Amended Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 65205-65206 [2012-26250]
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obtain comments from the public and
affected agencies. Comments are
encouraged and will be accepted for
‘‘sixty days’’ until December 24, 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 George Mazza, (202) 305–
3146, Office for Civil Rights, Office of
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of
Justice, 810 Seventh Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20531.
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:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
function 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.
Overview of This Information
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(1) Type of Information Collection:
New collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Certification Form: Compliance with the
Equal Employment Opportunity Plan
(EEOP) Requirements and EEOP Short
Form.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the U.S.
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Office for Civil Rights, Office
of Justice Programs, United States
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: State, and local,
government instrumentalities. Other:
For-profit Institutions. Federal
regulation, 28 CFR part 42, subpt. E
authorizes the Department of Justice to
collect information regarding
employment practices from State or
Local units of government; agencies of
State and Local governments; and
Private entities, institutions or
organizations to which the Office of
Justice Programs, the Office on
Community Oriented Policing Services,
or the Office on Violence Against
Women extend Federal financial
assistance.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond/reply: There are approximately
17,865 respondents. It will take all these
respondents one quarter hour to
complete and submit the cerification to
the Office of Justice Programs. It is
estimated that it will take 3,286
respondents receiving a grant of
$500,000 or more four hours to
complete the Equal Employment
Opportunity Plan Short Form and
submit it to the Office of Justice
Programs. The estimated time to
complete and submit the Certification is
one quarter hour.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: For the EEOP Short Form
and the Certification form it will take a
total estimated 17,610 burden hours.
If additional information is required,
contact Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 2E–508,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: October 22, 2012.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA,
United States Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Amended Notice of Lodging of
Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
This Notice amends and replaces the
original notice published on October 19,
65205
2012, 77 FR 64353–64354. Notice is
hereby given that on October 10, 2012,
the Department of Justice lodged a
proposed consent decree with the
United States District Court for the
Central District of California in the
lawsuit entitled City of Colton v.
American Promotional Events, Inc., et
al., Civil Action No. CV 09–01864 PSG
[Consolidated with Case Nos. CV 09–
6630 PSG (SSx), CV 09–06632 PSG
(SSx), CV 09–07501 PSG (SSx), CV 09–
07508 PSG (SSx), CV 10–824 PSG (SSx)
and CV 05–01479 PSG (SSx)].
In this action, the United States filed
a complaint under Section 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607,
(‘‘CERCLA’’), to recover past response
costs incurred and other relief in
connection with the B.F. Goodrich
Superfund Site located approximately
60 miles east of Los Angeles in San
Bernardino County, California. The
consent decree requires Pyro
Spectaculars, Inc., Astro Pyrotechnics,
Inc., Trojan Fireworks Company, Peters
Parties, Stonehurst Site, LLC, and
related entities, to pay a combined
$5,663,000 to the United States, San
Bernardino County, the City of Colton,
and the City of Rialto. Of this amount,
the United States shall receive
$4,330,000; Colton shall receive
$500,000; Rialto shall receive $500,000;
and San Bernardino County shall
receive $333,000. In return, the United
States provides covenants not to sue
pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of
CERCLA and Section 7003 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act. A hearing will be held on the
proposed settlement if requested in
writing within the public comment
period.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
City of Colton v. American Promotional
Events, Inc., et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
2–09952. 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 email ....................................................
By mail ......................................................
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
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During the public comment period,
the consent decree 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 decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $15.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION
BOARD
Privacy Act of 1974; Amendment of
Privacy Act System of Records
AGENCY:
Merit Systems Protection
Notice of amendment to system
of records.
ACTION:
The Merit Systems Protection
Board (MSPB) is issuing public notice of
its intent to amend a Government-wide
system of records that it maintains
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a). MSPB/GOVT–1, ‘‘Appeals
and Case Records,’’ is being amended to
reflect that its location is in the Office
of the Clerk of the Board.
Also, the purpose(s) under the
authority for maintenance of the system
was amended to reflect that these
records may be used to document and
adjudicate appeals and other matters
arising under the Board’s appellate and
original jurisdiction; locate appeal
documents and files, physical or
electronic; provide statistical data for
reports, staff productivity, and other
management functions; and provide
information to support other statutory
functions of the Board, such as studies
of the civil service under 5 U.S.C.
1204(a)(3), and review of regulations of
the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) under 5 U.S.C. 1204(f), and
reporting under 5 U.S.C. 1206. The
MSPB is also adding a routine use:
release to the public, including via the
agency’s Web site following issuance of
a decision.
