Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 24010 [2014-09709]

Download as PDF 24010 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 82 / Tuesday, April 29, 2014 / Notices Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted Program, Analysis of Officers Accidentally Killed (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the department sponsoring the collection: Forms 1–701 and 1–701a; Criminal Justice Information Services Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: City, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies. Under Title 28, U.S. Code, Section 534, Acquisition, Preservation, and Exchange of Identification Records; Appointment of Officials this collection requests the number of officers killed or assaulted from city, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies in order for the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program to serve as the national clearinghouse for the collection and dissemination of law enforcement officer death/assault data and to publish these statistics in Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: There are approximately 184 law enforcement agency respondents; calculated estimates indicate 1 hour per report. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with this collection: There are approximately 184 hours, annual burden, associated with this information collection. If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., Room 3E.405B Washington, DC 20530. Chromatex, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 91–1501. This action involves the claim of the United States on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for payment of its unreimbursed response costs incurred on or after October 27, 1993, in response to releases and/or threatened releases of hazardous substances at the Valmont TCE Superfund Site in Hazelton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (‘‘Site’’). Judgment for response costs incurred prior to October 27, 1993, was previously entered against the former individual partners of the Valmont Group and Chromatex, Inc. (collectively, Defendants’’) on February 9, 1994. Under the proposed Consent Judgment, Defendants agree to pay $2,225,000 to resolve the United States’ claim for response costs incurred at the Site on or after October 27, 1993. 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. Chromatex, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 91–1501, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–863. 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 ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Dated: April 23, 2014. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, United States Department of Justice. By mail ......... [FR Doc. 2014–09659 Filed 4–28–14; 8:45 am] During the public comment period, the proposed 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 proposed Consent Decree and Stipulated Judgment and Permanent Injunction 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 $13.75 (25 cents per page BILLING CODE 4410–02–P sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act On April 18, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Judgment with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in United States v. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:56 Apr 28, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Robert Brook, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2014–09709 Filed 4–28–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean Air Act In accordance with Department policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that on April 23, 2014, a Consent Decree in United States v. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (‘‘VIWAPA’’), Civil Action No. 2–13– CV–00028, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix Division. The Consent Decree resolves Clean Air Act violations alleged in the Amended Complaint filed by the United States on July 9, 2013. The violations alleged in the Amended Complaint concern VIWAPA’s failure to properly operate and/or maintain its water injection systems on its gas turbine units, violation of its PM 10 emissions limits for gas turbine unit 19, failure to perform required audits and maintain required quality data availability, failure to properly operate and calibrate the continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) for NOX and Co, and failure to properly record emissions and non-compliance. The Consent Decree requires VIWAPA to improve its overall operations and maintenance at the St. Croix facility by implementing revised standard operating procedures, a spare parts program to minimize downtime in case of equipment failure, enhanced training and third party and self audits of the water injection system and continuous monitoring systems. The Consent Decree also requires a $700,000 penalty to be paid within two years of the Effective Date of the Consent Decree. The penalty amount was based upon VIWAPA’s limited financial ability to pay a penalty. 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 for the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, DOJ Ref. # 90–5–2–1– 10441. E:\FR\FM\29APN1.SGM 29APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 24010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09709]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Judgment Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act

    On April 18, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Judgment with the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Pennsylvania in United States v. Chromatex, Inc., et al., 
Civil Action No. 91-1501.
    This action involves the claim of the United States on behalf of 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') under 
Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), for 
payment of its unreimbursed response costs incurred on or after October 
27, 1993, in response to releases and/or threatened releases of 
hazardous substances at the Valmont TCE Superfund Site in Hazelton, 
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (``Site''). Judgment for response costs 
incurred prior to October 27, 1993, was previously entered against the 
former individual partners of the Valmont Group and Chromatex, Inc. 
(collectively, Defendants'') on February 9, 1994. Under the proposed 
Consent Judgment, Defendants agree to pay $2,225,000 to resolve the 
United States' claim for response costs incurred at the Site on or 
after October 27, 1993.
    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. Chromatex, Inc., et al., Civil 
Action No. 91-1501, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-863. 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 proposed 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 proposed Consent Decree and Stipulated Judgment and Permanent 
Injunction 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 $13.75 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-09709 Filed 4-28-14; 8:45 am]
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