Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 54620-54621 [E8-22010]

Download as PDF sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 54620 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices reviews beginning at 9:30 a.m. on January 27, 2009, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before January 21, 2009. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission’s deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on January 22, 2009, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 of the Commission’s rules. 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Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 17, 2008. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E8–22087 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2008, a proposed Settlement Agreement regarding the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site also known as the Coeur d’Alene Basin Site in Idaho and the Omaha Lead Site in Nebraska was filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in In re Asarco LLC, No. 05–21207 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) (Docket No. 9101–6, Plan Exhibit 12–C). The proposed Agreement entered into by the United States on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Interior (DOI), and Department of Agriculture Forest Service (FS) and Asarco LLC provides, inter alia, that (A) with respect to the PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Coeur d’Alene Basin Site, (i) the United States on behalf of EPA shall have an allowed general unsecured claim of $41.464 million for past costs and future oversight costs, (ii) the Successor Coeur d’Alene Custodial and Work Trust shall be paid $373.179 million to perform work, (iii) the United States on behalf of DOI and FS, as co-Natural Resources Trustees, shall have an allowed general unsecured claim of $67.5 million, (B) with respect to the Omaha Lead Site, the United States on behalf of EPA shall have an allowed general unsecured claim of $187.5 million, and (C) additional payments may be made with respect to the Coeur d’Alene Basin and Omaha Lead Sites relating to the Supplemental Distribution and Litigation Proceeds as provided in Debtors’ Plan of Reorganization. The Settlement Agreement is subject to confirmation of Debtors’ Plan of Reorganization. The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to In re Asarco LLC, DJ Ref. No. 90–11–3–08633. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). The proposed Agreement may be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 800 North Shoreline Blvd, #500, Corpus Christi, TX 78476–2001, at the office of the Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, 901 North Fifth Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66101, or at the office of the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. During the public comment period, the proposed Agreement may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed Agreement 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 e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 184 / Monday, September 22, 2008 / Notices please enclose a check in the amount of $8.25 (without attachments) or $38 (with attachments) (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Robert E. Maher, Jr. Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. E8–22010 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1487] Meeting of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Federal Advisory Committee Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Justice. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This is an announcement of a meeting of DOJ’s Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to discuss the Global Initiative, as described at https://www.it.ojp.gov/ global. The meeting will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland, 20745, Phone: (301) 965–2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J. Patrick McCreary, Global Designated Federal Employee (DFE), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20531; Phone: (202) 616–0532 [note: this is not a toll-free number]; E-mail: James.P.McCreary@usdoj.gov. DATES: This meeting is open to the public. Due to security measures, however, members of the public who wish to attend this meeting must register with Mr. J. Patrick McCreary at the above address at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. Registrations will be accepted on a space available basis. Access to the meeting will not be allowed without registration. 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. Interested persons whose registrations have been accepted sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:11 Sep 19, 2008 Jkt 214001 may be permitted to participate in the discussions at the discretion of the meeting chairman and with approval of the DFE. Anyone requiring special accommodations should notify Mr. McCreary at least seven (7) days in advance of the meeting. Purpose The GAC will act as the focal point for justice information systems integration activities in order to facilitate the coordination of technical, funding, and legislative strategies in support of the Administration’s justice priorities. The GAC will guide and monitor the development of the Global information sharing concept. It will advise the Assistant Attorney General, OJP; the Attorney General; the President (through the Attorney General); and local, state, tribal, and federal policymakers in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The GAC will also advocate for strategies for accomplishing a Global information sharing capability. J. Patrick McCreary, Global DFE, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. [FR Doc. E8–22110 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request September 16, 2008. The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 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; including among other things a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Amy Hobby on 202–693–4553 (this is not a toll-free number) / e-mail: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the 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 PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54621 20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316 / Fax: 202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), e-mail: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see below). 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 an existing OMB Control Number. Title of Collection: Construction Recordkeeping and Reporting. OMB Control Number: 1215–0163. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for-profit institutions. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 240,534. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,491,396. Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $0. Description: Recordkeeping and reporting by Federal and Federally assisted construction contractors and subcontractors is necessary to substantiate their compliance with nondiscrimination and affirmative action contractual obligations. For additional information, see related notice published at 73 FR 34333 on June 17, 2008. Darrin A. King, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8–21981 Filed 9–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–CM–P E:\FR\FM\22SEN1.SGM 22SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act 
(CERCLA)

    Notice is hereby given that on September 12, 2008, a proposed 
Settlement Agreement regarding the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical 
Complex Superfund Site also known as the Coeur d'Alene Basin Site in 
Idaho and the Omaha Lead Site in Nebraska was filed with the United 
States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in In re 
Asarco LLC, No. 05-21207 (Bankr. S.D. Tex.) (Docket No. 9101-6, Plan 
Exhibit 12-C). The proposed Agreement entered into by the United States 
on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of 
Interior (DOI), and Department of Agriculture Forest Service (FS) and 
Asarco LLC provides, inter alia, that (A) with respect to the Coeur 
d'Alene Basin Site, (i) the United States on behalf of EPA shall have 
an allowed general unsecured claim of $41.464 million for past costs 
and future oversight costs, (ii) the Successor Coeur d'Alene Custodial 
and Work Trust shall be paid $373.179 million to perform work, (iii) 
the United States on behalf of DOI and FS, as co-Natural Resources 
Trustees, shall have an allowed general unsecured claim of $67.5 
million, (B) with respect to the Omaha Lead Site, the United States on 
behalf of EPA shall have an allowed general unsecured claim of $187.5 
million, and (C) additional payments may be made with respect to the 
Coeur d'Alene Basin and Omaha Lead Sites relating to the Supplemental 
Distribution and Litigation Proceeds as provided in Debtors' Plan of 
Reorganization. The Settlement Agreement is subject to confirmation of 
Debtors' Plan of Reorganization.
    The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the 
proposed Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of 
this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
either e-mailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 
7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, and should 
refer to In re Asarco LLC, DJ Ref. No. 90-11-3-08633. Commenters may 
request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in 
accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d).
    The proposed Agreement may be examined at the Office of the United 
States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, 800 North Shoreline 
Blvd, 500, Corpus Christi, TX 78476-2001, at the office of the 
Environmental Protection Agency Region 7, 901 North Fifth Street, 
Kansas City, Kansas 66101, or at the office of the Environmental 
Protection Agency Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 
98101. During the public comment period, the proposed Agreement may 
also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site, 
https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the proposed 
Agreement 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 e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 
(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library,

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please enclose a check in the amount of $8.25 (without attachments) or 
$38 (with attachments) (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to 
the U.S. Treasury.

Robert E. Maher, Jr.
Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. E8-22010 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am]
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