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114–113, div. H, § 507(d), 129 Stat.
2242, 2649 (Dec. 18, 2015).
Congress has also been particularly
solicitous of the religious freedom of
American Indians. In 1978, Congress
declared it the ‘‘policy of the United
States to protect and preserve for
American Indians their inherent right of
freedom to believe, express, and
exercise the traditional religions of the
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and
Native Hawaiians, including but not
limited to access to sites, use and
possession of sacred objects, and the
freedom to worship through
ceremonials and traditional rites.’’ 42
U.S.C. 1996. Consistent with that policy,
it has passed numerous statutes to
protect American Indians’ right of
access for religious purposes to national
park lands, Scenic Area lands, and
lands held in trust by the United States.
See, e.g., 16 U.S.C. 228i(b), 410aaa–
75(a), 460uu–47, 543f, 698v–11(b)(11). It
has specifically sought to preserve lands
of religious significance and has
required notification to American
Indians of any possible harm to or
destruction of such lands. Id. § 470cc.
Finally, it has provided statutory
exemptions for American Indians’ use of
otherwise regulated articles such as bald
eagle feathers and peyote as part of
traditional religious practice. Id.
§§ 668a, 4305(d); 42 U.S.C. 1996a.
The depth and breadth of
constitutional and statutory protections
for religious observance and practice in
America confirm the enduring
importance of religious freedom to the
United States. They also provide clear
guidance for all those charged with
enforcing federal law: The free exercise
of religion is not limited to a right to
hold personal religious beliefs or even
to worship in a sacred place. It
encompasses all aspects of religious
observance and practice. To the greatest
extent practicable and permitted by law,
such religious observance and practice
should be reasonably accommodated in
all government activity, including
employment, contracting, and
programming. See Zorach v. Clauson,
343 U.S. 306, 314 (1952)
(‘‘[Government] follows the best of our
traditions . . . [when it] respects the
religious nature of our people and
accommodates the public service to
their spiritual needs.’’).
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
To submit
comments:
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Oil
Pollution Act
On October 19, 2017, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) with the
United States District Court for the
District of Massachusetts in the lawsuit
entitled United States, et al. v.
Bouchard Transportation Company,
Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:17–cv–
12046–NMG.
The proposed Consent Decree will
settle claims of the United States (on
behalf of the Department of Commerce/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and the Department of
the Interior/Fish and Wildlife Service),
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and the State of Rhode Island for
injuries to birds (other than piping
plover) under the Oil Pollution Act, 33
U.S.C. 2701, et seq., (‘‘Trustees’’) against
Bouchard Transportation Company,
Inc., and related companies
(‘‘Defendants’’), caused by an oil spill
from the tank barge Bouchard No. 120
which occurred in April 2003 in
Buzzards Bay. Under the proposed
Consent Decree, the Defendants will pay
$13,300,000 to the Trustees as damages
for injuries to wildlife resources, as
defined in the Consent Decree. The
payment will be used to plan for and
implement the restoration,
rehabilitation, replacement, or
acquisition of the equivalent of the
damaged resources. In addition, the
Defendants acknowledge payment of
almost $3,500,000 to the Trustees for
reimbursement of their assessment
costs. The proposed Consent Decree is
the second settlement between the
Trustees and the Defendants for injuries
to natural resources caused by the oil
spill. Under the first settlement, entered
by the District Court in 2011, the
Defendants paid the Trustees $6,076,393
for injuries to other natural resources
caused by the oil spill.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed 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. Bouchard
Transportation Company, Inc., et al.,
D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–08159/1. 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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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
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.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $22.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), payable to the
United States Treasury.
Robert E. Maher, Jr.,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121–0197]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of
Currently Approved Collection
Office of Justice Programs,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60 day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice,
Bureau of Justice Assistance, is
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: The Department of Justice
encourages public comment and will
accept input until December 26, 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
Michelle Martin, Senior Management
Analyst, Bureau of Justice Assistance,
SUMMARY:
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810 Seventh Street NW., Washington,
DC 20531 (phone: 202 514–9354).
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
Assistance, 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 currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of
Justice Programs, United States
Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: States and local units of
general government including the 50
state governments, the District of
Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S.
Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000
counties and cities with correctional
facilities.
Other: None.
