Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Repsonse, Compensation, and Liability Act, 70839-70840 [2015-28850]

Download as PDF tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Notices Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 54594 on September 10, 2015, allowing for a 60 day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until January 15, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional 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 Jill Ptacek, Attorney, Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice, 450 Fifth Street NW., Suite 8000, Washington, DC 20530 (phone: 202– 307–6607). Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent to OIRA_submissions@ omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: —Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —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; —Whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; and —Whether the agency’s collection process minimizes 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: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2 The Title of the Form/Collection: Federal Coal Lease Reserves. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:47 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt 238001 3 The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form numbers are ATR–139 and ATR–140. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Antitrust Division. 4 Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Business or other for profit. Other: None. Abstract: The Department of Justice evaluates the competitive impact of issuances, transfers and exchanges of federal coal leases. These forms seek information regarding a prospective coal lessee’s existing coal reserves. The Department uses this information to determine whether the issuance, transfer or exchange of the federal coal lease is consistent with the antitrust laws. 5 An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: It is estimated that 20 respondents will complete each form, with each response taking approximately two hours. 6 An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are an estimated 40 annual burden hours associated with this collection, in total. 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. Dated: November 11, 2015. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. companies have gone out of business, changed their names, etc. The original Consent Decree, entered in 2001, resolved certain claims of the United States under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), in connection with the performance of the remedial design and remedial action (‘‘RD/RA’’) selected for the Tri-Cities Barrel Superfund Site, located in the Town of Fenton, Broome County, New York (the ‘‘Site’’), by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) in a Record of Decision executed March 31, 2000, and the reimbursement of response costs. The original Consent Decree required the active remediation of the soils, sediments and groundwater at the Site, with the soils and sediment remediation having now been completed. The Amendment to the Consent Decree is made necessary because EPA in 2011 issued a ROD Amendment which changes the active groundwater remediation to Monitoring Natural Attenuation (MNA). The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Amendment to Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, John C. Cruden and should refer to United States of America v. Amphenol Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–1514/1. 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: BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE To submit comments: Send them to: By email .................... [FR Doc. 2015–28931 Filed 11–13–15; 8:45 am] pubcommentees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611. By mail ...................... Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Repsonse, Compensation, and Liability Act On November 5, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Amendment to Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. Amphenol Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 3:01–CV–0637. The caption is different from the caption in the original Consent Decree since PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 70839 Sfmt 4703 During the public comment period, the Amendment to 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 Amendment to Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to: E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1 70840 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Notices Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $17.13 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury, if you are requesting the new Appendices to the Amendment, or $5.63 if you are only requesting the Amendment to the Consent Decree. Robert E. Maher Jr., Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2015–28850 Filed 11–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Aliens in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate for Range Occupations Through 2016 Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) of the Department of Labor (Department) is issuing this notice to announce the new Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H–2A workers) to perform herding or production of livestock on the range. AEWRs are the minimum wage rates the Department has determined must be offered and paid by employers to H–2A workers and workers in corresponding employment so that the wages of similarly employed U.S. workers will not be adversely affected. 20 CFR 655.100(b). In this notice, the Department announces the new AEWR for workers engaged in the herding or production of livestock on the range, as required by the methodology established in the Temporary Agricultural Employment of H–2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range in the United States, 80 FR 62958, 63067– 63068 (Oct. 16, 2015); 20 CFR 655.211. DATES: Effective Date: This notice is effective November 16, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William W. Thompson, II, Acting Administrator, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, U.S. Department of Labor, Room C–4312, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:47 Nov 13, 2015 Jkt 238001 Telephone: 202–693–3010 (this is not a toll-free number). Individuals with hearing or speech impairments may access the telephone number above via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service at 1–800– 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 16, 2015, the Department published regulations in the Federal Register establishing standards and procedures for employers seeking to hire foreign temporary agricultural workers for occupations involving the herding and production of livestock on the range. Temporary Agricultural Employment of H–2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range in the United States, 80 FR 62958 (Oct. 16, 2015) (H– 2A Herder Rule). Effective for all work performed on or after November 16, 2015, including for work certified under earlier special procedures, the H–2A Herder Rule requires employers to offer, advertise in recruitment and pay each worker employed under 20 CFR 655.200–655.235 a wage that is at least the highest of: (i) The monthly AEWR, (ii) the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage, or (iii) the applicable minimum wage imposed by Federal or State law or judicial action. 20 CFR 655.211(a)(1). Further, when the monthly AEWR is adjusted during a work contract, and is higher than both the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage and the applicable minimum wage imposed by Federal or State law or judicial action in effect at the time the work is performed, the employer must pay that adjusted monthly AEWR upon publication by the Department in the Federal Register. 20 CFR 655.211(a)(2). As provided in 20 CFR 655.211(c) of the H–2A Herder Rule, the methodology for establishing the monthly AEWR for range occupations in all states is based on the current Federal minimum wage ($7.25/hour) multiplied by 48 hours per week, and then multiplied by 4.333 weeks per month. In applying the transition wage rate methodology set forth under 20 CFR 655.211(d)(1), the Department is setting the initial national monthly AEWR at 80 percent of the full wage calculated using the H–2A Herder Rule methodology. Thus, the national monthly AEWR rate for all range occupations in the H–2A program is calculated at (7.25 × 48 × 4.333 × .80 = 1,206.31) or $1,206.31.1 1 Because less than two months remain in 2015, and the AEWR for workers engaged in the herding or production of livestock on the range announced in this notice applies through calendar year 2016 under 20 CFR 655.211(d), a separate notice will not be issued for 2016. Beginning with 2017, an updated AEWR will be published annually. PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Accordingly, any employer certified or seeking certification for range workers must pay each worker a wage that is at least the highest of the monthly AEWR of $1,206.31, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage, or the applicable minimum wage imposed by Federal or State legislation or judicial action, effective immediately. Given the mid-month effective date of the new AEWR, the prorated amount due for employers obligated to pay the new AEWR for work performed for the portion of November following the effective date is $603.15. Portia Wu, Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration. [FR Doc. 2015–28934 Filed 11–13–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FP–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Disclosures for Participant Directed Individual Account Plans ACTION: Notice. The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Disclosures for Participant Directed Individual Account Plans,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before December 16, 2015. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov Web site at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201510-1210-009 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request by mail or courier to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70839-70840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment to Consent Decree Under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Repsonse, Compensation, and Liability 
Act

