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facility. The Consent Decree also
provides that Innophos will pay a
$1,398,000 civil penalty, half of which
will be payable to the United States and
half to LDEQ.
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 of America and Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality
vs. Innophos, Inc.., D.J. Ref. No. 90–7–
1–08688. All comments must be
submitted no later than forty-five (45)
days after the publication date of this
notice. Comments may be submitted
either by email or by mail:
To submit comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail ...................
pubcommentees.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.
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 $11.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent
Decree, payable to the United States
Treasury.
Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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[Attorney General Order No. 3824–2017]
Judicial Redress Act of 2015; Attorney
General Designations
Office of the Attorney General;
United States Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice of designation by the
Attorney General of ‘‘covered countries’’
and ‘‘designated Federal agencies or
components’’.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Judicial Redress Act of 2015, relating to
the extension of certain Privacy Act
remedies to citizens of designated
countries, notice is given that the
Attorney General has designated 26
countries and 1 regional economic
integration organization, as set forth
below, as ‘‘covered countries.’’ Notice is
also given that the United States
anticipates designating additional EU
member countries as soon as
practicable. In addition, notice is given
that the Attorney General has
designated four Federal agencies and
nine components of other Federal
agencies, as set forth below, as
‘‘designated Federal agencies or
components.’’
DATES: The designations herein are
effective on February 1, 2017, the date
of entry into force of the U.S.-EU Data
Protection and Privacy Agreement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kenneth Harris, Acting Deputy Director,
Office of International Affairs, Criminal
Division, United States Department of
Justice, 1301 New York Avenue, Suite
900, Washington, DC 20005, 202–514–
0080.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 2, 2016, the European Union
(the ‘‘EU’’) undertook the final steps
necessary under EU law to approve an
executive agreement between the United
States (the ‘‘U.S.’’) and the EU (the
‘‘Parties’’) relating to privacy protections
for personal information transferred
between the U.S., the EU, and the EU
Member States for the prevention,
detection, investigation, or prosecution
of criminal offenses. The Agreement,
commonly known in the United States
as the Data Protection and Privacy
Agreement (the ‘‘DPPA’’), establishes a
set of protections that the Parties are to
apply to personal information
exchanged for the purpose of
preventing, detecting, investigating, or
prosecuting criminal offenses. Article 19
of the DPPA establishes an obligation
for the Parties to provide, in their
domestic law, specific judicial redress
rights to each other’s citizens. The
Judicial Redress Act, Public Law 114–
126, 130 Stat. 282 (5 U.S.C. 552a note),
is implementing legislation for Article
19.
SUMMARY:
Determinations and Designations
Pursuant to Section 2(d)(1)
For purposes of implementing section
2(d)(1) of the Judicial Redress Act:
(1) The Attorney General has
determined that the countries and the
regional economic integration
organization listed below have entered
into an agreement with the United
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States that provides for appropriate
privacy protections for information
shared for the purpose of preventing,
investigating, detecting, or prosecuting
criminal offenses; to wit, the DPPA;
(2) The Attorney General has
determined that the country or regional
economic integration organization, or
member country of such organization,
permits the transfer of personal data for
commercial purposes between the
territory of that country or regional
economic organization and the territory
of the United States, through an
agreement with the United States or
otherwise;
(3) The Attorney General has certified
that the policies regarding the transfer of
personal data for commercial purposes
and related actions of the countries and
the regional economic integration
organization, or member countries of
such organization, listed below, do not
materially impede the national security
interests of the United States; and
(4) The Attorney General has obtained
the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and
the Secretary of Homeland Security to
designate the following regional
economic integration organization and
countries as a ‘‘covered country’’:
(a) Designation as a ‘‘covered
country.’’ The following regional
economic integration organization and
countries have each been designated as
a ‘‘covered country,’’ effective on
February 1, 2017, the date of the DPPA’s
entry into force:
