Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act, 62536-62537 [2016-21693]
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public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—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;
—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;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
—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.
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Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Applicant Information Form.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
1–783.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals. This
collection is necessary for individuals to
request a copy of their personal
identification record to review it or to
obtain a change, correction, or an
update to the record.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: Annually, the FBI receives
275,000 identification requests,
therefore there are 275,000 respondents.
The form requires 3 minutes to
complete.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are an estimated
13,750 total annual burden hours
associated with this collection.
If additional information is required
contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
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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 Clean Water
Act and the Oil Pollution Act
On July 20, 2016, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Western District of
Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Enbridge Energy, Limited
Partnership, et al., Civil Action No.
1:16–cv–914. The United States
published a notice advising the public
of an opportunity to submit public
comments on the proposed settlement
during a 30-day period. 81 FR 142 (July
25, 2016). During the public comment
period, several commenters requested
extension of the comment period. The
United States is extending the comment
period through October 21, 2016 to
allow time for interested persons to
submit additional or supplemental
comments on the proposed Consent
Decree.
The Complaint in this action asserts
claims against Enbridge Energy, Limited
Partnership and eight related Enbridge
entities (‘‘Enbridge’’) arising from two
separate oil transmission pipeline
failures that resulted in discharges of oil
to waters of the United States and
adjoining shorelines. One of these
pipeline failures occurred on July 25,
2010 near Marshall, Michigan on a
pipeline known as Line 6B, and resulted
in discharges of oil to Talmadge Creek,
a large stretch the Kalamazoo River, and
adjoining shorelines. The other pipeline
failure occurred on or about September
9, 2010 in Romeoville, Illinois on a
pipeline known as Line 6A, and
resulted in discharges of oil primarily to
an unnamed tributary to the Des Plaines
River, a retention pond, and adjoining
shorelines. The proposed Complaint
seeks injunctive relief and civil
penalties under Sections 309 and 311 of
the Clean Water Act, as amended, 33
U.S.C. 1319 and 1321, for both the
Marshall, Michigan and the Romeoville,
Illinois oil spills. In addition, under
Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act, as
amended, 33 U.S.C. 2702, the Complaint
seeks to recover from Defendants all
unreimbursed removal costs incurred
and to be incurred by the United States
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in connection with the Marshall,
Michigan oil spill.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Enbridge will pay a civil penalty of $61
million for the Marshall, Michigan oil
spill, and an additional $1 million for
the Romeoville, Illinois oil spill. In
addition, Enbridge will pay over $5.4
million in unreimbursed federal
removal costs that the Oil Spill Liability
Trust Fund (‘‘Fund’’) paid in connection
with the Marshall, Michigan oil spill
through October 1, 2015, and Enbridge
will pay all additional removal costs
consistent with the National
Contingency Plan that are paid by the
Fund after October 1, 2015 in
connection with the Marshall, Michigan
oil spill. Prior to the Consent Decree, the
United States billed Enbridge for
additional federal removal costs
incurred in connection with both the
Marshall, Michigan oil spill and the
Romeoville, Illinois oil spill, and
Enbridge paid all amounts billed for that
spill. Finally, the proposed Consent
Decree includes an extensive program of
injunctive relief, including a series of
measures designed to (1) reduce the
potential for future pipeline failures that
could result in unlawful discharges
from Enbridge’s Lakehead System
pipelines, (2) improve leak detection
capabilities and Enbridge’s response to
situations that could indicate potential
pipeline failures, and (3) improve
Enbridge’s emergency response and
preparedness capabilities to better
address any future spills that might
occur.
The publication of this notice extends
the period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree through
October 21, 2016. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Enbridge Energy,
Limited Partnership, et al., D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–1–1–10099. All comments must be
submitted no later than October 21,
2016. 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.
By mail ...........
During the public comment period,
the proposed 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
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proposed 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.
You may request a paper copy of the
Consent Decree with or without
Appendices. If requesting a copy of the
proposed Consent Decree with
Appendices, please enclose a check or
money order for $52.25 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost) payable to the
United States Treasury, for a copy of the
Consent Decree with Appendices. If
requesting a copy of the proposed
Consent Decree without Appendices,
please enclose a check or money order
for $42.25 payable to the United States
Treasury.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Special
Employment Under the Fair Labor
Standards Act
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Wage and Hour
Division (WHD) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) revision titled,
‘‘Special Employment Under the Fair
Labor Standards Act,’’ to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval for use in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (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 October 11, 2016.
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=201510-1235-001
(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–
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693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or sending an email to
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–WHD,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–
395–5806 (this is not a toll-free
number); or by email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Commenters are encouraged, but not
required, to send a courtesy copy of any
comments by mail or courier to the U.S.
Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Attn:
Departmental Information Compliance
Management Program, Room N1301,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210; or by email:
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at
202–693–4129, TTY 202–693–8064,
(these are not toll-free numbers) or
sending an email to
DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
seeks approval under the PRA for
revisions to the Special Employment
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) information collection. FLSA
special employment provisions relate to
restrictions on industrial homework and
to the use of special certificates that
allow for the employment of categories
of workers who may be paid less than
the statutory minimum wage to the
extent necessary to prevent curtailment
of their employment opportunities. This
information collection has been
classified as a revision, because of
changes to Forms WH–226 and WH–
226A that relate to the authorization to
pay subminimum wages to workers with
disabilities. The changes will allow the
WHD more effectively and efficiently to
fulfill its statutory directive to oversee
and enforce the FLSA section 14(c)
certificate program, including the new
conditions introduced to section 14(c)
certificate holders pursuant to the
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act. FLSA sections 11 and 14 authorize
this information collection. See 29
U.S.C. 211, 214.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless it is
approved by the OMB under the PRA
and displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
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law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid Control Number. See 5
CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL
obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under Control
Number 1235–0001. The current
approval is scheduled to expire on May
31, 2017; however, the DOL notes that
existing information collection
requirements submitted to the OMB
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review. New
requirements would only take effect
upon OMB approval. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on August 6, 2015 (80
FR 47004).
Interested parties are encouraged to
send comments to the OMB, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at
the address shown in the ADDRESSES
section within thirty (30) days of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. In order to help ensure
appropriate consideration, comments
should mention OMB Control Number
1235–0001. The OMB is particularly
interested in comments that:
• Evaluate 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;
• 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;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• 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.
Agency: DOL–WHD.
Title of Collection: Special
Employment Under the Fair Labor
Standards Act.
OMB Control Number: 1235–0001.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 338,107.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 1,345,307.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
693,807 hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act and the Oil Pollution Act
On July 20, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of Michigan in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Enbridge
Energy, Limited Partnership, et al., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-914. The
United States published a notice advising the public of an opportunity
to submit public comments on the proposed settlement during a 30-day
period. 81 FR 142 (July 25, 2016). During the public comment period,
several commenters requested extension of the comment period. The
United States is extending the comment period through October 21, 2016
to allow time for interested persons to submit additional or
supplemental comments on the proposed Consent Decree.
The Complaint in this action asserts claims against Enbridge
Energy, Limited Partnership and eight related Enbridge entities
(``Enbridge'') arising from two separate oil transmission pipeline
failures that resulted in discharges of oil to waters of the United
States and adjoining shorelines. One of these pipeline failures
occurred on July 25, 2010 near Marshall, Michigan on a pipeline known
as Line 6B, and resulted in discharges of oil to Talmadge Creek, a
large stretch the Kalamazoo River, and adjoining shorelines. The other
pipeline failure occurred on or about September 9, 2010 in Romeoville,
Illinois on a pipeline known as Line 6A, and resulted in discharges of
oil primarily to an unnamed tributary to the Des Plaines River, a
retention pond, and adjoining shorelines. The proposed Complaint seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties under Sections 309 and 311 of the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1319 and 1321, for both the
Marshall, Michigan and the Romeoville, Illinois oil spills. In
addition, under Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act, as amended, 33
U.S.C. 2702, the Complaint seeks to recover from Defendants all
unreimbursed removal costs incurred and to be incurred by the United
States in connection with the Marshall, Michigan oil spill.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, Enbridge will pay a civil
penalty of $61 million for the Marshall, Michigan oil spill, and an
additional $1 million for the Romeoville, Illinois oil spill. In
addition, Enbridge will pay over $5.4 million in unreimbursed federal
removal costs that the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (``Fund'') paid
in connection with the Marshall, Michigan oil spill through October 1,
2015, and Enbridge will pay all additional removal costs consistent
with the National Contingency Plan that are paid by the Fund after
October 1, 2015 in connection with the Marshall, Michigan oil spill.
Prior to the Consent Decree, the United States billed Enbridge for
additional federal removal costs incurred in connection with both the
Marshall, Michigan oil spill and the Romeoville, Illinois oil spill,
and Enbridge paid all amounts billed for that spill. Finally, the
proposed Consent Decree includes an extensive program of injunctive
relief, including a series of measures designed to (1) reduce the
potential for future pipeline failures that could result in unlawful
discharges from Enbridge's Lakehead System pipelines, (2) improve leak
detection capabilities and Enbridge's response to situations that could
indicate potential pipeline failures, and (3) improve Enbridge's
emergency response and preparedness capabilities to better address any
future spills that might occur.
The publication of this notice extends the period for public
comment on the proposed Consent Decree through October 21, 2016.
Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United
States v. Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, et al., D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-1-1-10099. All comments must be submitted no later than October
21, 2016. 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 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
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proposed 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.
You may request a paper copy of the Consent Decree with or without
Appendices. If requesting a copy of the proposed Consent Decree with
Appendices, please enclose a check or money order for $52.25 (25 cents
per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury, for
a copy of the Consent Decree with Appendices. If requesting a copy of
the proposed Consent Decree without Appendices, please enclose a check
or money order for $42.25 payable to the United States Treasury.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-21693 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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