Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on Draft Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment, 60217-60218 [2017-27224]
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Washington, DC 20044–0146.
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 agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies
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
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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:
Claims Under the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
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Civil Division.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. Abstract: Information is
collected to determine whether an
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under the Radiation Exposure
Compensation Act.
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each respondent will require 2.5 hours
to complete the information collection.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: An estimate of the total
public burden (in hours) associated with
the collection: There are an estimated
5,000 total annual burden hours
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Dated: December 14, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act and Notice of Availability and
Request for Comments on Draft
Restoration Plan and Environmental
Assessment
On December 12, 2017, the
Department of Justice lodged three
proposed Consent Decrees with the
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Wisconsin in the
lawsuit entitled United States and
Wisconsin v. Tecumseh Products Co.;
Thomas Industries, Inc.; and Wisconsin
Public Service Corp., Civil Action No.
2:17–cv–01728. The Draft Restoration
Plan/Environmental Assessment (‘‘RP/
EA’’) is attached to each proposed
Consent Decree.
The proposed Consent Decrees will
resolve claims for natural resource
damages at the Sheboygan River &
Harbor Superfund Site (‘‘Sheboygan
River Site’’) brought by the governments
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607. The
Sheboygan River Site consists of the
lower 14 river miles of the Sheboygan
River and adjacent floodplain areas. The
filed complaint alleges that the three
Defendants are liable under CERCLA for
historical industrial discharges of
polychlorinated biphenyl (‘‘PCB’’) and/
or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
(‘‘PAH’’) compounds at the Sheboygan
River Site. PCBs and PAHs were
identified in river sediments throughout
the Site in sufficient concentrations to
cause injury to many types of natural
resources, including invertebrates, fish,
amphibians, birds, and mammals. In
addition, PCB and PAH-contaminated
natural resources resulted in the loss of
recreational fishing services.
Under CERCLA, federal and state
natural resource trustees have authority
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to seek compensation for natural
resources harmed by hazardous
industrial waste and by-products
discharged into the Sheboygan River.
The natural resource trustees here
include the U.S. Department of the
Interior, acting through the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service; the U.S.
Department of Commerce, acting
through the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; and the
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources (collectively, the ‘‘Trustees’’).
Under the proposed Consent Decrees,
the Defendants will pay a combined
$4,523,000, of which $2,532,500 will
fund Trustee-sponsored natural resource
restoration projects in accordance with
the RP/EA, $1,295,500 will be paid to
Sheboygan County as partial
reimbursement for costs it incurred in
acquiring the Amsterdam Dunes
restoration project area, and $695,000
will provide reimbursement for costs
incurred by the Trustees in assessing the
scope of natural resource damages
incurred. The RP/EA presents the
restoration projects proposed by the
Trustees to restore natural resources and
services injured by hazardous
substances released in and around the
Sheboygan River site.
Consistent with the CERCLA natural
resource damages assessment and
restoration (‘‘NRDAR’’) regulations, 43
CFR part 11, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(‘‘NEPA’’), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq., and its implementing regulations
at 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, the Trustees
evaluated a suite of three alternatives for
conducting the type and scale of
restoration sufficient to compensate the
public for natural resource injuries and
service losses. Based on selection factors
including location, technical feasibility,
cost effectiveness, provision of natural
resource services similar to those lost
due to contamination, and net
environmental consequences, the
Trustees identified a preferred
alternative.
Under the preferred alternative, the
Trustees envision conducting wetland
and riparian restoration; wetland,
riparian, and ecologically-associated
upland preservation; and recreational
enhancement projects within the
Sheboygan River Basin within
Sheboygan County. This would include
preservation and potential restoration of
Amsterdam Dunes and Willow Creek.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree and RP/EA.
Comments on the Consent Decrees
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
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refer to United States and Wisconsin v.
Tecumseh Products Co.; Thomas
Industries, Inc.; and Wisconsin Public
Service Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–
06440/1. All comments on the Consent
Decrees 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:
To submit comments:
Send them to:
By email ................................................
By mail ..................................................
pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
During the public comment period,
the Consent Decrees may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide paper copies of the
Consent Decrees and/or the RP/EA 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 $46.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For paper copies of the
Consent Decrees without the attached
RP/EA, the cost is $20.50. For a paper
copy of only the RP/EA, the cost is
$26.25.
Comments on the RP/EA should be
addressed to Betsy M. Galbraith, and
reference ‘‘Sheboygan RP/EA’’ in the
subject line. All comments on the RP/
EA 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:
To submit comments:
Send them to:
By email ................................................
By mail ..................................................
betsy_galbraith@fws.gov.
Betsy M. Galbraith, Sheboygan River Natural Resource Trustee Coordinator, 2661 Scott Tower Drive,
New Franken, WI 54228.
During the public comment period,
the RP/EA may be examined and
downloaded at this U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Midwest Region
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
website: https://www.fws.gov/midwest/
es/ec/nrda/SheboyganHarbor.html. As
described above, a paper copy of the RP/
EA may obtained from the Department
of Justice as part of the Consent Decree
upon written request and payment of
reproduction costs.
Randal M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief,
Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
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SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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Earth Science Advisory Committee;
Meeting.
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the Earth
Science Advisory Committee. This
Committee reports to the Director, Earth
Science Division, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters. The
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meeting will be held for the purpose of
soliciting, from the scientific
community and other persons, scientific
and technical information relevant to
program planning.
DATES: Wednesday, January 24, 2018,
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Thursday,
January 25, 2018, 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.,
Local Time.
ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room
6H41, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20546.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355,
fax (202) 358–2779, or khenderson@
nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting will be open to the public up
to the capacity of the meeting room.