1. European Union;
2. Austria;
3. Belgium;
4. Bulgaria;
5. Croatia;
6. Republic of Cyprus;
7. Czech Republic;
8. Estonia;
9. Finland;
10. France;
11. Germany;
12. Greece;
13. Hungary;
14. Ireland;
15. Italy;
16. Latvia;
17. Lithuania;
18. Luxembourg;
19. Malta;
20. Netherlands;
21. Poland;
22. Portugal;
23. Romania;
24. Slovakia;
25. Slovenia;
26. Spain; and
27. Sweden.
(b) Anticipated designation as a
‘‘covered country’’ as soon as
practicable. With respect to three
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countries, Denmark, Ireland, and the
United Kingdom, Article 27 of the DPPA
excludes them from coverage unless the
European Commission notifies the
United States that Denmark, Ireland, or
the United Kingdom has decided that
the DPPA applies to its State. The EU
has notified the United States that
Ireland has agreed that the DPPA
applies to it, and Ireland has been
designated as a ‘‘covered country’’
above. With respect to Denmark and the
United Kingdom, the Department of
Justice intends to move promptly to
designate each of those countries as a
‘‘covered country’’ on receiving notice,
in accordance with the provisions of
Article 27 of the DPPA, that the country
has decided that the DPPA applies to it.
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Determinations and Designations
Pursuant to Section 2(e)(1)
Scope of EU Designation
For purposes of implementing section
2(e) of the Judicial Redress Act:
(1) The Attorney General has
determined that information exchanged
by the Federal agencies or components
listed below with the above-designated
countries and regional economic
integration organization is within the
scope of the DPPA;
(2) The Attorney General has obtained
the concurrence of the head of the
relevant agency, or of the head of the
agency to which the component
belongs, as needed, for the following
‘‘designated Federal agency or
component’’ designations:
(a) Designation of Federal agencies as
a ‘‘designated Federal agency or
component.’’ The following Federal
agencies, and all of their respective
components, have each been designated
as a ‘‘designated Federal agency or
component,’’ effective on February 1,
2017, the date of the DPPA’s entry into
force:
1. United States Department of
Justice;
2. United States Department of
Homeland Security;
3. United States Securities and
Exchange Commission; and
4. United States Commodity Futures
Trading Commission.
(b) Designation of individual
components of Federal agencies as a
‘‘designated Federal agency or
component.’’ The following components
of a Federal agency have each been
designated as a ‘‘designated Federal
agency or component,’’ effective on
February 1, 2017, the date of the DPPA’s
entry into force:
1. Bureau of Diplomatic Security,
United States Department of State;
2. Office of the Inspector General,
United States Department of State;
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3. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau, United States Department
of the Treasury;
4. Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, Department of the Treasury;
5. Internal Revenue Service, Division
of Criminal Investigation, Department of
the Treasury;
6. Office of Foreign Assets Control,
United States Department of the
Treasury;
7. Office of the Inspector General,
United States Department of the
Treasury;
8. Office of the Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration, United
States Department of the Treasury; and
9. Special Inspector General for the
Troubled Asset Relief Program, United
States Department of the Treasury.
Designation of the European Union as
a ‘‘covered country’’ is intended to
ensure that records transferred by
European Union institutional
components, such as Europol, Eurojust,
and OLAF (the European Antifraud
Office), are treated as ‘‘covered records’’
pursuant to section 2(h)(4) of the
Judicial Redress Act. Designation of the
European Union as a ‘‘covered country’’
is not intended to, and does not,
constitute designation of its member
states as covered countries.
Non-Retroactivity
It is intended that no cause of action
shall be afforded by the Judicial Redress
Act retroactively with respect to any
record transferred prior to the date of
the DPPA’s entry into force on February
1, 2017.
Non-Reviewable Determination
In accordance with section 2(f) of the
Judicial Redress Act, the determinations
by the Attorney General described in
this notice shall not be subject to
judicial or administrative review.
Dated: January 17, 2017.