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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
SYSTEM NAME:
Appeals and Case Records.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of the Clerk of the Board, Merit
Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Suite
500, 1615 M Street NW., Washington,
DC 20419, and MSPB regional and field
offices (see list of office addresses in the
Appendix).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
a. Current and former Federal
employees, applicants for employment,
annuitants, and other individuals who
have filed appeals with MSPB or its
predecessor agency, or with respect to
whom the Office of Special Counsel
(OSC) or another Federal agency has
petitioned MSPB concerning any matter
over which MSPB has jurisdiction.
b. Current and former employees of
State and local governments who have
been investigated by OSC and have had
an appeal before MSPB concerning
possible violation of the Hatch Act.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Board.
SUMMARY:
MSPB/GOVT–1
a. These records contain information
or documents such as briefs, pleadings,
motions, exhibits, hearing transcripts,
and MSPB decisions, which comprise
the administrative records of appeals
and other matters arising under the
adjudicatory authority of the Board.
These records may also contain
individual appellants’ names, social
security numbers, home addresses,
veterans’ status, race, sex, national
origin, and disability status data.
b. This system also includes the
Board’s case processing system (CPS).
The CPS was designed to manage all
documents created by the Board during
the processing of a case, as well as
documents that are received
electronically from the parties. At the
present time, the CPS includes: a
document assembly system to create
documents; a document management
system to manage and store documents;
a case management system to record
activities in cases, track the location of
case files, and produce statistical reports
on cases; and an electronic filing and
electronic publishing system to allow
the parties to send and receive case
documents electronically.
Note: This system includes records
and documents compiled by Federal
agencies in processing adverse actions
and actions based on unacceptable
performance, covered by OPM/GOVT–3,
when such actions are appealed to
MSPB.
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5 U.S.C. 1204.
Purpose(s):
These records may be used to:
a. Document and adjudicate appeals
and other matters arising under the
Board’s appellate and original
jurisdiction;
b. Locate appeal documents and files,
whether physical or electronic;
c. Provide statistical data for reports,
staff productivity, and other
management functions; and
d. Provide information to support
other statutory functions of the Board,
such as studies of the civil service under
5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3), review of
regulations of the Office of Personnel
Management under 5 U.S.C. 1204(f), and
reporting under 5 U.S.C. 1206.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
Information from the record may be
disclosed:
a. To officials of the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) or a Special Panel convened
under authority of 5 U.S.C. 7702 when
requested in connection with the
performance of their authorized duties;
b. To officials of the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM), the
Federal Labor Relations Authority
(FLRA), EEOC, and OSC in connection
with the performance of their
authorized duties;
c. To the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) in response to an official
inquiry or investigation;
d. To provide information to a
Congressional office from the record of
an individual in response to an inquiry
from that Congressional office made at
the request of that individual;
e. To an appropriate Federal or local
agency responsible for investigating,
prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing
a statute, rule, regulation, or order
where there is an indication of a
violation or potential violation of civil
or criminal law or regulation;
f. To the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) at any stage in the
legislative process in connection with
private relief legislation as set forth in
OMB Circular No. A–19;
g. To the Department of Justice (DOJ)
when:
(1) The Board, or any component
thereof; or
(2) Any employee of the Board in the
employee’s official capacity; or
(3) Any employee of the Board in the
employee’s individual capacity where
the Department of Justice (DOJ) has
agreed to represent the employee; or
(4) The United States is a party to
litigation or has an interest in such
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Amended Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
This Notice amends and replaces the original notice published on
October 19, 2012, 77 FR 64353-64354. Notice is hereby given that on
October 10, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District Court for the Central District
of California in the lawsuit entitled City of Colton v. American
Promotional Events, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. CV 09-01864 PSG
[Consolidated with Case Nos. CV 09-6630 PSG (SSx), CV 09-06632 PSG
(SSx), CV 09-07501 PSG (SSx), CV 09-07508 PSG (SSx), CV 10-824 PSG
(SSx) and CV 05-01479 PSG (SSx)].
In this action, the United States filed a complaint under Section
107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9607, (``CERCLA''), to recover past
response costs incurred and other relief in connection with the B.F.
Goodrich Superfund Site located approximately 60 miles east of Los
Angeles in San Bernardino County, California. The consent decree
requires Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., Astro Pyrotechnics, Inc., Trojan
Fireworks Company, Peters Parties, Stonehurst Site, LLC, and related
entities, to pay a combined $5,663,000 to the United States, San
Bernardino County, the City of Colton, and the City of Rialto. Of this
amount, the United States shall receive $4,330,000; Colton shall
receive $500,000; Rialto shall receive $500,000; and San Bernardino
County shall receive $333,000. In return, the United States provides
covenants not to sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA and
Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. A hearing
will be held on the proposed settlement if requested in writing within
the public comment period.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to City of Colton v. American Promotional Events, Inc., et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-09952. 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:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email.......................................... pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail........................................... Assistant Attorney
General, U.S. DOJ--
ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington,
DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree 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 decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $15.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-26250 Filed 10-24-12; 8:45 am]
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