Notice of Lodging of Proposed Settlement Agreement Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 57151-57152 [E8-22995]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 1, 2008 / Notices United States or other countries since the Order Date. (7) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, provide the following information on your firm’s operations on that product during calendar year 2007 (report quantity data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/ worker group or trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers are employed/ which are members of your association. (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product accounted for by your firm’s(s’) production; (b) The quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); and (c) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s). (8) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm’s(s’) operations on that product during calendar year 2007 (report quantity data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association. (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) imports; (b) The quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and (c) The quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country. (9) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm’s(s’) operations on that product during calendar year 2007 (report quantity data in short tons and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:22 Sep 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association. (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) production; and (b) The quantity and value of your firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. (10) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject Merchandise in the Subject Country since the Order Date, and significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include technology, production methods, development efforts, ability to increase production (including the shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs into production), and factors related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets (including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses and applications, the existence and availability of substitute products, and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in the Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries. (11) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why and provide alternative definitions. Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 19, 2008. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E8–22490 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57151 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 19, 2008, a proposed Settlement Agreement regarding the East Helena Superfund Site, Operable Unit No. 2 (the Site), 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. 9231). The settlement reserves claims for any liabilities for property owned by Debtors and for groundwater contamination, among other things. The proposed Agreement entered into by the United States on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Montana, and Asarco LLC and Asarco Master Inc. (the Debtors), provides, inter alia, that with respect to the Site, (1) the United States on behalf of EPA shall have an allowed general unsecured claim of $13,209,783 for past and future response costs, and (2) the Debtors will not oppose disbursements out of the Asarco Environmental Trust up to $5,773,371 to perform work described by EPA’s proposed plan for Site remediation. 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. 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 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202–1129. 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. E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1 57152 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 1, 2008 / Notices (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $4.50 (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. E8–22995 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment Standards Administration Proposed Extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment Standards Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection: Partial Overtime Exemption for Remedial Education (29 U.S.C. 207(q) and 29 CFR 516.34). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section of this Notice. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the addresses section below on or before December 1, 2008. ADDRESSES: Ms. Hazel M. Bell, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0418, fax (202) 693–1451, E-mail bell.hazel@dol.gov. Please use only one method of transmission for comments (mail, fax, or e-mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background: The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq. , sets the federal minimum wage, VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:22 Sep 30, 2008 Jkt 214001 overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards of most general application. See 29 U.S.C. 206, 207, 211, and 212. FLSA requirements apply to employers and employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce and of employees in certain enterprises, including employees of a public agency; the FLSA contains exemptions that apply to employees in certain types of employment. See 29 U.S.C. 213, et al. The FLSA generally requires employers to pay overtime hours worked by covered employees at time and one-half the employee’s regular rate of pay. See 29 U.S.C. 207(a)(1); 29 CFR 778. FLSA section 7(q) provides a partial overtime exemption that allows an employer to employ any employee who lacks a high school diploma or whose reading level or basic skills is at, or below, the eighth grade level for up to ten overtime hours per week without paying the usually required half-time premium, if the employee is receiving remedial education during such overtime hours. 29 U.S.C. 207(q); See also 29 CFR 778.603. The employerprovided remedial education must be designed to provide up to eighth grade level basic skills or to fulfill the requirements for a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate and may not include job-specific training. 29 U.S.C. 207(q); 29 CFR 778.603. The employer must also compensate for time spent in such remedial education at no less than the employee’s regular rate of pay. 29 U.S.C. 207(a), (q); 29 CFR 778.603. Regulations, 29 CFR 516, Records to be Kept by Employers, contains the basic recordkeeping requirements for employers of employees subject to FLSA protections. In addition to the basic recordkeeping requirements, employers using this partial overtime exemption must indicate the hours an employee engages in exempt remedial education each workday and total hours each work week. 29 CFR 516.34, 778.603. The employer may either state the hours separately or make a notation on the payroll. 29 CFR 516.34, and 778.603. The subject information collection relates only to the section 516.34 requirements. This information collection is currently approved for use through April 30, 2009. II. Review Focus: The Department of Labor 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 PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 submissions of responses. III. Current Actions: The DOL seeks approval for the extension of this currently approved information collection in order to carry out its responsibility to review and determine employer compliance with the applicable section of the FLSA. These recordkeeping requirements for employers utilizing the partial overtime exemption for remedial education are necessary to ensure employees are paid in compliance with the FLSA. Type of Review: Extension. Agency: Employment Standards Administration. Titles: Partial Overtime Exemption for Remedial Education. OMB Number: 1215–0175. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. Type of Response: Recordkeeping. Total Respondents: 15,000. Total Annual Responses: 30,000. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 5,000. Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute per week for 10 weeks (10 minutes per year). Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): $0. Total Burden Cost (operating/ maintenance): $0. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: September 25, 2008. Hazel M. Bell, Acting Chief, Branch of Management Review and Internal Control, Division of Financial Management, Office of Management, Administration and Planning, Employment Standards Administration. [FR Doc. E8–22935 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–27–P E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 1, 2008)]
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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 19, 2008, a proposed 
Settlement Agreement regarding the East Helena Superfund Site, Operable 
Unit No. 2 (the Site), 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. 9231). The settlement reserves 
claims for any liabilities for property owned by Debtors and for 
groundwater contamination, among other things. The proposed Agreement 
entered into by the United States on behalf of the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Montana, and Asarco LLC and 
Asarco Master Inc. (the Debtors), provides, inter alia, that with 
respect to the Site, (1) the United States on behalf of EPA shall have 
an allowed general unsecured claim of $13,209,783 for past and future 
response costs, and (2) the Debtors will not oppose disbursements out 
of the Asarco Environmental Trust up to $5,773,371 to perform work 
described by EPA's proposed plan for Site remediation.
    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.
    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 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 
Colorado 80202-1129. 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.

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(202) 514-0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514-1547. In requesting 
a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the 
amount of $4.50 (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. E8-22995 Filed 9-30-08; 8:45 am]
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