Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 32865 [07-2932]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on June 1,
2007, a proposed consent decree was
lodged with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Iowa
in United States v. MidAmerian Energy
Company and the City of LeMars, Iowa,
Civil Action No. 07–4045. The proposed
consent decree would resolve civil
claims alleged in a complaint filed
simultaneously with the degree,
asserting liability against MidAmerican
Energy Company (MidAmerican) and
city of LeMars under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA).
The United States’ complaint, brought
pursuant to CERCLA Section 107, 42
U.S.C. 9607, seeks recovery of response
costs incurred or to be incurred by the
United States for certain response
actions taken at or in connection with
the release or threatened release of
hazardous substances at the LeMars
Coal Gas Superfund Site in LeMars,
Plymouth County, Iowa. The proposed
consent decree would resolve those
claims against MidAmerican and the
City of Le Mars.
Under the proposed consent decree
MidAmerican will pay $3.1 million and
the City of LeMars will pay $1.5 million
to the United States. The consent decree
incorporates an administrative order
that the City of LeMars agreed to enter
into to assist EPA’s response actions by
performing work and providing
institutional controls at the Site. In
exchange for the payment of response
costs and the performance of work the
decree would provide MidAmerican
and the City of LeMars with respective
covenant not to sue, and the defendants
would grant a covenant not to sue to the
United States.
The Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the proposed
consent decree for a period of thirty (30)
days from the date of this publication.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environmental and Natural Resources
Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
20044, and should refer to United States
v. MidAmerican Energy Company and
the City of LeMars, Iowa, D.J. Ref. No.
90–11–2–08214. (Public comments may
be submitted by e-mail to the following
e-mail address: pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.)
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The proposed consent decree may be
examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, 401 First Street, SE.,
Suite 400, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401–
1825, and U.S. EPA Region, 7901 North
5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101.
During the public comment period, the
consent decree also may be examined
on the following Department of Justice
Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
consent decree also may be obtained by
mail from the Consent Decree Library,
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20044, or by emailing or faxing a request to Tonia
Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov.),
fax number (202) 514–0097, phone
confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In
requesting a copy from the Consent
Decree Library, please provide a check
in the amount of $42 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environmental and
Natural Resoures Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
June 8, 2007.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this
ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation, may be obtained from
RegInfo.gov at https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain or by contacting
Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is
not a toll-free number)/e-mail:
king.darrin@dol.gov.
Comments should be sent to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax:
202–395–6974 (these are not a toll-free
numbers), within 30 days from the date
of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
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• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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.
Agency: Mine Safety and Health
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Safety Standards for
Underground Coal Mine Ventilation—
Belt Entry Used as an Intake Air Course
to Ventilate Working Sections and Areas
Where Mechanized Mining Equipment
is Being Installed.
OMB Number: 1219–0138.
Form Number: None.
Type of Response: Reporting and
Recordkeeping.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Business or other for-profit (mining
industry).
Number of Respondents: 45.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 44,768.
Average Response Time: Varies.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
9,083.
Total Annualized capital/startup
costs: $0.
Total Annual Costs (operating/
maintaining systems or purchasing
services): $87,137.
Description: Section 103(h) of the
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of
1977 (Mine Act), 30 U.S.C. 813,
authorizes MSHA to collect information
necessary to carryout its duty in
protecting the safety and health of
miners.
The Safety Standards for
Underground Coal Mine Ventilation—
Belt Entry rule provides safety
requirements for the use of the conveyor
belt entry as a ventilation intake to
course fresh air to working sections and
areas where mechanized mining
equipment is being installed or removed
in mines with three or more entries.
This rule is a voluntary standard. If the
mine operators choose to use belt air to
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
Notice is hereby given that on June 1, 2007, a proposed consent
decree was lodged with the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Iowa in United States v. MidAmerian Energy Company
and the City of LeMars, Iowa, Civil Action No. 07-4045. The proposed
consent decree would resolve civil claims alleged in a complaint filed
simultaneously with the degree, asserting liability against MidAmerican
Energy Company (MidAmerican) and city of LeMars under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
The United States' complaint, brought pursuant to CERCLA Section
107, 42 U.S.C. 9607, seeks recovery of response costs incurred or to be
incurred by the United States for certain response actions taken at or
in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous
substances at the LeMars Coal Gas Superfund Site in LeMars, Plymouth
County, Iowa. The proposed consent decree would resolve those claims
against MidAmerican and the City of Le Mars.
Under the proposed consent decree MidAmerican will pay $3.1 million
and the City of LeMars will pay $1.5 million to the United States. The
consent decree incorporates an administrative order that the City of
LeMars agreed to enter into to assist EPA's response actions by
performing work and providing institutional controls at the Site. In
exchange for the payment of response costs and the performance of work
the decree would provide MidAmerican and the City of LeMars with
respective covenant not to sue, and the defendants would grant a
covenant not to sue to the United States.
The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the
proposed consent decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date
of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environmental and Natural Resources Division, P.O.
Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044, and should
refer to United States v. MidAmerican Energy Company and the City of
LeMars, Iowa, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-08214. (Public comments may be
submitted by e-mail to the following e-mail address: pubcomment-
ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.)
The proposed consent decree may be examined at the Office of the
United States Attorney, 401 First Street, SE., Suite 400, Cedar Rapids,
IA 52401-1825, and U.S. EPA Region, 7901 North 5th Street, Kansas City,
Kansas 66101. During the public comment period, the consent decree also
may be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http:/
/www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the consent decree
also may be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044, or by e-mailing
or faxing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov.),
fax number (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In
requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please provide a
check in the amount of $42 (25 cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environmental and Natural Resoures Division.
[FR Doc. 07-2932 Filed 6-13-07; 8:45 am]
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