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Products Liability Litigation, Case No:
MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC), partially
resolving Clean Air Act claims against
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., and
others, concerning certain noncompliant
2.0 and 3.0 liter diesel vehicles.
On January 4, 2016, the United States,
on behalf of the Environmental
Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), filed a
complaint against Volkswagen AG,
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.,
Volkswagen Group of America
Chattanooga Operations, LLC, and Audi
AG (the ‘‘VW Defendants’’), and Dr. Ing.
h.c. F. Porsche AG, and Porsche Cars
North America, Inc. (the ‘‘Porsche
Defendants’’) alleging that the
defendants violated Sections 203(a)(1),
(2), (3)(A), and (3)(B) of the Clean Air
Act (‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7522(a)(1), (2),
(3)(A), and (3)(B), with regard to
approximately 500,000 model year 2009
to 2015 motor vehicles containing 2.0
liter diesel engines (2.0 Liter Subject
Vehicles) and approximately 80,000
model year 2009 to 2016 motor vehicles
containing 3.0 liter diesel engines (3.0
Liter Subject Vehicles). An amended
complaint was filed on October 7, 2016.
The United States’ complaint (initial
and as amended) alleges that each 2.0
and 3.0 Liter Subject Vehicle contains
computer algorithms that are prohibited
defeat devices that cause the emissions
control system of those vehicles to
perform differently during normal
vehicle operation and use than during
emissions testing. The complaint alleges
that the defeat devices cause the
vehicles, during normal vehicle
operation and use, to emit levels of
oxides of nitrogen (‘‘NOX’’) significantly
in excess of EPA-compliant levels. The
complaint seeks, among other things,
injunctive relief to remedy the
violations, including mitigation of
excess NOX emissions, and civil
penalties.
The proposed Third Partial Consent
Decree (‘‘Decree’’) is entered into
between the United States and all
defendants. This Decree addresses
defendants’ liability under the Clean Air
Act for civil penalties and injunctive
relief to prevent similar violations in the
future. Under the Decree, the
Defendants must pay a civil penalty of
$1,450,000,000, with interest running
from the date of lodging, which resolves
the civil penalty claims of both EPA
and, pursuant to a separate agreement,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The VW Defendants and the Porsche
Defendants are also each required to
undertake a number of specific
corporate governance reforms and to
perform in-use testing of their vehicles
using a portable emissions measurement
system. In addition, the VW Defendants
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must retain an independent compliance
auditor for a three-year period to review
the VW Defendants’ compliance with
the Decree.
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Comments concerning the Decree
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Natural Resources Division and should
refer to In re: Volkswagen ‘‘Clean
Diesel’’ Marketing, Sales Practices, and
Products Liability Litigation, Case No:
MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC), and D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–2–1–11386.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency
Information Collection Activities;
Proposed eCollection eComments
Requested; Extension Without
Change, of a Previously Approved
Collection Firearm Inquiry Statistics
(FIST) Program
Bureau of Justice Statistics,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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 March
27, 2017.
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
Allina D. Lee, Statistical Policy Advisor,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531
(phone: 202–305–2696).
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
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
SUMMARY:
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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:
2016 Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program:
Annual Survey of Background Checks
for Firearm Transfers and Permits.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
There is no agency form number at this
time. The applicable component within
the Department of Justice is the Bureau
of Justice Statistics, in the Office of
Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Through the Firearm Inquiry
Statistics (FIST) Program, the Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS) obtains
information from state and local
checking agencies responsible for
maintaining records on the number of
background checks for firearm transfers
or permits that were issued, processed,
tracked, or conducted during the
calendar year. Specifically, state and
local checking agencies are asked to
provide information on the number of
applications and denials for firearm
transfers received or tracked by the
agency, and reasons why an application
was denied. BJS combines these data
with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation’s (FBI) National Instant
Criminal Background Check System
transaction data to produce
comprehensive national statistics on
firearm application and denial activities
resulting from the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (the
Brady Act) and similar state laws
governing background checks and
firearm transfers. BJS also collects
information from the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
(ATF) on FBI denials screened and
referred to ATF field offices for
investigation and possible prosecution.
