Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 69855 [2016-24301]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 195 / Friday, October 7, 2016 / Notices permitting electronic submission of responses. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1190–0001] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved Collection Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-day notice. AGENCY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, Voting Section 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. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until December 6, 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 Robert S. Berman, Deputy Chief, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, 7243 NWB, (phone: 202–514–8690). 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: —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Civil Rights Division, 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., mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:36 Oct 06, 2016 Jkt 241001 Overview of This Information Collection 1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently approved collection. 2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: None (Civil Rights Division). 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government. Other: None. Abstract: Jurisdictions specially covered under the Voting Rights Act are required to comply with Sections 3 or 5 of the Act before they may implement any change in a standard, practice, or procedure affecting voting. One option for such compliance is to submit that change to Attorney General for review and establish that the proposed voting changes are not racially discriminatory. The procedures facilitate the provision of information that will enable the Attorney General to make the required determination. 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 1 respondent will complete each form within approximately 3.0 hours. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this collection is 3.0 total 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. Dated: October 4, 2016. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2016–24301 Filed 10–6–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–13–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On September 30, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree and Judgment (‘‘Consent PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 69855 Decree’’) with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. The New York Racing Association, Inc., Civil Action No. CV– 16–5442. The United States filed a complaint in this action on the same day that the consent decree was lodged with the Court. The defendant is The New York Racing Association, Inc. (‘‘Defendant’’), located at 110–00 Rockaway Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, 11417. The complaint arises out of Defendant’s operation of Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York, where it races, boards and feeds horses. The complaint alleges that Defendant, in the course of operation of Aqueduct Racetrack, violated the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1319(b) and (d), and 33 U.S.C. 1342, as well as the conditions of Defendant’s concentrated animal feeding operations General Permit issued under New York’s State Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (‘‘SPDES’’) by discharging process wastewater, including animal wash water containing detergent, manure, and feed waste, into New York City’s and New York State’s storm sewer systems, which then flowed to tributaries of Jamaica Bay, which are navigable waters of the United States. The Complaint alleges claims for relief based on the following violations: (1) Unauthorized discharges of pollutants in violation of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a); (2) unauthorized discharge of process wastewater to surface waters in violation of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), and Defendant’s SPDES Permit; and (3) insufficient action to ensure clean water was excluded from concentrated waste areas in violation of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), and Defendant’s SPDES and Concentrated Animal Feed Operations General Permits. The Consent Decree provides for Defendant to pay a $150,000 civil penalty and to perform injunctive relief, including: (1) Implementing procedures to ensure that no discharges occur; (2) installing a ‘‘telemetry’’ system in manholes to alert employees of dry weather flows in the sewer system; and (3) creating a Web site page that makes stormwater-related information available to the public. Defendant implemented some injunctive relief prior to the lodging of the Consent Decree, including construction of special horse wash stalls that are connected to the sanitary sewer, and capping and disabling external hydrants that are located near storm drains. The Consent Decree further requires Defendant to implement a Supplemental Environmental Project at Defendant’s E:\FR\FM\07OCN1.SGM 07OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OMB Number 1190-0001]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection 
eComments Requested; Extension Without Change, of a Previously Approved 
Collection Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting 
Rights Act of 1965

AGENCY: Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice.

ACTION: 60-day notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, Voting 
Section 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.

DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until 
December 6, 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 
Robert S. Berman, Deputy Chief, Department of Justice, Civil Rights 
Division, Voting Section, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, 7243 NWB, (phone: 
202-514-8690).

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:

--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Civil Rights 
Division, 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.

Overview of This Information Collection

    1. Type of Information Collection: Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Procedures for the 
Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
    3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of 
the Department sponsoring the collection: None (Civil Rights Division).
    4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as 
well as a brief abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal Government. 
Other: None. Abstract: Jurisdictions specially covered under the Voting 
Rights Act are required to comply with Sections 3 or 5 of the Act 
before they may implement any change in a standard, practice, or 
procedure affecting voting. One option for such compliance is to submit 
that change to Attorney General for review and establish that the 
proposed voting changes are not racially discriminatory. The procedures 
facilitate the provision of information that will enable the Attorney 
General to make the required determination.
    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 1 respondent will complete each form within approximately 3.0 
hours.
    6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated 
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this 
collection is 3.0 total 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.

    Dated: October 4, 2016.
Jerri Murray,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2016-24301 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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