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Date signed: May 20, 2010.
James Madon,
Director, National Communications System.
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Notice of Proposed Consent Decree
and Proposed Order on Consent Under
the Clean Water Act
Notice is hereby given that, on May
18, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. City of Kansas City,
Missouri, Civil Action No. 4:10–cv–
0497, was lodged with the United States
District Court for the Western District of
Missouri.
The proposed Consent Decree will
settle the United States’ claims on
behalf of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) for violations
of Sections 301(a) and 504(a) of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) &
1364(a), in connection with unpermitted discharges from the City’s
combined and separate sewer systems
and failure to comply with various
provisions of its National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Permits.
The State of Missouri is joined as a nonaligned party pursuant to Section 309(e)
of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(e). The
Consent Decree resolves the claims
alleged in the Complaint in return for
payment by the City of a civil penalty
of $600,000 to be paid to the United
States, performance by the City of
injunctive relief valued at $2.5 billion,
and performance of a Supplemental
Environmental Project valued at $1.6
million.
The Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the proposed
Consent Decree for a period of 30 days
from the date of this publication.
Comments on the Consent Decree
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and either
e-mailed to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O.
Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, DC 20044–7611, and
should refer to United States v. City of
Kansas City, Missouri, Civil Action No.
4:10–cv–0497 (W.D. Mo.), D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–1–1–06438/1.
The proposed Consent Decree may be
examined at the Office of the United
States Attorney, Western District of
Missouri, Charles Evans Whittaker
Courthouse, 400 East Ninth Street,
Kansas City, Missouri 64106, and at
EPA, Region 7, 901 North 5th Street,
Kansas City, Kansas 66101. During the
public comment period, the proposed
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Consent Decree may also be examined
on the following Department of Justice
Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
proposed Consent Decree 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 number
(202) 514–0097, phone number (202)
514–1547. If requesting a copy by mail
from the Consent Decree Library, please
enclose a check in the amount of $25.50
($0.25 per page reproduction cost)
payable to the United States Treasury
or, if requesting by e-mail or fax,
forward the check in that amount to the
Consent Decree Library at the address
stated above. If requesting a copy
exclusive of appendices, please enclose
a check in the amount of $14.25 ($0.25
per page reproduction cost) payable to
the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance 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. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed extension of
the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS). A
copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the individual listed
below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
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DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue, NE.,
Washington, DC 20212. Written
comments also may be transmitted by
fax to 202–691–5111. (This is not a toll
free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) program is a
Federal/State cooperative effort which
compiles monthly employment data,
quarterly wages data, and business
identification information from
employers subject to State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws.
These data are collected from State
Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies
(SWAs). The States send micro-level
employment and wages data,
supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification
information of these employers, to the
BLS. The State data are used to create
the BLS sampling frame, known as the
longitudinal QCEW data.
To ensure the continued accuracy of
these data, the information supplied by
employers must be periodically verified
and updated. For this purpose, the
Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in
conjunction with the UI tax reporting
system in each State. The information
collected on the ARS is used to review
the existing industry code assigned to
each establishment as well as the
physical location of the business
establishment. As a result, changes in
the industrial and geographical
compositions of our economy are
captured in a timely manner and
reflected in the BLS statistical programs.
The ARS also asks employers to
identify new locations in the State. If
these employers meet QCEW program
reporting criteria, then a Multiple
Worksite Report (MWR) is mailed to the
employer requesting employment and
wages for each worksite each quarter.
Thus, the ARS is also used to identify
new potential MWR-eligible employers.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the ARS.
While the primary purpose of the ARS
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is to verify or to correct the North
American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code assigned to
establishments, there are other
important purposes of the ARS. The
ARS seeks accurate mailing and
physical location addresses of
establishments as well as geographic
codes such as county and township
(independent city, parish, or island in
some States).
Once every four years, the SWAs
survey employers that are covered by
the State’s UI laws to ensure that State
records correctly reflect the business
activities and locations of those
employers. States send an ARS form to
approximately one-fourth of their
businesses each year, surveying the
entire universe of covered businesses
over a four-year cycle. The selection
criterion for surveying establishments is
based on the nine-digit Federal
Employer Identification Number of the
respondent.
The ARS remains largely a mail
survey, although steps have been taken
to reduce the amount of paperwork
involved in responding to the survey.
For example, BLS staff review selected,
large multi-worksite national employers
rather than surveying these employers
with traditional ARS forms. This central
• 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.
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including 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.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS).
OMB Number: 1220–0032.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions, not-for-profit
institutions, and farms.
Frequency: Annually.
review reduces postage costs incurred
by the States in sending ARS forms. It
also reduces respondent burden, as the
selected employers do not have to
submit ARS forms.
Single-worksite employers have been
identified as potential users of the BLS
Touchtone Response System (TRS).
Employers can use the TRS if they meet
certain conditions and there are no
changes to specific data elements based
upon the employer’s review. The TRS
reduces respondent burden because it is
quick, free, and convenient. It also
allows respondents to help BLS reduce
survey costs because they do not return
the form in the business reply envelope
provided. All States are using the TRS
in conducting the ARS.
Another initiative to reduce the costs
associated with the ARS is the use of a
private contractor to handle various
administrative aspects of the survey.
This initiative is called the Centralized
Annual Refiling Survey (CARS). Under
CARS, BLS effectively utilizes the
commercial advantages related to
printing, stuffing, and mailing large
volumes of survey forms.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
Total
respondents
Form No.
