Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 34359-34360 [2014-13885]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 115 / Monday, June 16, 2014 / Notices
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) 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.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
August 15, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Rachel Morgan, Statistician,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
St. NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email
Rachel.Morgan@usdoj.gov; telephone
202–307–0765).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
process is conducted in accordance with
5 CFR 1320.10. Written comments and
suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information 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 Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 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,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Evaluate whether and if so how
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
(4) 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
collection:
(1) Type of information collection:
Revision of currently approved
collection.
(2) The title of the Form/Collection:
School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the
National Crime Victimization Survey
(NCVS).
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Forms: SCS–1. Bureau of Justice
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(4) Affected public who will be asked
to respond, as well as a brief abstract:
Primary: The survey will be
administered to persons ages 12 to 18 in
NCVS sampled households in the
United States. The School Crime
Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime
Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects,
analyzes, publishes, and disseminates
statistics on the students’ victimization,
perceptions of school environment, and
safety at school.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Approximately 14,461
respondents between the ages of 12 and
18 will be eligible to complete an SCS
interview. This is an increase of 4,909
respondents from the 2013 SCS data
collection. Based on the 2013 SCS data
collection, we expect that the SCS will
take no longer than about 17.5 minutes
to administer. The majority of
respondents will complete the long SCS
interview (entire SCS questionnaire)
which will take an estimated 0.292
hours (17.52 minutes) to complete.
Based on the 2013 SCS data collection,
we expect the completion rate to be
51.7% for the long interview. The
remainder of the respondents will
complete the short interview (i.e. will be
screened out for not being in school),
which will take an estimated 0.047
hours (2.83 minutes) to complete. We
expect the completion rate to be 8.2%
for the short interview. This will
amount to a total increase in burden
response of 760 hours
(((4,909*0.517)*0.292) +
((4,909*0.082)*0.047))). Due to the
changes in the 2015 SCS instrument, we
anticipate a total decrease in burden of
89 hours. This is a net increase of 671
(760–89) hours in respondent burden
compared to the 2013 submitted total
respondent burden estimate of 1,773
hours. The total respondent burden is
approximately 2,444 (1,773+671) hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total respondent burden
is approximately 2,444 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., 3E.405B,
Washington, DC 20530.
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Dated: June 11, 2014.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
On June 9, 2014, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United
States and the State of Missouri v.
United States Steel Corporation, Civil
Action No. 14-cv 5078.
The Consent Decree settles claims
asserted in a Complaint filed against
United States Steel Corporation (USS)
by the United States, on behalf of DOI
in its capacity as trustee for federal
Natural Resources and the State of
Missouri, on behalf of the Missouri
Department of Natural Resources, in its
capacity as trustee for state Natural
Resources in Missouri, under Section
107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act and Section 644.096
RSMo of the Missouri Clean Water Law.
The Complaint alleges that USS is liable
for natural resource damages at the
Waco Designated Area of OronogoDuenweg Mining Belt Super Fund Site
located in Jasper County Missouri
resulting from the releases of hazardous
substances at properties owned and
operated by predecessors in interest to
USS. The Consent Decree requires USS
to pay natural resource damages in the
amount of $222,462.64 into a fund, to be
jointly administered by the United
States and State of Missouri, which will
be used to replace, restore or acquire the
equivalent of the injured and destroyed
natural resources for which USS is
responsible. USS will also reimburse the
governments’ past natural damage
assessment costs in the amount of
$35,432.62 to the United States and
$8,375.74 to the State of Missouri.
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 and State of Missouri v.
United States Steel, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
2–1081/7. Comments must be submitted
no later than thirty (30) days after the
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publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or 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.
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 $5.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
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Roy S. Schwartz; Decision and Order
On October 7, 2013, the Deputy
Assistant Administrator, Office of
Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
Administration, issued an Order to
Show Cause to Roy S. Schwartz, D.D.S.
(hereinafter, Registrant), of Tacoma,
Washington. The Show Cause Order
proposed the revocation of Registrant’s
DEA Certificate of Registration, which
authorizes him to dispense controlled
substances as a practitioner, and the
denial of any pending applications to
renew or modify his registration, on the
ground that his ‘‘continued registration
is inconsistent with the public interest.’’
GX 1, at 1.
More specifically, the Show Cause
Order alleged Registrant had procured
controlled substances for one Dr.
Raymond Wilkinson, who had
previously held a DEA registration but
which he had surrendered for cause,
and that Registrant distributed
controlled substances to Dr. Wilkinson
who used them to sedate a patient at
Registrant’s registered address. Id. at
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1–2. The Show Cause Order also alleged
Dr. Wilkinson removed the controlled
substances from Registrant’s registered
address and administered them ‘‘to
individuals with whom [Registrant] did
not establish a doctor patient
relationship.’’ Id. at 2 (citations
omitted).
Next, the Show Cause Order alleged
that Registrant had made ‘‘material false
and misleading statements to
investigators during the initial phase of
the investigation, including denying
[that he knew] where Dr. Wilkinson
obtained the controlled substances,
denying ordering controlled substances,
and stating that [he was] unfamiliar
with DEA Forms–222.’’ Id. The Order
then set forth various statements
Registrant allegedly made including that
on November 2, 2012, he told
Washington Department of Health
Investigators that he ‘‘did not know
where Dr. Wilkinson obtained
controlled substances and that [he]
never ordered controlled substances.’’
