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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:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Records and Supporting Data:
Importation, Receipt, Storage, and
Disposition by Explosives Importers,
Manufacturers, Dealers, and Users
Licensed Under Title 18 U.S.C. Chapter
40 Explosives.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number: None.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Business or other for-profit.
Other: None.
Abstract: The records show daily
activities in the importation,
manufacture, receipt, storage, and
disposition of all explosive materials
covered under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40
Explosives. The records are used to
show where and to whom explosive
materials are sent, thereby ensuring that
any diversions will be readily apparent,
and if lost or stolen, ATF will be
immediately notified.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 9,927
respondents will utilize this collection,
and it will take each respondent
approximately 12.6 hours to complete
this information collection.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual public
burden associated with this collection is
625,401 hours which is equal to (49,635
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(total # of annual responses) * 12.6 (#
of hours per response).
(7) An Explanation of the Change in
Estimates: The adjustments associated
with this collection are a decrease in the
number of respondents by 40,592, and
reduction in the total responses and
burden hours by 587,935 and 12,169
respectively, when compared to the
previous information collection
renewal.
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: December 21, 2017.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OLP Docket No. 167]
Notice of Request for Certification of
Texas Capital Counsel Mechanism
Department of Justice.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice advises the public
that the State of Texas has provided
additional information regarding its
request for certification of its capital
counsel mechanism by the Attorney
General, and that the period to submit
public comment to the Department of
Justice regarding Texas’s request has
been extended to 60 days from the date
of publication of this notice.
DATES: Written and electronic comments
must be submitted on or before February
26, 2018. Comments received by mail
will be considered timely if they are
postmarked on or before that date. The
electronic Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) will accept comments
until Midnight Eastern Time at the end
of that day.
ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling
of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket
No. OLP 167’’ on all electronic and
written correspondence. The
Department encourages that all
comments be submitted electronically
through https://www.regulations.gov
using the electronic comment form
provided on that site. Paper comments
that duplicate the electronic submission
should not be submitted. Individuals
who wish to submit written comments
may send those to the contact listed in
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the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section
immediately below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy,
U.S. Department of Justice, 950
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20530; telephone (202) 532–4465.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter
154 of title 28, United States Code,
provides special procedures for federal
habeas corpus review of cases brought
by prisoners in State custody who are
subject to capital sentences. These
special procedures may be available to
a State only if the Attorney General of
the United States has certified that the
State has established a qualifying
mechanism for the appointment,
compensation, and payment of
reasonable litigation expenses of
competent counsel in State
postconviction proceedings for indigent
capital prisoners. 28 U.S.C. 2261, 2265;
28 CFR part 26.
On November 16, 2017, the
Department of Justice, Office of Legal
Policy published a notice in the Federal
Register (82 FR 53530, OLP Docket No.
167, Document No. 2017–24874,
available at https://
www.federalregister.gov/documents/
2017/11/16/2017-24874/notice-ofrequest-for-certification-of-texas-capitalcounsel-mechanism), advising the
public of Texas’s request for
certification, dated March 11, 2013, and
requesting public comment regarding
that request. The Department also sent
a letter to Texas, dated November 16,
2017, asking whether the State wished
to supplement or update that request.
This notice advises the public that the
State of Texas has submitted additional
information in regard to its prior request
for certification. Public comment is
solicited regarding Texas’s request, and
the comment period has been extended
to 60 days from the date of publication
of this notice. Texas’s request and
supporting materials may be viewed at
https://www.justice.gov/olp/pendingrequests-final-decisions.
One comment received by the
Department in response to the
Department’s November 16, 2017 notice
requested the comment period be
extended from 60 days to 90 days from
the date of publication of Texas’s
supplemental information. The
Department declines at this time to
extend the comment period to 90 days,
but, as noted, has extended the deadline
for public comment until 60 days from
the date of publication of this notice.
Further, the Department may choose to
solicit additional public comment if
necessary during the review process.
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Dated: December 20, 2017.
Beth A. Williams,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal
Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017–27885 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On December 20, 2017, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled
United States and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP) v.
City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Civil
Action No. 17–cv–5684. In a civil action
filed on December 19, 2017, under
Section 309(d) of the Clean Water Act
and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams
Law, Act of June 22, 1987, P.S. 1937, as
amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1–691.1001,
the United States, on behalf of the
Environmental Protection Agency, and
PADEP alleged that Lancaster violated
its National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit
and the Clean Water Act and
Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by
failing to develop and implement an
adequate Long Term Control Plan
(‘‘LTCP’’), violating effluent limits,
failing to comply with the Nine
Minimum Control Requirements, and
discharging sanitary sewer overflows. In
the Complaint, the United States and
PADEP sought injunctive relief and
penalties.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves the claims alleged in the
Complaint, and requires the City to take
specified actions designed to achieve
compliance with the Clean Water Act,
Clean Streams Law, and the City’s
NPDES Permit. The proposed Consent
Decree requires the City to submit an
Amended Long Term Control Plan in
accordance with the schedules
contained in the Decree. In addition,
City must pay a civil penalty of
$135,000, to be split equally between
the United States and PADEP, and the
City must complete a Supplemental
Environmental Project designed to
improve water quality in the Conestoga
River. The SEP involves daylighting a
stream in the City of Lancaster,
identified as Groff’s Run.23.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Please address
comments to the Assistant Attorney
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General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division and refer to United
States and Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection v. City of
Lancaster, DJ. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11135.