Frequency
Total responses
Average time
per response
Total burden
(hours)
BLS 3023–(NVS) ................................................
BLS 3023–(NVM) ................................................
BLS 3023–(NCA) ................................................
1,074,982
28,362
192,990
Once ...............
Once ...............
Once ...............
1,074,982
28,362
192,990
5
15
10
89,582
7,091
32,165
Totals ...........................................................
1,296,334
.........................
1,296,334
............................
128,838
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 also
will become a matter of public record.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of
May 2010.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
Susan Harwood Training Grant
Program, FY 2010
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notification of Funding
Opportunity for Susan Harwood
Training Grant Program, FY 2010.
Funding Opportunity No.: SHTG–FY–
10–01.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance No.: 17.502.
SUMMARY: This notice announces grant
availability of approximately $8 million
for the Susan Harwood Training Grant
Program for Capacity Building grants.
The complete Harwood solicitation for
grant applications (SGA) for Capacity
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Building grants is available at: https://
www.grants.gov.
Capacity Building grants will support
and assist organizations to establish or
expand the capacity of the organization
at all levels to address occupational
safety and health problems, and provide
training and education as well as related
assistance. Capacity Building grants will
be awarded for one-year Pilot and multiyear Developmental grants.
OSHA will also be publishing a
second Susan Harwood Training Grant
Program solicitation for grant
applications for Targeted Topic training
grants in the near future.
DATES: Capacity Building grant
applications must be received
electronically by the Grants.gov system
no later than 4:30 p.m., e.t. on July 2,
2010, the application deadline date.
ADDRESSES: The complete Susan
Harwood Training Grant Program
solicitation for grant applications for
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[FR Doc No: 2010-12792]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment Request
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
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. The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments concerning the
proposed extension of the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS). A copy of the
proposed information collection request (ICR) can be obtained by
contacting the individual listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before July 26, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Washington, DC 20212. Written comments
also may be transmitted by fax to 202-691-5111. (This is not a toll
free number.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202-691-7628. (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program is a
Federal/State cooperative effort which compiles monthly employment
data, quarterly wages data, and business identification information
from employers subject to State Unemployment Insurance (UI) laws. These
data are collected from State Quarterly Contribution Reports (QCRs)
submitted to State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The States send micro-
level employment and wages data, supplemented with the names,
addresses, and business identification information of these employers,
to the BLS. The State data are used to create the BLS sampling frame,
known as the longitudinal QCEW data.
To ensure the continued accuracy of these data, the information
supplied by employers must be periodically verified and updated. For
this purpose, the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) is used in conjunction
with the UI tax reporting system in each State. The information
collected on the ARS is used to review the existing industry code
assigned to each establishment as well as the physical location of the
business establishment. As a result, changes in the industrial and
geographical compositions of our economy are captured in a timely
manner and reflected in the BLS statistical programs.
The ARS also asks employers to identify new locations in the State.
If these employers meet QCEW program reporting criteria, then a
Multiple Worksite Report (MWR) is mailed to the employer requesting
employment and wages for each worksite each quarter. Thus, the ARS is
also used to identify new potential MWR-eligible employers.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
ARS. While the primary purpose of the ARS
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is to verify or to correct the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) code assigned to establishments, there are other
important purposes of the ARS. The ARS seeks accurate mailing and
physical location addresses of establishments as well as geographic
codes such as county and township (independent city, parish, or island
in some States).
Once every four years, the SWAs survey employers that are covered
by the State's UI laws to ensure that State records correctly reflect
the business activities and locations of those employers. States send
an ARS form to approximately one-fourth of their businesses each year,
surveying the entire universe of covered businesses over a four-year
cycle. The selection criterion for surveying establishments is based on
the nine-digit Federal Employer Identification Number of the
respondent.
The ARS remains largely a mail survey, although steps have been
taken to reduce the amount of paperwork involved in responding to the
survey. For example, BLS staff review selected, large multi-worksite
national employers rather than surveying these employers with
traditional ARS forms. This central review reduces postage costs
incurred by the States in sending ARS forms. It also reduces respondent
burden, as the selected employers do not have to submit ARS forms.
Single-worksite employers have been identified as potential users
of the BLS Touchtone Response System (TRS). Employers can use the TRS
if they meet certain conditions and there are no changes to specific
data elements based upon the employer's review. The TRS reduces
respondent burden because it is quick, free, and convenient. It also
allows respondents to help BLS reduce survey costs because they do not
return the form in the business reply envelope provided. All States are
using the TRS in conducting the ARS.
Another initiative to reduce the costs associated with the ARS is
the use of a private contractor to handle various administrative
aspects of the survey. This initiative is called the Centralized Annual
Refiling Survey (CARS). Under CARS, BLS effectively utilizes the
commercial advantages related to printing, stuffing, and mailing large
volumes of survey forms.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
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.
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including 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.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Title: Annual Refiling Survey (ARS).
OMB Number: 1220-0032.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions, not-
for-profit institutions, and farms.
Frequency: Annually.
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Total Average time Total burden
Form No. respondents Frequency Total responses per response (hours)
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BLS 3023-(NVS).............................. 1,074,982 Once.............................. 1,074,982 5 89,582
BLS 3023-(NVM).............................. 28,362 Once.............................. 28,362 15 7,091
BLS 3023-(NCA).............................. 192,990 Once.............................. 192,990 10 32,165
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Totals.................................. 1,296,334 .................................. 1,296,334 ................ 128,838
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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 also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 24th day of May 2010.
Kimberley Hill,
Chief, Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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