Id. Based on various statements
Registrant made to both Washington
State and DEA Investigators, the
Government also alleged that Registrant
had ‘‘turned a willful blind eye to the
diversion of controlled substances you
obtained using your own DEA
Certificate of Registration.’’ Id. at 3.
The Show Cause Order further alleged
that during an on-site inspection of his
registered location, DEA Investigators
found that Registrant: (1) Did not have
an initial or biennial inventory of
controlled substances; (2) failed to
properly document the receipt of
controlled substances on DEA Form
222s; (3) failed to maintain all invoices
of schedule II through V controlled
substances and/or ‘‘failed to maintain
. . . records in readily retrievable
form’’; and 4) failed to maintain
effective controls against diversion by
‘‘allowing Dr. Wilkinson to maintain
controlled substances in a locked
suitcase in an unlocked cabinet at an
unregistered location.’’ Id. at 3–4
(citations omitted). Finally, the Show
Cause Order alleged DEA Investigators
conducted an audit, which found that
Registrant had overages of two ampules
of 2 ml. fentanyl 50mcg/ml., ten
ampules of 5 ml fentanyl 50mcg/ml.,
and 131 vials of 2 ml. midazolam 1mg/
ml. Id. at 4.
On October 8, 2013, a DEA Diversion
Investigator (DI) personally served the
Show Cause Order on Registrant. GX 4.
While the Show Cause Order explained
that Registrant had the right to request
a hearing on the allegations, the
procedure for requesting a hearing (by
sending his request to the Hearing Clerk,
DEA Office of Administrative Law
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Judges, at a Springfield, Va., mailing
address) and that if he failed to do so
within 30 days of receipt of the Order,
he would ‘‘be deemed to have waived
[his] right to a hearing,’’ GX 1, at 4;
Registrant did nothing until November
20, 2013, when he wrote the DI (who
was located in Seattle, Washington)
requesting a continuance of the time for
him to respond to the Order. GX 5, at
3. On December 4, 2013, after the letter
to the DI was returned undelivered,
Registrant wrote the Hearing Clerk
requesting a continuance; this letter was
received on December 9, 2013, and the
matter was assigned to an
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ).
Thereafter, pursuant to the ALJ’s
order, the Government filed a notice of
service and a motion to terminate the
proceeding on the ground that
Registrant had neither timely requested
a hearing nor demonstrated good cause
for failing to do so. GX 8. While
Registrant claimed that he had
inadvertently mailed his letter to the DI
(as well as attached his previous letter
in which he asserted that he had
encountered difficulty finding an
attorney to represent him), GX 7, the
ALJ found that this did not establish
good cause. GX 9, at 9. The ALJ
therefore granted the Government’s
motion to terminate the proceeding.
Thereafter, the Government submitted
a Request for Final Agency Action to my
Office. Having reviewed the record, I
find that Registrant failed to timely
request a hearing and has failed to
demonstrate good cause to excuse his
untimely filing. Accordingly, I find that
Registrant has waived his right to a
hearing and issue this Decision and
Order based on the Investigative Record
submitted by the Government. I make
the following findings of fact.
Findings
Registrant is the holder of DEA
Certificate of Registration, pursuant to
which he is authorized to dispense
controlled substances in schedules II
through V, as a practitioner, at the
registered location of: 1901 S. Union
Ave, Suite B4008, Allenmore Medical
Center Building B, Tacoma, WA 98405–
1804. GX 3. His registration does not
expire until February 28, 2015. Id.
According to the affidavit of an
Investigator with the Washington
Department of Health (hereinafter,
DOH), the DOH received complaints
that one Dr. Raymond Wilkinson had
used expired fentanyl and ketamine to
perform conscious sedation on patients
at the University of Washington’s
Periodontics Clinic. GX 10, at 1.
However, the drugs (which are schedule
II and schedule III controlled substances
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On June 9, 2014, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States and the
State of Missouri v. United States Steel Corporation, Civil Action No.
14-cv 5078.
The Consent Decree settles claims asserted in a Complaint filed
against United States Steel Corporation (USS) by the United States, on
behalf of DOI in its capacity as trustee for federal Natural Resources
and the State of Missouri, on behalf of the Missouri Department of
Natural Resources, in its capacity as trustee for state Natural
Resources in Missouri, under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and Section
644.096 RSMo of the Missouri Clean Water Law. The Complaint alleges
that USS is liable for natural resource damages at the Waco Designated
Area of Oronogo-Duenweg Mining Belt Super Fund Site located in Jasper
County Missouri resulting from the releases of hazardous substances at
properties owned and operated by predecessors in interest to USS. The
Consent Decree requires USS to pay natural resource damages in the
amount of $222,462.64 into a fund, to be jointly administered by the
United States and State of Missouri, which will be used to replace,
restore or acquire the equivalent of the injured and destroyed natural
resources for which USS is responsible. USS will also reimburse the
governments' past natural damage assessment costs in the amount of
$35,432.62 to the United States and $8,375.74 to the State of Missouri.
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 and State of Missouri v. United States
Steel, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-1081/7. Comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the
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publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by
email or 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 $5.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-13885 Filed 6-13-14; 8:45 am]
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