    On November 5, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Amendment to Consent Decree with the United States District Court for 
the Northern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States 
of America v. Amphenol Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 3:01-CV-
0637. The caption is different from the caption in the original Consent 
Decree since companies have gone out of business, changed their names, 
etc.
    The original Consent Decree, entered in 2001, resolved certain 
claims of the United States under Sections 106 and 107(a) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980, as amended (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a), in 
connection with the performance of the remedial design and remedial 
action (``RD/RA'') selected for the Tri-Cities Barrel Superfund Site, 
located in the Town of Fenton, Broome County, New York (the ``Site''), 
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') in a 
Record of Decision executed March 31, 2000, and the reimbursement of 
response costs. The original Consent Decree required the active 
remediation of the soils, sediments and groundwater at the Site, with 
the soils and sediment remediation having now been completed. The 
Amendment to the Consent Decree is made necessary because EPA in 2011 
issued a ROD Amendment which changes the active groundwater remediation 
to Monitoring Natural Attenuation (MNA).
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Amendment to Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
John C. Cruden and should refer to United States of America v. Amphenol 
Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-1514/1. 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, D.C.
                                             20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Amendment to 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 Amendment to Consent Decree upon written request and 
payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and payment to:


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Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 
20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $17.13 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury, if you are 
requesting the new Appendices to the Amendment, or $5.63 if you are 
only requesting the Amendment to the Consent Decree.

Robert E. Maher Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-28850 Filed 11-13-15; 8:45 am]
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