Loretta E. Lynch,
Attorney General.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On January 13, 2017, the Department
of Justice lodged a Consent Decree with
the United States District Court for the
District of Columbia to resolve a claim
under Section 309(b) and (d) of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and
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(d) filed against Potomac Electric Power
Company (Pepco) in United States et al.
v. Pepco, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv01845, in which the United States
alleged violations of the effluent
limitations for metals and total
suspended solids in Pepco’s National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(‘‘NPDES’’) permit for Pepco’s Benning
Street facility. The proposed consent
decree obligates Pepco to put into place
best management practices to address its
stormwater discharges, including
stormwater control devices to be
inserted into drains and inlets; regular
inspections and housekeeping;
maintenance; training, and similar
measures. Pepco also will design and
install in-pipe treatment systems in
targeted areas, to be put into place no
later than December 31, 2017. Under the
consent decree, Pepco also will pay a
civil penalty of $1.6 million, and design
and perform a mitigation project to
eliminate discharges from Outfall 101. If
Pepco fails to implement the mitigation
project, it must pay a stipulated penalty
of $500,000.
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 et al. v. Pepco, Civil
Action No. 1:15-cv-01845, DOJ number
90–5–1–1–11336. All comments must be
submitted no later than 30 days after the
publication date of this notice.
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,
D.C. 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.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 $ 16.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[Attorney General Order No. 3824-2017]
Judicial Redress Act of 2015; Attorney General Designations
AGENCY: Office of the Attorney General; United States Department of
Justice.
ACTION: Notice of designation by the Attorney General of ``covered
countries'' and ``designated Federal agencies or components''.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Judicial Redress Act of 2015, relating
to the extension of certain Privacy Act remedies to citizens of
designated countries, notice is given that the Attorney General has
designated 26 countries and 1 regional economic integration
organization, as set forth below, as ``covered countries.'' Notice is
also given that the United States anticipates designating additional EU
member countries as soon as practicable. In addition, notice is given
that the Attorney General has designated four Federal agencies and nine
components of other Federal agencies, as set forth below, as
``designated Federal agencies or components.''
DATES: The designations herein are effective on February 1, 2017, the
date of entry into force of the U.S.-EU Data Protection and Privacy
Agreement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Harris, Acting Deputy
Director, Office of International Affairs, Criminal Division, United
States Department of Justice, 1301 New York Avenue, Suite 900,
Washington, DC 20005, 202-514-0080.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 2, 2016, the European Union (the
``EU'') undertook the final steps necessary under EU law to approve an
executive agreement between the United States (the ``U.S.'') and the EU
(the ``Parties'') relating to privacy protections for personal
information transferred between the U.S., the EU, and the EU Member
States for the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of
criminal offenses. The Agreement, commonly known in the United States
as the Data Protection and Privacy Agreement (the ``DPPA''),
establishes a set of protections that the Parties are to apply to
personal information exchanged for the purpose of preventing,
detecting, investigating, or prosecuting criminal offenses. Article 19
of the DPPA establishes an obligation for the Parties to provide, in
their domestic law, specific judicial redress rights to each other's
citizens. The Judicial Redress Act, Public Law 114-126, 130 Stat. 282
(5 U.S.C. 552a note), is implementing legislation for Article 19.
