Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), 55861-55862 [2012-22272]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2012 / Notices The GSENM MAC will meet Tuesday, October 16, 2012, (1 p.m.–6 p.m.) and Wednesday, October 17, 2012, (8 a.m.–12 p.m.) in Kanab, Utah. ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in the Cottonwood Room at the Bureau of Land Management Complex, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs Officer, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bureau of Land Management, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah, 84741; phone (435) 644– 1209. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member GSENMAC was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior on August 2, 2011, pursuant to the Monument Management Plan, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA). As specified in the Monument Management Plan, the GSENMAC will have several primary tasks: (1) Review evaluation reports produced by the Management Science Team and make recommendations on protocols and projects to meet overall objectives; (2) Review appropriate research proposals and make recommendations on project necessity and validity; (3) Make recommendations regarding allocation of research funds through review of research and project proposals as well as needs identified through the evaluation process above; and, (4) Could be consulted on issues such as protocols for specific projects. Topics to be discussed by the GSENMAC during this meeting include review of the draft GSENM Science Plan, Science and Hole-In-The-Rock Corridor Strategy subcommittee reports, GSENM division reports, future meeting dates and other matters as may reasonably come before the GSENMAC. The entire meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee at 5 p.m., local time, on October 16, 2012. Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak, a time limit could be established. Interested persons may make oral statements to the GSENMAC during this time or written statements may be submitted for the GSENMAC’s consideration. Written statements can be sent to: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Attn.: Larry Crutchfield, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah, 84741. Information to be distributed to the GSENMAC is requested 10 days prior to the start of the GSENMAC meeting. All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:10 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 226001 meals are the responsibility of the participating public. Rene C. Berkhoudt, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Manager. [FR Doc. 2012–22367 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–12–025] Government in the Sunshine Act Meeting Notice United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: September 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205–2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: none. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Vote in Inv. No. 731–TA–895 (Second Review) (Pure Magnesium (Granular) from China). The Commission is currently scheduled to transmit its determination and Commissioners’ opinions to the Secretary of Commerce on or before September 25, 2012. 5. Outstanding action jackets: None. In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. Earlier announcement of this meeting was not possible. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Issued: September 6, 2012. By order of the Commission. William R. Bishop, Hearings and Meetings Coordinator. [FR Doc. 2012–22372 Filed 9–7–12; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (‘‘OPA’’) Notice is hereby given that on September 4, 2012, a proposed Consent Decree in United States et al. v. Evergreen International, S.A., Civil Action No. 2:12–cv–02532–RMG, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. The Consent Decree resolves claims brought by the United States, on behalf PO 00000 Frm 00068 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55861 of the United States Department of the Interior, acting through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, against Evergreen International, S.A. under Section 1002 of OPA, 33 U.S.C. 2702. The Consent Decree also resolves claims brought by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (collectively, the ‘‘State Trustees’’) against Evergreen International under Section 1002 of OPA and Section 48–1–90 of the South Carolina Pollution Control Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 48–1–90. In their joint complaint, filed concurrently with the Consent Decree, the United States and the State Trustees sought damages in order to compensate for natural resources injured by the discharge of fuel oil from the vessel M/V EVER REACH into the Cooper River and nearby areas in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, in September 2002, along with the recovery of costs incurred in assessing such damages. Under the Consent Decree, the owner of the vessel, Evergreen International, will perform a compensatory marsh restoration project along Noisette Creek in North Charleston, South Carolina; pay $121,000 in monetary damages; and pay $820,685.27 in past assessment costs and all future assessment and oversight costs incurred by the United States and the State Trustees. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 et al. v. Evergreen International, S.A., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–08592. During the public comment period, the 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 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 E:\FR\FM\11SEN1.SGM 11SEN1 55862 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2012 / Notices amount of $17.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if requesting by email or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above. Henry Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2012–22272 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act On September 4, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent judgment with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Citygas Gasoline Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. CV–03–6374. The proposed consent judgment will resolve the United States’ claims under section 9006 of the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act, as amended, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, against the following defendants: Tijuana Enterprises, Inc., One More Gasoline Company, Inc., E.D. Fuels, LLC, Enkido Gasoline Corporation, Satin Ventures, Inc., Eden Equities, Inc., Slingshot Gasoline, Inc., Stop Enterprise, Inc., Whitestone Gasoline, Inc., Java Gasoline, Inc., BBZZ Equities, Inc., 21st Century Fuel, LLC, A Penny Less Gasoline, Inc., and 46 Fuels, LLC (collectively, ‘‘Finkelstein Entities’’) and Richard Finkelstein. The United States alleges that the Finkelstein Entities violated the regulations set forth at 40 CFR part 280, governing underground storage tanks (‘‘USTs’’), at seven facilities— automobile fueling stations with USTs— that the Finkelstein Entities have owned and/or operated at the following locations: (1) 1508 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. (2) 2800 Bruckner Boulevard, Bronx, NY. (3) 141–50 Union Turnpike, Flushing, NY. (4) 83–10 Astoria Boulevard, Jackson Heights, NY. (5) 17–46 Clintonville Street, Whitestone, NY. (6) 880 Garrison Avenue, Bronx, NY. (7) 1945 Bartow Avenue, Bronx, NY. The consent judgment requires the Finkelstein Entities to pay a civil VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:10 Sep 10, 2012 Jkt 226001 penalty of $475,000. The consent judgment also provides for injunctive relief, which will consist of maintaining compliance with the UST regulations and submission of reports demonstrating such compliance, to be implemented over the next five years at the Finkelstein Entities’ facilities. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the proposed consent judgment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Citygas Gasoline Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90–7–1– 0764. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail: To submit comments: Send them to: By e-mail ........ pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. By mail ........... During the public comment period, the consent judgment may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent_Decrees.html. We will provide a paper copy of the consent judgment upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $34.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $15.75. Robert E. Maher, Jr., Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2012–22273 Filed 9–10–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Office of Justice Programs [OMB Number 1121–0277] Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of Currently Approved Collection; Comments Requested: Office for Victims of Crime Training and Technical Assistance Center (OVC TTAC) Feedback Form Package 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review. ACTION: The Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection is published to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until November 13, 2012. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. If you have comments, especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Shelby Jones Crawford, Victim Justice Program Specialist, Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington, DC 20530. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency/component, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies/components estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of E:\FR\FM\11SEN1.SGM 11SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55861-55862]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990 (``OPA'')