This meeting is also available
telephonically and by WebEx. You must
use a touch-tone phone to participate in
this meeting. Any interested person may
dial the USA toll free number 1–888–
677–3055 or toll number 1–517–623–
4737, passcode 2652931, for both days.
The WebEx link is https://
nasa.webex.com/; the meeting number
on January 24 is 993 357 092, password
is Z5PHUHx* (case sensitive); and the
meeting number on January 25 is 993
289 715, password is 7Ysvs4S* (case
sensitive). The agenda for the meeting
includes the following topics:
—Earth Science Division Update
—Earth Science Decadal Survey
—Earth Science Division Approaches
for International Coordination
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—Evolution of the Earth Science
Division Airborne Science Program
—Ensuring High Impact Research in the
Earth Science Division
Attendees will be requested to sign a
register and to comply with NASA
Headquarters security requirements,
including the presentation of a valid
picture ID to Security before access to
NASA Headquarters. Foreign nationals
attending this meeting will be required
to provide a copy of their passport and
visa in addition to providing the
following information no less than 10
days prior to the meeting: Full name;
gender; date/place of birth; citizenship;
passport information (number, country,
telephone); visa information (number,
type, expiration date); employer/
affiliation information (name of
institution, address, country,
telephone); title/position of attendee. To
expedite admittance, attendees with
U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
(green card holders) are asked to
provide full name and citizenship status
no less than 3 working days in advance
by contacting KarShelia Henderson via
email at khenderson@nasa.gov or by fax
at (202) 358–2779. It is imperative that
the meeting be held on this date to
accommodate the scheduling priorities
of the key participants.
Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decrees Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
and Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on Draft
Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment
On December 12, 2017, the Department of Justice lodged three
proposed Consent Decrees with the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Wisconsin in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Wisconsin v. Tecumseh Products Co.; Thomas Industries, Inc.; and
Wisconsin Public Service Corp., Civil Action No. 2:17-cv-01728. The
Draft Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (``RP/EA'') is attached
to each proposed Consent Decree.
The proposed Consent Decrees will resolve claims for natural
resource damages at the Sheboygan River & Harbor Superfund Site
(``Sheboygan River Site'') brought by the governments under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607. The Sheboygan River Site consists of the
lower 14 river miles of the Sheboygan River and adjacent floodplain
areas. The filed complaint alleges that the three Defendants are liable
under CERCLA for historical industrial discharges of polychlorinated
biphenyl (``PCB'') and/or polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (``PAH'')
compounds at the Sheboygan River Site. PCBs and PAHs were identified in
river sediments throughout the Site in sufficient concentrations to
cause injury to many types of natural resources, including
invertebrates, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals. In addition, PCB
and PAH-contaminated natural resources resulted in the loss of
recreational fishing services.
Under CERCLA, federal and state natural resource trustees have
authority to seek compensation for natural resources harmed by
hazardous industrial waste and by-products discharged into the
Sheboygan River. The natural resource trustees here include the U.S.
Department of the Interior, acting through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; the U.S. Department of Commerce, acting through the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources (collectively, the ``Trustees'').
Under the proposed Consent Decrees, the Defendants will pay a
combined $4,523,000, of which $2,532,500 will fund Trustee-sponsored
natural resource restoration projects in accordance with the RP/EA,
$1,295,500 will be paid to Sheboygan County as partial reimbursement
for costs it incurred in acquiring the Amsterdam Dunes restoration
project area, and $695,000 will provide reimbursement for costs
incurred by the Trustees in assessing the scope of natural resource
damages incurred. The RP/EA presents the restoration projects proposed
by the Trustees to restore natural resources and services injured by
hazardous substances released in and around the Sheboygan River site.
Consistent with the CERCLA natural resource damages assessment and
restoration (``NRDAR'') regulations, 43 CFR part 11, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (``NEPA''), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq., and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508,
the Trustees evaluated a suite of three alternatives for conducting the
type and scale of restoration sufficient to compensate the public for
natural resource injuries and service losses. Based on selection
factors including location, technical feasibility, cost effectiveness,
provision of natural resource services similar to those lost due to
contamination, and net environmental consequences, the Trustees
identified a preferred alternative.
Under the preferred alternative, the Trustees envision conducting
wetland and riparian restoration; wetland, riparian, and ecologically-
associated upland preservation; and recreational enhancement projects
within the Sheboygan River Basin within Sheboygan County. This would
include preservation and potential restoration of Amsterdam Dunes and
Willow Creek.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree and RP/EA.
Comments on the Consent Decrees should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should
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refer to United States and Wisconsin v. Tecumseh Products Co.; Thomas
Industries, Inc.; and Wisconsin Public Service Corp., D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-2-06440/1. All comments on the Consent Decrees 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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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email..................... [email protected].
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 Consent Decrees may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide paper copies of
the Consent Decrees and/or the RP/EA 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 $46.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For paper
copies of the Consent Decrees without the attached RP/EA, the cost is
$20.50. For a paper copy of only the RP/EA, the cost is $26.25.
Comments on the RP/EA should be addressed to Betsy M. Galbraith,
and reference ``Sheboygan RP/EA'' in the subject line. All comments on
the RP/EA 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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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email..................... [email protected].
By mail...................... Betsy M. Galbraith, Sheboygan River
Natural Resource Trustee Coordinator,
2661 Scott Tower Drive, New Franken, WI
54228.
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During the public comment period, the RP/EA may be examined and
downloaded at this U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest Region
Natural Resource Damage Assessment website: https://www.fws.gov/midwest/es/ec/nrda/SheboyganHarbor.html. As described above, a paper
copy of the RP/EA may obtained from the Department of Justice as part
of the Consent Decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs.
Randal M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
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