Determinations and Designations Pursuant to Section 2(d)(1)
For purposes of implementing section 2(d)(1) of the Judicial
Redress Act:
(1) The Attorney General has determined that the countries and the
regional economic integration organization listed below have entered
into an agreement with the United States that provides for appropriate
privacy protections for information shared for the purpose of
preventing, investigating, detecting, or prosecuting criminal offenses;
to wit, the DPPA;
(2) The Attorney General has determined that the country or
regional economic integration organization, or member country of such
organization, permits the transfer of personal data for commercial
purposes between the territory of that country or regional economic
organization and the territory of the United States, through an
agreement with the United States or otherwise;
(3) The Attorney General has certified that the policies regarding
the transfer of personal data for commercial purposes and related
actions of the countries and the regional economic integration
organization, or member countries of such organization, listed below,
do not materially impede the national security interests of the United
States; and
(4) The Attorney General has obtained the concurrence of the
Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security to designate the following regional economic
integration organization and countries as a ``covered country'':
(a) Designation as a ``covered country.'' The following regional
economic integration organization and countries have each been
designated as a ``covered country,'' effective on February 1, 2017, the
date of the DPPA's entry into force:
1. European Union;
2. Austria;
3. Belgium;
4. Bulgaria;
5. Croatia;
6. Republic of Cyprus;
7. Czech Republic;
8. Estonia;
9. Finland;
10. France;
11. Germany;
12. Greece;
13. Hungary;
14. Ireland;
15. Italy;
16. Latvia;
17. Lithuania;
18. Luxembourg;
19. Malta;
20. Netherlands;
21. Poland;
22. Portugal;
23. Romania;
24. Slovakia;
25. Slovenia;
26. Spain; and
27. Sweden.
(b) Anticipated designation as a ``covered country'' as soon as
practicable. With respect to three
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countries, Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, Article 27 of the
DPPA excludes them from coverage unless the European Commission
notifies the United States that Denmark, Ireland, or the United Kingdom
has decided that the DPPA applies to its State. The EU has notified the
United States that Ireland has agreed that the DPPA applies to it, and
Ireland has been designated as a ``covered country'' above. With
respect to Denmark and the United Kingdom, the Department of Justice
intends to move promptly to designate each of those countries as a
``covered country'' on receiving notice, in accordance with the
provisions of Article 27 of the DPPA, that the country has decided that
the DPPA applies to it.
Determinations and Designations Pursuant to Section 2(e)(1)
For purposes of implementing section 2(e) of the Judicial Redress
Act:
(1) The Attorney General has determined that information exchanged
by the Federal agencies or components listed below with the above-
designated countries and regional economic integration organization is
within the scope of the DPPA;
(2) The Attorney General has obtained the concurrence of the head
of the relevant agency, or of the head of the agency to which the
component belongs, as needed, for the following ``designated Federal
agency or component'' designations:
(a) Designation of Federal agencies as a ``designated Federal
agency or component.'' The following Federal agencies, and all of their
respective components, have each been designated as a ``designated
Federal agency or component,'' effective on February 1, 2017, the date
of the DPPA's entry into force:
1. United States Department of Justice;
2. United States Department of Homeland Security;
3. United States Securities and Exchange Commission; and
4. United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(b) Designation of individual components of Federal agencies as a
``designated Federal agency or component.'' The following components of
a Federal agency have each been designated as a ``designated Federal
agency or component,'' effective on February 1, 2017, the date of the
DPPA's entry into force:
1. Bureau of Diplomatic Security, United States Department of
State;
2. Office of the Inspector General, United States Department of
State;
3. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, United States
Department of the Treasury;
4. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the
Treasury;
5. Internal Revenue Service, Division of Criminal Investigation,
Department of the Treasury;
6. Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of
the Treasury;
7. Office of the Inspector General, United States Department of the
Treasury;
8. Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration,
United States Department of the Treasury; and
9. Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program,
United States Department of the Treasury.
Scope of EU Designation
Designation of the European Union as a ``covered country'' is
intended to ensure that records transferred by European Union
institutional components, such as Europol, Eurojust, and OLAF (the
European Antifraud Office), are treated as ``covered records'' pursuant
to section 2(h)(4) of the Judicial Redress Act. Designation of the
European Union as a ``covered country'' is not intended to, and does
not, constitute designation of its member states as covered countries.
Non-Retroactivity
It is intended that no cause of action shall be afforded by the
Judicial Redress Act retroactively with respect to any record
transferred prior to the date of the DPPA's entry into force on
February 1, 2017.
Non-Reviewable Determination
In accordance with section 2(f) of the Judicial Redress Act, the
determinations by the Attorney General described in this notice shall
not be subject to judicial or administrative review.
Dated: January 17, 2017.
Loretta E. Lynch,
Attorney General.
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