BJS began the FIST program in 1995 and
collects FIST data annually. BJS
publishes FIST data on the BJS Web site
in statistical tables and uses the
information to respond to inquiries from
Congress, federal, state, and local
government officials, researchers,
students, the media, and other members
of the general public interested in in
criminal justice statistics.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 1,044 checking
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agencies will take part in the 2016 FIST
survey, including the 34 state agency
reporters that provide complete
statewide counts of applications of
firearm transfers or permits and denials,
a full census of local checking agencies
in 9 states where the local agencies are
the FIST points-of-contact, and a sample
of agencies in 3 states where local
checking agencies are responsible for
conducting background checks. Based
on testing of the current survey form
and BJS’s extensive history conducting
the FIST collection, BJS estimates that
the burden will vary depending on the
number of permit or transfer types the
respondent agency conducts
background checks: 20 minutes for
agencies that conduct background
checks for 1 type; 30 minutes for
agencies that conduct background
checks for 2 types; and 30 minutes for
state reporting agencies. The overall
estimated burden is 25 minutes, which
is consistent with the burden associated
with the 3 most recent collections (2012,
2014, and 2015).
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated public burden
associated with this collection is 435
hours annually. It is estimated that
respondents will take 25 minutes to
complete a questionnaire. The burden
hours for collecting respondent data
sum to 435 hours (1,044 respondents ×
25 minutes = 435 hours).
If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 18, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a
Previously Approved Collection
Department of Justice, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, Critical
Incident Response Group, Investigative
and Operational Support Section,
National Center for the Analysis of
Violent Crime (NCAVC).
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The Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Critical
Incident Response Group has submitted
the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and clearance
in accordance with established review
procedures of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This proposed information
collection was previously published in
the Federal Register allowing for a 60
day comment period.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for an additional 30
days until February 23, 2017.
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
Lesa Marcolini, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Critical Incident Response
Group, FBI Academy, Quantico,
Virginia 22135.
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 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.
SUMMARY:
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
FBI–NCAVC Satisfaction Survey.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121-0314]
Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension Without
Change, of a Previously Approved Collection Firearm Inquiry Statistics
(FIST) Program
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 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
March 27, 2017.
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
Allina D. Lee, Statistical Policy Advisor, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202-
305-2696).
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 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
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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: 2016 Firearm Inquiry
Statistics Program: Annual Survey of Background Checks for Firearm
Transfers and Permits.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: There is no agency form
number at this time. The applicable component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract: Through the Firearm Inquiry Statistics (FIST)
Program, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) obtains information
from state and local checking agencies responsible for maintaining
records on the number of background checks for firearm transfers or
permits that were issued, processed, tracked, or conducted during the
calendar year. Specifically, state and local checking agencies are
asked to provide information on the number of applications and denials
for firearm transfers received or tracked by the agency, and reasons
why an application was denied. BJS combines these data with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) National Instant Criminal Background
Check System transaction data to produce comprehensive national
statistics on firearm application and denial activities resulting from
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act of 1993 (the Brady Act) and
similar state laws governing background checks and firearm transfers.
BJS also collects information from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) on FBI denials screened and referred to
ATF field offices for investigation and possible prosecution. BJS began
the FIST program in 1995 and collects FIST data annually. BJS publishes
FIST data on the BJS Web site in statistical tables and uses the
information to respond to inquiries from Congress, federal, state, and
local government officials, researchers, students, the media, and other
members of the general public interested in in criminal justice
statistics.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 1,044
checking agencies will take part in the 2016 FIST survey, including the
34 state agency reporters that provide complete statewide counts of
applications of firearm transfers or permits and denials, a full census
of local checking agencies in 9 states where the local agencies are the
FIST points-of-contact, and a sample of agencies in 3 states where
local checking agencies are responsible for conducting background
checks. Based on testing of the current survey form and BJS's extensive
history conducting the FIST collection, BJS estimates that the burden
will vary depending on the number of permit or transfer types the
respondent agency conducts background checks: 20 minutes for agencies
that conduct background checks for 1 type; 30 minutes for agencies that
conduct background checks for 2 types; and 30 minutes for state
reporting agencies. The overall estimated burden is 25 minutes, which
is consistent with the burden associated with the 3 most recent
collections (2012, 2014, and 2015).
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated public burden associated with this
collection is 435 hours annually. It is estimated that respondents will
take 25 minutes to complete a questionnaire. The burden hours for
collecting respondent data sum to 435 hours (1,044 respondents x 25
minutes = 435 hours).
If additional information is required contact: Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405A, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 18, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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