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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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ventilate working places, the provisions
will maintain the level of safety in
underground mines while allowing
them to implement advances in mining
atmospheric monitoring technology.
This rule establishes alternate
provisions that mine operators need to
follow if they want to use belt air to
ventilate working sections.
Section 75.351(b)(3) requires the
posting at the surface location of an upto-date map or schematic showing air
flow directions and the location and
type of all Atmospheric Monitoring
System (AMS) sensors. Section
75.351(n)(1) requires that sensors used
to detect CO or smoke be visually
examined at least once each shift, when
belts are operated as part of a
production shift. If hazardous
conditions are found during the visual
exam, then a log of such conditions
must be filed under existing Section
75.363(b)—Hazardous conditions;
posting, correcting and recording (OMB
approval 1219–0088).
Sections 75.351(n)(2) and 75.351(n)(3)
require that a log be kept of every sevenday alarm test and every 31-day CO,
smoke, or methane sensor calibration,
respectively.
Section 75.351(o)(1)(i) requires that a
record be made if the AMS emits an
alert or alarm signal. The record would
consist of the date, time, location, and
type of sensor, and the reason for its
activation. Section (o)(1)(ii) requires
that, if a malfunction in the system
occurs, a record be made of the
malfunction and the corrective action to
return the system to proper operating
condition. We (MSHA) believe that such
records are useful to the miner, the mine
operator, and the Agency in determining
areas of recurring problems. This will
aid in ensuring proper operation of
AMSs.
Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) requires that
the persons doing the weekly test of
alert and alarm signals, the monthly
calibration, or maintenance of the
system make a record of these tests,
calibrations, or maintenance. Section
§ 75.351(o)(3) requires that all records
concerning the AMS be kept in a book
or electronically in a computer system,
that is secure and not susceptible to
alteration. Section 75.351(p) requires
the mine operator to keep these records
for at least one year at a surface location
and to make them available for
inspection by authorized representatives
of the Secretary and representatives of
miners.
Section 75.351(q) requires that a
record of annual AMS operator training
be kept. The record will include the
content of training, the person
conducting the training, and the date
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the training is conducted. The record
needs to be maintained at the mine site
by the mine operator for at least one
year.
Sections 75.352(a) and 75.352(b)
require the designated AMS operator or
other appropriate personnel to take
actions promptly when malfunction,
alert, or alarm signals are received.
These requirements are parallel to those
of Section 75.351(o).
Numerous provisions require action
to modify the mine ventilation plan.
Provisions under Section 75.371 Mine
Ventilation Plan include: Section
75.371(ii) requires the locations where
dust measurements are made in the belt
entry, in accordance with Section
75.350(b)(3) be included in the mine
ventilation plan; Section 75.371(jj)
requires the locations where velocities
in the belt entry exceed limits set forth
in Section 75.350(a)(2), and the
maximum approved velocity for each
location must be shown in the mine
ventilation plan; Section 75.371(kk)
requires the locations where air
quantities are measured as set forth in
Section 75.350(b)(6) be included in the
mine ventilation plan; Section 75.371(ll)
requires the inclusion of point feed
locations and their use in the mine
ventilation plan; and Sections
75.371(nn), 75.371(oo), and 75.371(pp)
require modification of the mine
ventilation plan to show the length of
the time delay or any other method used
for reducing the number of non-fire
related alert and alarm signals from CO
sensors, the lower alert and alarm
setting for CO sensors, and the alternate
instrument and the alert and alarm
levels associated with the instrument,
respectively.
The respondents are mine operators
that elect to use belt air to ventilate
working sections and areas where
mechanized equipment is being
installed or removed. The records will
be used by coal mine supervisors and
employees, State mine inspectors, and
Federal mine inspectors. The records
show that the examinations and tests
were conducted and give insight into
the hazardous conditions that have been
encountered and those that may be
encountered. The records of inspections
greatly assist those who use them in
making decisions that will ultimately
affect the safety and health of miners
working in belt air mines.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
June 7, 2007.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has
submitted the following public
information collection requests (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 each
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
Employment Standards Administration
(ESA), Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax:
202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free
numbers), within 30 days from the date
of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in
comments which:
• 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: Employment Standards
Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Title: Survivor’s Form for Benefits.
