market Disruption) (Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from China)—briefing and vote. (The Commission is scheduled to transmit its determination on market disruption to the President and the United States Trade Representative on October 3, 2005.) 5. Outstanding action jackets: None In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Issued: September 22, 2005. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 05–19247 Filed 9–22–05; 11:10 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on Sept4ember 20, 2005, a proposed Consent Decree in two consolidated cases—United States v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, Civil action No. 02–1292–SLR, and The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, an agency of the State of PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Delaware v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, Civil Action No. 02–1293–SLR—was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The United States’ and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s (‘‘DNREC’s’’) actions sought injunctive relief and civil penalties to address violations of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and several state statutes that occurred in connection with a July 17, 2001 explosion at the Delaware City Refinery, then owned and operated by Motiva Enterprises LLC (‘‘Motiva’’). Under the Consent Decree, Motiva will pay a $12 million civil penalty: $6.25 million will be paid to the U.S. and $5.75 million to DNREC. Motiva will also carry out six environmental projects at a cost of approximately $3.96 million. First Motiva will spend approximately $2.0 million to purchase three hybrid dieselelectric buses for the Delaware Transit Corporation and provide maintenance funds for the buses. Second, the Company that purchased the refinery from Motiva in 2004, The Premcor Refining Group Inc. (‘‘Premcor’’), will grant a conservation easement over 285 acres of refinery land that will protect the area in perpetuity. Motiva will then spend at least $447,500 planting trees and controlling invasive species and taking other steps to return the area to its natural state. Third, Motiva will spend approximately $550,000 to reintroduce native species of shellfish into parts of the Delaware River they formerly inhabited. Fourth, Motiva will purchase $165,000-worth of emergency equipment for the local fire department. Fifth, Motiva will pay approximately $550,000 to construct a weathermonitoring station near the refinery for DNREC and pay a portion of the station’s operating coasts. Sixth and finally, Motiva will spend $250,000 to install and operate for approximately five years a river-monitoring station near Pea Patch Island. In addition. Premcor, now a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, will implement a number of accident-prevention measures. For example, at the refinery’s alkylation unit, Premcor will take steps to ensure that equipment that reduces the quantity of explosive hydrocarbons in spent sulfuric acid is operating whenever the alkylation unit is operating. Procedures for issuing hot work permits and for responding to holes and leaks in tanks will be tightened. The refinery will manage spent sulfuric acid as if spent sulfuric acid were a regulated substance under E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 185 / Monday, September 26, 2005 / Notices EPA’s accident prevention regulations, 40 CFR part 68. The United Stated Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–07551. The Consent Decree may be examined during the public comment period on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, PO box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonio Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax number (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. If requesting from the Consent Decree Library a full copy of the Consent Decree including its attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $37.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. If requesting a copy of the Consent Decree without its attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $18.75 payable to the U.S. Treasury. Burlington, Vermont, 05403, telephone: 802–865–6600. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Shaw, Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531, by telephone at (202) 514–9354, or by e-mail at michelle.a.shaw@usdoj.gov. The President of the United States awards the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor for valor by a Public Safety Officer. The Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board is authorized to carry out its advisory function under 42 U.S.C. 15202. The purpose of this meeting is to review applications for the 2005 Medal of Valor Awards and to discuss upcoming activities related thereto. This meeting will be open to the public and registrations will be accepted on a space available basis. Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting must register at least five (5) days in advance of the meeting by contacting Ms. Shaw. Prior registration will be required in order to attending the meeting. All attendees will be required to sign in at the meeting registration desk. Please bring photo identification and allow extra time prior to the meeting. Anyone requiring special accommodations should contact Ms. Shaw at least five (5) days in advance of the meeting. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: September 20, 2005. Domingo S. Herraiz, Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance. [FR Doc. 05–19095 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] Bob Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 05–19088 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P BILLING CODE 4410–15–M MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs Membership of the Merit Systems Protection Board’s Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board [Docket No. OJP (OJP) 1421] Meeting of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Justice. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ACTION: AGENCY: Notice is hereby given of the members of the Performance Review Board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thursday, October 13, 2005, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, October 14, 2005, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center, 870 Williston Road, VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:49 Sep 23, 2005 Jkt 205001 Notice. SUMMARY: SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, is announcing a meeting of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Review Board. DATES: Merit Systems Protection Board. Janice Bradley, HR Director, Finance and Administrative Management, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Merit Systems Protection Board is publishing the names of the new and current members of the Performance Review Board (PRB) as required by 5 U.S.C. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56189 4314(c)(4). Deborah Miron, William Boulden and Martha Schneider will serve as members. Martha Schneider will serve as Chair of the PRB. Gail T. Lovelace will serve as a new member. Bentley M. Roberts, Jr., Clerk of the Board. [FR Doc. 05–19104 Filed 9–23–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7400–01–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: 05–144] Notice of Information Collection National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice of information collection. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). DATES: All comments should be submitted within 60 calendar days from the date of this publication. ADDRESSES: All comments should be addressed to Mr. Walter Kit, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Suite 6M70, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC 20546– 0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Mr. Walter Kit, Office of the Chief Information Officer, NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Mail Suite 6M70, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–1350, walter.kit-1@nasa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The NASA Contractor Financial Management Reporting System is the basic financial medium for contractor reporting of estimated and incurred costs, providing essential data for projecting costs and hours to ensure that contractor performance is realistically planned and supported by dollar and labor resources. 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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 185 (Monday, September 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56188-56189]
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[FR Doc No: 05-19088]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and 
Clean Air Act

    Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on Sept4ember 20, 
2005, a proposed Consent Decree in two consolidated cases--United 
States v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, Civil action No. 02-1292-SLR, and The 
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, an agency of 
the State of Delaware v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, Civil Action No. 02-
1293-SLR--was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Delaware.
    The United States' and the Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control's (``DNREC's'') actions sought injunctive relief 
and civil penalties to address violations of the Clean Water Act, the 
Clean Air Act, and several state statutes that occurred in connection 
with a July 17, 2001 explosion at the Delaware City Refinery, then 
owned and operated by Motiva Enterprises LLC (``Motiva''). Under the 
Consent Decree, Motiva will pay a $12 million civil penalty: $6.25 
million will be paid to the U.S. and $5.75 million to DNREC.
    Motiva will also carry out six environmental projects at a cost of 
approximately $3.96 million. First Motiva will spend approximately $2.0 
million to purchase three hybrid diesel-electric buses for the Delaware 
Transit Corporation and provide maintenance funds for the buses. 
Second, the Company that purchased the refinery from Motiva in 2004, 
The Premcor Refining Group Inc. (``Premcor''), will grant a 
conservation easement over 285 acres of refinery land that will protect 
the area in perpetuity. Motiva will then spend at least $447,500 
planting trees and controlling invasive species and taking other steps 
to return the area to its natural state. Third, Motiva will spend 
approximately $550,000 to reintroduce native species of shellfish into 
parts of the Delaware River they formerly inhabited. Fourth, Motiva 
will purchase $165,000-worth of emergency equipment for the local fire 
department. Fifth, Motiva will pay approximately $550,000 to construct 
a weather-monitoring station near the refinery for DNREC and pay a 
portion of the station's operating coasts. Sixth and finally, Motiva 
will spend $250,000 to install and operate for approximately five years 
a river-monitoring station near Pea Patch Island.
    In addition. Premcor, now a subsidiary of Valero Energy 
Corporation, will implement a number of accident-prevention measures. 
For example, at the refinery's alkylation unit, Premcor will take steps 
to ensure that equipment that reduces the quantity of explosive 
hydrocarbons in spent sulfuric acid is operating whenever the 
alkylation unit is operating. Procedures for issuing hot work permits 
and for responding to holes and leaks in tanks will be tightened. The 
refinery will manage spent sulfuric acid as if spent sulfuric acid were 
a regulated substance under

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EPA's accident prevention regulations, 40 CFR part 68.
    The United Stated Department of Justice will receive for a period 
of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating 
to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, PO Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to United States v. Motiva Enterprises LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-
1-07551.
    The Consent Decree may be examined during the public comment period 
on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/
enrd/open.html. A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by 
mail from the Consent Decree Library, PO box 7611, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request 
to Tonio Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax number (202) 514-
0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. If requesting from the 
Consent Decree Library a full copy of the Consent Decree including its 
attachments, please enclose a check in the amount of $37.50 (25 cents 
per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. If requesting 
a copy of the Consent Decree without its attachments, please enclose a 
check in the amount of $18.75 payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Bob Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 05-19088 Filed 9-23-05; 8:45am]
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