Abstract: In response to the Violent
Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as
amended in 1996, BJA administers the
State Criminal Alien Assistance
Program (SCAAP) with the Bureau of
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE), and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal
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payments to States and localities that
incurred correctional officer salary costs
for incarcerating undocumented
criminal aliens with at least one felony
or two misdemeanor convictions for
violations of state or local law, and who
are incarcerated for at least 4
consecutive days during the designated
reporting period and for the following
correctional purposes:
Salaries for corrections officers
Overtime costs
Performance based bonuses
Corrections work force recruitment and
retention
Construction of corrections facilities
Training/education for offenders
Training for corrections officers related
to offender population management
Consultants involved with offender
population
Medical and mental health services
Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of
offenders
Prison Industries
Pre-release/reentry programs
Technology involving offender
management/inter agency information
sharing
Disaster preparedness continuity of
operations for corrections facilities
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 no more
than 800 respondents will apply. Each
application takes approximately 120
minutes to complete and is submitted
once per year (annually).
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total hour burden to
complete the applications is 1,600
hours. 800 × 120 minutes = 96,000/60
minutes per hour = 1,600 burden 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: October 23, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Notice of the Task Force on
Apprenticeship Expansion Charter
Establishment and Public Meeting
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor is
publishing this notice to announce the
establishment of a Charter for the Task
Force on Apprenticeship Expansion
(hereinafter ‘‘the Task Force’’ or ‘‘the
panel’’), a non-discretionary federal
advisory committee authorized pursuant
to section 8 of Executive Order 13801,
entitled ‘‘Expanding Apprenticeships in
America’’ (hereinafter ‘‘the Executive
Order’’), which was issued on June 15,
2017 (82 FR 28229) and which directed
the Secretary of Labor to establish and
chair such a panel in the Department of
Labor and to provide notice, pursuant to
section 10 of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), of the initial
public meeting of the Task Force to be
held on November 13, 2017.
DATES: The initial public meeting of the
Task Force will begin at approximately
3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on
November 13, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
The Department will post any updates
regarding the agenda and meeting
logistics to the Task Force Web site:
https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/
task-force.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
John V. Ladd, Administrator, Office of
Apprenticeship, Employment and
Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
Telephone: (202) 693–2796 (this is not
a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Task Force Charter
The Task Force has been established
in accordance with the provisions of
FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
and its implementing regulations (41
CFR 101–6 and 102–3). Interested
parties can obtain the Task Force’s
charter on the Task Force Web site:
https://www.dol.gov/apprenticeship/
task-force.htm. The Task Force is
charged with the mission of identifying
strategies and proposals to promote
apprenticeships, especially in sectors
where apprenticeship programs are
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OMB Number 1121-0197]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved Collection
AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60 day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, is
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: The Department of Justice encourages public comment and will
accept input until December 26, 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
Michelle Martin, Senior Management Analyst, Bureau of Justice
Assistance,
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810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202 514-9354).
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
Assistance, 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 currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Office of Justice Programs, United States Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as a brief abstract:
Primary: States and local units of general government including the
50 state governments, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and the more than 3,000 counties and cities with
correctional facilities.
Other: None.
Abstract: In response to the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 Section 130002(b) as amended in 1996, BJA
administers the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) with
the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). SCAAP provides federal payments
to States and localities that incurred correctional officer salary
costs for incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens with at least one
felony or two misdemeanor convictions for violations of state or local
law, and who are incarcerated for at least 4 consecutive days during
the designated reporting period and for the following correctional
purposes:
Salaries for corrections officers
Overtime costs
Performance based bonuses
Corrections work force recruitment and retention
Construction of corrections facilities
Training/education for offenders
Training for corrections officers related to offender population
management
Consultants involved with offender population
Medical and mental health services
Vehicle rental/purchase for transport of offenders
Prison Industries
Pre-release/reentry programs
Technology involving offender management/inter agency information
sharing
Disaster preparedness continuity of operations for corrections
facilities
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 no more than 800 respondents will apply. Each application takes
approximately 120 minutes to complete and is submitted once per year
(annually).
6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The total hour burden to complete the applications
is 1,600 hours. 800 x 120 minutes = 96,000/60 minutes per hour = 1,600
burden 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: October 23, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
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