Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Clean Air Act, 4438-4439 [2013-01103]
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decided to conduct a full review of the
antidumping duty order on imports of
silicomanganese from Venezuela. The
Commission found that the respondent
interested party group responses with
respect to the reviews on subject
imports from India and Kazakhstan
were inadequate. Notwithstanding this,
the Commission determined to conduct
full reviews of the antidumping duty
orders on imports of silicomanganese
from India and Kazakhstan to promote
administrative efficiency in light of its
decision to conduct a full review with
respect to the order on subject imports
from Venezuela. A record of the
Commissioners’ votes, the
Commission’s statement on adequacy,
and any individual Commissioner’s
statements will be available from the
Office of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s Web site.
Authority: This review is being conducted
under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act
of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to
section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules.
Issued: January 15, 2013.
By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013–01089 Filed 1–18–13; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–813]
Investigations: Terminations,
Modifications and Rulings: Certain
Electronic Devices With Graphics Data
Processing Systems, Components
Thereof, and Associated Software
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review an initial determination (Order
No. 32) terminating the above-captioned
investigation in its entirety based upon
a settlement agreement. The
investigation is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clark S. Cheney, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202–
205–2661. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
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Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone 202–205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on 202–205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on November 14, 2011, based on a
complaint filed by S3 Graphics Co.,
Ltd., of Grand Cayman Islands, British
West Indies, and S3 Graphics, Inc., of
Fremont, California (collectively,
‘‘S3G’’). 76 FR 70490 (Nov. 14, 2011).
The complaint alleged violations of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), in the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain electronic devices with graphics
data processing systems, components
thereof, and associated software, by
reason of infringement of various claims
of four United States patents. The notice
of investigation named Apple Inc. of
Cupertino, California (‘‘Apple’’), as the
only respondent.
On November 19, 2012, S3G and
Apple filed a joint motion to terminate
the investigation based upon a
settlement agreement. On December 7,
2012, S3G and Apple supplemented
their motion. On December 12, 2012, the
Commission investigative attorney filed
a response supporting the motion to
terminate.
On December 13, 2012, the ALJ
granted the motion and issued an initial
determination (‘‘ID’’) terminating the
investigation in its entirety. The ALJ
found that termination of the
investigation based upon an alternative
method of dispute resolution is
generally in the public interest. The ALJ
further found that granting the motion
would not be contrary to the public
interest. No petitions for review of the
ID were filed.
The Commission has determined not
to review the ID. The investigation is
terminated.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
Issued: January 15, 2013.
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By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and
Clean Air Act
On January 14, 2013, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of the Virgin
Islands in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Government of the Virgin
Islands, et al., Civil Action No. 3:10–cv–
48.
In this action the United States seeks,
among other things, injunctive relief
and civil penalties for the failure by the
Government of the Virgin Islands
(‘‘GVI’’) and the Virgin Islands Waste
Management Authority (‘‘WMA’’) to
operate the Anguilla Landfill on St.
Croix in compliance with the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
(‘‘RCRA’’) and the Clean Air Act
(‘‘CAA’’). The proposed Consent Decree
provides for the GVI and WMA to: (a)
Operate and maintain the landfill in
accordance with RCRA; (b) construct
and operate a landfill gas collection and
combustion system (GCCS); (c)
construct and operate a storm water
collection system; (d) install
groundwater monitoring wells; (e)
implement closure of the landfill in
phases beginning in 2014; (f) remove
and dispose of off-site used tires
remaining at the landfill; (g) remove and
dispose of off-site scrap metal remaining
at the landfill; (h) remediate the soils in
the former scrap metal storage area; (i)
construct and operate a scrap metal
management facility; (j) implement a
waste diversion/recycling program; and
(k) pay a civil penalty of $50,000.
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
United States v. Government of the
Virgin Islands, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–
5–2–1–08776. All comments must be
submitted no later than 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—
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 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 $11.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
Patricia A. Brink,
Director of Civil Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
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United States v. Oklahoma State
Chiropractic Independent
Physicians Association and Larry
M. Bridges; Proposed Final Judgment
and Competitive Impact Statement
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed
Final Judgment, Stipulation, and
Competitive Impact Statement have
been filed with the United States
District Court for the Northern District
of Oklahoma in United States of
America v. Oklahoma State
Chiropractic Independent Physicians
Association and Larry M. Bridges, Civil
Case No. 13–CV–21–TCK–TLW. On
January 10, 2013, the United States filed
a Complaint alleging that the
Defendants and other competing
chiropractors in Oklahoma formed a
conspiracy to gain more favorable fees
and other contractual terms by agreeing
to coordinate their actions, in violation
of Section 1 of the Sherman Act, 15
U.S.C. 1. The proposed Final Judgment,
filed at the same time as the Complaint,
enjoins the Defendants from
establishing prices or terms for
chiropractic services.
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Copies of the Complaint, proposed
Final Judgment, and Competitive Impact
Statement are available for inspection at
the Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, Antitrust Documents Group,
450 Fifth Street NW., Suite 1010,
Washington, DC 20530 (telephone: 202–
514–2481), on the Department of
Justice’s Web site at https://
www.justice.gov/atr, and at the Office of
the Clerk of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of
Oklahoma. Copies of these materials
may be obtained from the Antitrust
Division upon request and payment of
the copying fee set by Department of
Justice regulations.
