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such findings, and may result in the
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
and desist order or both directed against
the respondent.
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 10, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
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usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On July 8, 2015 the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Wyoming in the
lawsuit entitled United States v.
Cottonwood Creek, Inc., Civil Action
No. 2:15-cv-00108–SWS.
In this matter the United States file a
Complaint which alleges violations of
sections 301(a) and 311(b)(3) of the
Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C.
1311(a) and 1321(b)(3), arising in part
from a March 2010 discharge of
approximately 162 barrels of oil into an
unnamed tributary of the Nowood River
from a leak in a pipeline at Cottonwood
Creek, Inc.’s onshore pumping facility
located in Big Horn County, Wyoming.
The Complaint further alleges that
Cottonwood Creek had an inadequate
Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure Plan in violation of
CWA section 311(b)(7)(C), 33 U.S.C.
1321(b)(7)(C), and 40 CFR part 112, and
also lacked a Facility Response Plan in
violation of CWA sections 311(j)(5)(A)(i)
and (C)(iv), 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)(A)(i)
and (C)(iv), and 40 CFR part 112. The
proposed Consent Decree resolves all
matters alleged in the Complaint for a
civil penalty payment of $170,000.
Cottonwood Creek Inc. no longer owns
the facility. Because the cause of the
discharge was promptly corrected and
the discharge was adequately
remediated, and since the
Environmental Protection Agency
approved a FRP for the facility, no
injunctive relief is required under the
proposed settlement.
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. Cottonwood Creek, Inc.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11197. All
comments must be submitted no later
than thirty (30) days after the
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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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
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 $4.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. There are no exhibits
attached to the Consent Decree.
Bob Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Longshore and Harbor
Workers’ Compensation Proposed
Extension of Existing Collection;
Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Office
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of Workers’ Compensation (OWCP) is
soliciting comments concerning the
proposed collection: Waiver of Service
by Registered or Certified Mail for
Employers and/or Insurance Carriers
(LS–801) and Waiver of Service by
Registered or Certified Mail for
Claimants and Authorized
Representatives (LS–802). A copy of the
proposed information collection request
can be obtained by contacting the office
listed below in the address section of
this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
September 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3323, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone/fax (202) 354–
9647, Email ferguson.yoon@dol.gov.
Please use only one method of
transmission for comments (mail or
Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP) administers the
Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA). The Act
provides benefits to workers’ injured in
maritime employment on the navigable
waters of the United States or in an
adjoining area customarily used by an
employer in loading, unloading,
repairing, or building a vessel. In
addition, several acts extend the
Longshore Act’s coverage to certain
other employees.
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’
Compensation Act (LHWCA), at 33
U.S.C. 919(e), requires that any order
rejecting or making an LHWCA award
(the compensation order) be filed in the
appropriate district director’s office of
the Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP), and that copies be
sent by registered or certified mail to the
claimant and the employer. The
implementing regulations at 20 CFR
702.349(b) allow parties and their
representatives to waive certified mail
service and consent to electronic service
instead. The compensation order
notifies Employers/Carriers that
payment of LHWCA compensation is
due within 10 days of filing. If
compensation is not paid within that
time frame, an additional 20% in
compensation must be paid [see
LHWCA § 914(f)].
The information collected will be
used by OWCP to more efficiently serve
compensation orders by email instead of
by registered or certified mail. Form LS–
801 will be completed by the employer/
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act
On July 8, 2015 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District Court for the District of
Wyoming in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Cottonwood Creek,
Inc., Civil Action No. 2:15-cv-00108-SWS.
In this matter the United States file a Complaint which alleges
violations of sections 301(a) and 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act
(``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a) and 1321(b)(3), arising in part from a
March 2010 discharge of approximately 162 barrels of oil into an
unnamed tributary of the Nowood River from a leak in a pipeline at
Cottonwood Creek, Inc.'s onshore pumping facility located in Big Horn
County, Wyoming. The Complaint further alleges that Cottonwood Creek
had an inadequate Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan in
violation of CWA section 311(b)(7)(C), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(7)(C), and 40
CFR part 112, and also lacked a Facility Response Plan in violation of
CWA sections 311(j)(5)(A)(i) and (C)(iv), 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(5)(A)(i)
and (C)(iv), and 40 CFR part 112. The proposed Consent Decree resolves
all matters alleged in the Complaint for a civil penalty payment of
$170,000. Cottonwood Creek Inc. no longer owns the facility. Because
the cause of the discharge was promptly corrected and the discharge was
adequately remediated, and since the Environmental Protection Agency
approved a FRP for the facility, no injunctive relief is required under
the proposed settlement.
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. Cottonwood Creek, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-1-1-11197. 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.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 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 $4.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. There are no
exhibits attached to the Consent Decree.
Bob Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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