OMB Number: 1215–0069.
Form Number: CM–912.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Reporting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
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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:
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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ventilate working places, the provisions will maintain the level of
safety in underground mines while allowing them to implement advances
in mining atmospheric monitoring technology. This rule establishes
alternate provisions that mine operators need to follow if they want to
use belt air to ventilate working sections.
Section 75.351(b)(3) requires the posting at the surface location
of an up-to-date map or schematic showing air flow directions and the
location and type of all Atmospheric Monitoring System (AMS) sensors.
Section 75.351(n)(1) requires that sensors used to detect CO or smoke
be visually examined at least once each shift, when belts are operated
as part of a production shift. If hazardous conditions are found during
the visual exam, then a log of such conditions must be filed under
existing Section 75.363(b)--Hazardous conditions; posting, correcting
and recording (OMB approval 1219-0088).
Sections 75.351(n)(2) and 75.351(n)(3) require that a log be kept
of every seven-day alarm test and every 31-day CO, smoke, or methane
sensor calibration, respectively.
Section 75.351(o)(1)(i) requires that a record be made if the AMS
emits an alert or alarm signal. The record would consist of the date,
time, location, and type of sensor, and the reason for its activation.
Section (o)(1)(ii) requires that, if a malfunction in the system
occurs, a record be made of the malfunction and the corrective action
to return the system to proper operating condition. We (MSHA) believe
that such records are useful to the miner, the mine operator, and the
Agency in determining areas of recurring problems. This will aid in
ensuring proper operation of AMSs.
Section 75.351(o)(1)(iii) requires that the persons doing the
weekly test of alert and alarm signals, the monthly calibration, or
maintenance of the system make a record of these tests, calibrations,
or maintenance. Section Sec. 75.351(o)(3) requires that all records
concerning the AMS be kept in a book or electronically in a computer
system, that is secure and not susceptible to alteration. Section
75.351(p) requires the mine operator to keep these records for at least
one year at a surface location and to make them available for
inspection by authorized representatives of the Secretary and
representatives of miners.
Section 75.351(q) requires that a record of annual AMS operator
training be kept. The record will include the content of training, the
person conducting the training, and the date the training is conducted.
The record needs to be maintained at the mine site by the mine operator
for at least one year.
Sections 75.352(a) and 75.352(b) require the designated AMS
operator or other appropriate personnel to take actions promptly when
malfunction, alert, or alarm signals are received. These requirements
are parallel to those of Section 75.351(o).
Numerous provisions require action to modify the mine ventilation
plan. Provisions under Section 75.371 Mine Ventilation Plan include:
Section 75.371(ii) requires the locations where dust measurements are
made in the belt entry, in accordance with Section 75.350(b)(3) be
included in the mine ventilation plan; Section 75.371(jj) requires the
locations where velocities in the belt entry exceed limits set forth in
Section 75.350(a)(2), and the maximum approved velocity for each
location must be shown in the mine ventilation plan; Section 75.371(kk)
requires the locations where air quantities are measured as set forth
in Section 75.350(b)(6) be included in the mine ventilation plan;
Section 75.371(ll) requires the inclusion of point feed locations and
their use in the mine ventilation plan; and Sections 75.371(nn),
75.371(oo), and 75.371(pp) require modification of the mine ventilation
plan to show the length of the time delay or any other method used for
reducing the number of non-fire related alert and alarm signals from CO
sensors, the lower alert and alarm setting for CO sensors, and the
alternate instrument and the alert and alarm levels associated with the
instrument, respectively.
The respondents are mine operators that elect to use belt air to
ventilate working sections and areas where mechanized equipment is
being installed or removed. The records will be used by coal mine
supervisors and employees, State mine inspectors, and Federal mine
inspectors. The records show that the examinations and tests were
conducted and give insight into the hazardous conditions that have been
encountered and those that may be encountered. The records of
inspections greatly assist those who use them in making decisions that
will ultimately affect the safety and health of miners working in belt
air mines.
Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
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