Public comment is invited within 60
days of the date of this notice. Such
comments, and responses thereto, will
be published in the Federal Register
and filed with the Court. Comments
should be directed to Peter J. Mucchetti,
Chief, Litigation I Section, Antitrust
Division, U.S. Department of Justice,
450 Fifth Street NW., Suite 4100,
Washington, DC 20530 (telephone: 202–
307–0001).
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF
OKLAHOMA
(1) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
(1) OKLAHOMA STATE CHIROPRACTIC
INDEPENDENT PHYSICIANS
ASSOCIATION and (2) LARRY M. BRIDGES,
Defendants.
Case No 13–CV–21–TCK–TLW
COMPLAINT
The United States of America, acting under
the direction of the Attorney General of the
United States, brings this civil antitrust
action against Defendants Oklahoma State
Chiropractic Independent Physicians
Association (‘‘OSCIPA’’) and Larry M.
Bridges to obtain equitable and other relief to
prevent and remedy violations of Section 1
of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. Plaintiff
alleges:
I. NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. Defendant OSCIPA is an association of
approximately 350 chiropractors who
compete with each other in the sale of
chiropractic services. OSCIPA’s members
comprise approximately 45 percent of all
chiropractors practicing in Oklahoma.
Defendant Bridges is OSCIPA’s executive
director and manages all of OSCIPA’s
activities, including OSCIPA’s contracting
with health insurers, health-care provider
rental networks, and other payers
(collectively ‘‘payers’’), and handles many of
OSCIPA’s communications with its members.
2. Since at least 1997, all of OSCIPA’s
members have entered into membership
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agreements with OSCIPA that give OSCIPA
the right to collectively negotiate rates on its
members’ behalf with payers. Since at least
2004, OSCIPA’s membership agreements
require its members to suspend all of their
pre-existing contracts with those payers with
which OSCIPA negotiates contracts.
3. From 2004 to 2011, on behalf of all
OSCIPA’s members, Defendants negotiated
contracts with at least seven payers that set
the prices and price-related terms between
OSCIPA’s members and those payers.
Defendants’ conduct has raised the prices of
chiropractic services and decreased the
availability of chiropractic services in
Oklahoma.
4. The United States, through this suit, asks
this Court to declare Defendants’ conduct
illegal and to enter injunctive relief to
prevent further injury to consumers of
chiropractic services.
II. DEFENDANTS
5. OSCIPA is a corporation organized and
doing business under the laws of the State of
Oklahoma, with its principal place of
business in Tulsa.
6. Larry M. Bridges has been employed by
OSCIPA as its executive director since at
least 1999. As alleged below, Bridges
negotiated on behalf of OSCIPA’s members at
least seven contracts with payers, and
Bridges signed several of those contracts on
OSCIPA’s behalf.
III. JURISDICTION, VENUE, AND
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
7. Plaintiff brings this action pursuant to
Section 4 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 4,
to obtain equitable and other relief to prevent
and restrain Defendants’ violations of Section
1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1.
8. The Court has subject-matter jurisdiction
over this action under Section 4 of the
Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 4, and 28 U.S.C.
§§ 1331, 1337(a), and 1345.
9. Defendants have consented to personal
jurisdiction and venue in this District. The
Court also has personal jurisdiction over each
Defendant, and venue is proper in the
Northern District of Oklahoma under Section
12 of the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 22, and 28
U.S.C. § 1391(b), because Defendants are
found, have transacted business, and
committed acts in furtherance of the alleged
violations in this District. A substantial part
of the events giving rise to Plaintiff’s claims
occurred in this District.
10. Defendants engage in interstate
commerce, and their activities—including
the conduct alleged in this Complaint—
substantially affect interstate commerce.
Defendants’ conduct increased prices for
chiropractic services that some nonOklahoma residents traveled to Oklahoma to
purchase and consume, and which a number
of payers paid for across state lines.
IV. OTHER CONSPIRATORS
11. Various persons not named as
defendants in this action have participated as
conspirators with Defendants in the offenses
alleged and have performed acts and made
statements in furtherance of the alleged
conspiracies.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and Clean Air Act
On January 14, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District
of the Virgin Islands in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Government of the Virgin Islands, et al., Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-48.
In this action the United States seeks, among other things,
injunctive relief and civil penalties for the failure by the Government
of the Virgin Islands (``GVI'') and the Virgin Islands Waste Management
Authority (``WMA'') to operate the Anguilla Landfill on St. Croix in
compliance with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (``RCRA'')
and the Clean Air Act (``CAA''). The proposed Consent Decree provides
for the GVI and WMA to: (a) Operate and maintain the landfill in
accordance with RCRA; (b) construct and operate a landfill gas
collection and combustion system (GCCS); (c) construct and operate a
storm water collection system; (d) install groundwater monitoring
wells; (e) implement closure of the landfill in phases beginning in
2014; (f) remove and dispose of off-site used tires remaining at the
landfill; (g) remove and dispose of off-site scrap metal remaining at
the landfill; (h) remediate the soils in the former scrap metal storage
area; (i) construct and operate a scrap metal management facility; (j)
implement a waste diversion/recycling program; and (k) pay a civil
penalty of $50,000.
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 United States v. Government of the Virgin Islands, et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08776. All comments must be submitted no
later than 30 days after the publication date of this notice. Comments
may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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By e-mail........................ 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 $11.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Ronald G. Gluck,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-01103 Filed 1-18-13; 8:45 am]
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