Notice of Lodging of Proposed Natural Resource Damages Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 25499-25500 [2012-10289]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2012 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5607–N–14] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Personal Financial and Credit Statement Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: Comments Due Date: June 29, 2012. SUMMARY: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Reports Liaison Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, Room 9120 or the number for the Federal Information Relay Service (1–800–877–8339). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel J. Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402–6130 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:59 Apr 27, 2012 Jkt 226001 information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: Title of Proposal: Personal Financial and Credit Statement. OMB Control Number, if applicable: 2502–0001. Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The information collection is legally required to collect information to evaluate the character, ability, and capital or the sponsor, mortgagor, and general contractor for mortgage insurance. Agency form numbers, if applicable: HUD–92417. Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response: The number of burden hours is 16,000. The number of respondents is 2,000, the number of responses is 2,000, the frequency of response is on occasion, and the burden hour per response is once for each application submitted for mortgage insurance. Status of the proposed information collection: This is an extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: April 24, 2012. Ronald Y. Spraker, Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing—Acting General Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. 2012–10311 Filed 4–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Natural Resource Damages Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act Notice is hereby given that on April 24, 2012, a proposed Consent Decree in United States and State of Arizona v. Freeport-McMoRan Corp. et al. (‘‘Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Consent Decree’’), Civil Action No. 4:12–cv– 00307–HCE (D. Ariz.), was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The Complaint in this case was filed against Freeport-McMoRan Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. (collectively ‘‘Freeport-McMoRan’’) on April 23, 2012. The cause of action is based on Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25499 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). The Complaint alleges that Freeport-McMoRan is civilly liable for payment of damages for injuries to natural resources belonging to, managed by, or controlled by the United States and the State of Arizona that resulted from hazardous substance releases at and from FreeportMcMoRan’s Morenci Mine in southeastern Arizona. The Complaint further alleges that surface waters, terrestrial habitat and wildlife, and migratory birds have been injured, destroyed, or lost as a result of releases of hazardous substances at and from the mine site. Under the settlement, FreeportMcMoRan will pay $6.8 million to the United States Department of the Interior’s Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund, which can be used to restore, rehabilitate, replace, or acquire the equivalent of wildlife and wildlife habitat injured, destroyed, or lost as a result of releases at the mine sites. Included in this amount is $98,138.70, which is designated as reimbursement of the Department of the Interior’s remaining unpaid past natural resource damage assessment costs. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed to pubcomment-eesenrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United States and State of Arizona v. Freeport-McMoran Corp. et al., Case No. 4:12–cv–00307–HCE (D. Ariz.), D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–08069/1. During the public comment period, the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci 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 emailing a request to ‘‘Consent Decree Copy’’ (EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $8.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 25500 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 83 / Monday, April 30, 2012 / Notices Treasury or, if requesting by email or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above. Ronald Gluck, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2012–10289 Filed 4–27–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration [Docket No. OSHA–2011–0862] Standard on Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER); Extension of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Request for public comments. AGENCY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Standard (29 CFR 1910.120). DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by June 29, 2012. ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments electronically at https://www.regulations. gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting comments. Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648. Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service: When using this method, you must submit a copy of your comments and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA–2011–0862, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–2625, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier service) are accepted during the Department of Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.t. Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:59 Apr 27, 2012 Jkt 226001 docket number (OSHA–2011–0862) for the Information Collection Request (ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide, are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made available online at https://www.regulations.gov. For further information on submitting comments see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading in the section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Docket: To read or download comments or other material in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal Register notice) are listed in the https://www. regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download from the Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N–3609, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693–2222. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing information collection requirements in accord with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal, collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA’s estimate of the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires that OSHA obtain such information with minimum burden upon employers, especially those operating small businesses, and to PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reduce to the maximum extent feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657). The HAZWOPER Standard specifies a number of collection of information (paperwork) requirements. Employers can use the information collected under the HAZWOPER rule to develop the various programs the Standard requires and to ensure that their workers are trained properly about the safety and health hazards associated with hazardous waste operations and emergency response to hazardous waste releases. OSHA will use the records developed in response to this Standard to determine adequate compliance with the Standard’s safety and health provisions. The employer’s failure to collect and distribute the information required in this Standard will affect significantly OSHA’s effort to control and reduce injuries and fatalities. Such failure would also be contrary to the direction Congress provided in the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). II. Special Issues for Comment OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues: • Whether the proposed information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency’s functions, including whether the information is useful; • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of the burden (time and costs) of the information collection requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • The quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and • Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological information collection and transmission techniques. III. Proposed Actions The Agency is requesting an adjustment in the burden hours of 1,381 hours from 1,199,954 to 1,198,573 hours. The adjustment in burden hours is primarily due to a decrease in the number of sites covered by the Standard. The Agency will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice and will include this summary in the request to OMB to extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Standard. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Standard (29 CFR 1910.120). OMB Control Number: 1218–0202. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Natural Resource Damages Consent 
Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act

    Notice is hereby given that on April 24, 2012, a proposed Consent 
Decree in United States and State of Arizona v. Freeport-McMoRan Corp. 
et al. (``Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Consent Decree''), Civil Action No. 
4:12-cv-00307-HCE (D. Ariz.), was lodged with the United States 
District Court for the District of Arizona.
    The Complaint in this case was filed against Freeport-McMoRan 
Corporation and Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc. (collectively ``Freeport-
McMoRan'') on April 23, 2012. The cause of action is based on Section 
107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a). The 
Complaint alleges that Freeport-McMoRan is civilly liable for payment 
of damages for injuries to natural resources belonging to, managed by, 
or controlled by the United States and the State of Arizona that 
resulted from hazardous substance releases at and from Freeport-
McMoRan's Morenci Mine in southeastern Arizona. The Complaint further 
alleges that surface waters, terrestrial habitat and wildlife, and 
migratory birds have been injured, destroyed, or lost as a result of 
releases of hazardous substances at and from the mine site.
    Under the settlement, Freeport-McMoRan will pay $6.8 million to the 
United States Department of the Interior's Natural Resource Damage 
Assessment and Restoration Fund, which can be used to restore, 
rehabilitate, replace, or acquire the equivalent of wildlife and 
wildlife habitat injured, destroyed, or lost as a result of releases at 
the mine sites. Included in this amount is $98,138.70, which is 
designated as reimbursement of the Department of the Interior's 
remaining unpaid past natural resource damage assessment costs.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed 
to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources 
Division, and either emailed 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 United States and State of Arizona v. 
Freeport-McMoran Corp. et al., Case No. 4:12-cv-00307-HCE (D. Ariz.), 
D.J. Ref. 90-11-3-08069/1.
    During the public comment period, the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci 
Consent Decree may also be examined on the following Department of 
Justice Web site: https://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. A 
copy of the Freeport-McMoRan Morenci 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 
emailing a request to ``Consent Decree Copy'' 
(EESCDCopy.ENRD@usdoj.gov), fax no. (202) 514-0097, phone confirmation 
number (202) 514-5271. If requesting a copy from the Consent Decree 
Library by mail, please enclose a check in the amount of $8.75 (25 
cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S.

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Treasury or, if requesting by email or fax, forward a check in that 
amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

Ronald Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-10289 Filed 4-27-12; 8:45 am]
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