    Notice is hereby given that on September 4, 2012, a proposed 
Consent Decree in United States et al. v. Evergreen International, 
S.A., Civil Action No. 2:12-cv-02532-RMG, was lodged with the United 
States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
    The Consent Decree resolves claims brought by the United States, on 
behalf of the United States Department of the Interior, acting through 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, against Evergreen International, S.A. 
under Section 1002 of OPA, 33 U.S.C. 2702. The Consent Decree also 
resolves claims brought by the South Carolina Department of Health and 
Environmental Control and the South Carolina Department of Natural 
Resources (collectively, the ``State Trustees'') against Evergreen 
International under Section 1002 of OPA and Section 48-1-90 of the 
South Carolina Pollution Control Act, S.C. Code Ann. Sec.  48-1-90. In 
their joint complaint, filed concurrently with the Consent Decree, the 
United States and the State Trustees sought damages in order to 
compensate for natural resources injured by the discharge of fuel oil 
from the vessel M/V EVER REACH into the Cooper River and nearby areas 
in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, in September 2002, along with the 
recovery of costs incurred in assessing such damages.
    Under the Consent Decree, the owner of the vessel, Evergreen 
International, will perform a compensatory marsh restoration project 
along Noisette Creek in North Charleston, South Carolina; pay $121,000 
in monetary damages; and pay $820,685.27 in past assessment costs and 
all future assessment and oversight costs incurred by the United States 
and the State Trustees.
    The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty (30) 
days from the date of this publication comments relating to the 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 et al. v. Evergreen International, S.A., D.J. Ref. No. 
90-5-1-1-08592.
    During the public comment period, the 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 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

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amount of $17.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost), payable to the 
U.S. Treasury or, if requesting by email or fax, forward a check in 
that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the address given above.

 Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-22272 Filed 9-10-12; 8:45 am]
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