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:
To submit comments:
Send them to:
By email ....................
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 website: 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 $23.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under The
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
On December 20, 2017, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the
United States District Court for the
Northern District of New York in the
lawsuit entitled United States v.
Honeywell International Inc. and
Onondaga County, New York, Civil
Action No. 5:17–cv–01364–FJS–DEP.
The proposed Decree resolves claims
under Section 107(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a),
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against Honeywell International Inc.
(‘‘Honeywell’’) and Onondaga County
(‘‘County’’) (collectively the
‘‘Defendants’’) for natural resource
damages resulting from the releases of
hazardous substances at or from the
Defendants’ facilities at the Onondaga
Lake Superfund Site, located in the City
of Syracuse, New York. The proposed
Decree provides that Honeywell will (1)
implement and maintain 20 restoration
projects to restore and protect wildlife
habitat and water quality, and increase
recreational opportunities at Onondaga
Lake; (2) pay $5 million for future
restoration projects to be undertaken by
the Trustees; (3) pay $500,000.00 toward
stewardship activities to protect and
maintain restoration projects; and (4)
pay $750,000.00 for Trustees’ future
oversight costs. The proposed Decree
also requires that the County will
operate, repair, maintain, and monitor
five of these restoration projects located
on or adjacent to County parklands for
25 years. The Defendants’ work and
payment obligations under the Decree
total more than $26 million.
Appendix A to the proposed Decree is
the Final Onondaga Lake Natural
Resource Damage Assessment
Restoration Plan and Environmental
Assessment (‘‘RP/EA’’) issued in August
2017. The RP/EA describes the natural
resource injuries and associated losses
and outlines the 20 restoration projects.
The plan also includes responses to oral
and written comments received from the
public on the draft plan during a 90-day
public comment period, which included
four public meetings and one public
hearing held during the spring 2017.
The final RP/EA is available at https://
www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/
onondaga.htm
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Honeywell
International Inc. and Onondaga
County, New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
3–08348/1. 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:
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, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OLP Docket No. 167]
Notice of Request for Certification of Texas Capital Counsel
Mechanism
AGENCY: Department of Justice.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the State of Texas has
provided additional information regarding its request for certification
of its capital counsel mechanism by the Attorney General, and that the
period to submit public comment to the Department of Justice regarding
Texas's request has been extended to 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice.
DATES: Written and electronic comments must be submitted on or before
February 26, 2018. Comments received by mail will be considered timely
if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until Midnight
Eastern Time at the end of that day.
ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling of comments, please reference
``Docket No. OLP 167'' on all electronic and written correspondence.
The Department encourages that all comments be submitted electronically
through https://www.regulations.gov using the electronic comment form
provided on that site. Paper comments that duplicate the electronic
submission should not be submitted. Individuals who wish to submit
written comments may send those to the contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION section immediately below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant
Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice,
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; telephone (202) 532-
4465.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code,
provides special procedures for federal habeas corpus review of cases
brought by prisoners in State custody who are subject to capital
sentences. These special procedures may be available to a State only if
the Attorney General of the United States has certified that the State
has established a qualifying mechanism for the appointment,
compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of
competent counsel in State postconviction proceedings for indigent
capital prisoners. 28 U.S.C. 2261, 2265; 28 CFR part 26.
On November 16, 2017, the Department of Justice, Office of Legal
Policy published a notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 53530, OLP
Docket No. 167, Document No. 2017-24874, available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/11/16/2017-24874/notice-of-request-for-certification-of-texas-capital-counsel-mechanism), advising
the public of Texas's request for certification, dated March 11, 2013,
and requesting public comment regarding that request. The Department
also sent a letter to Texas, dated November 16, 2017, asking whether
the State wished to supplement or update that request.
This notice advises the public that the State of Texas has
submitted additional information in regard to its prior request for
certification. Public comment is solicited regarding Texas's request,
and the comment period has been extended to 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice. Texas's request and supporting materials
may be viewed at https://www.justice.gov/olp/pending-requests-final-decisions.
One comment received by the Department in response to the
Department's November 16, 2017 notice requested the comment period be
extended from 60 days to 90 days from the date of publication of
Texas's supplemental information. The Department declines at this time
to extend the comment period to 90 days, but, as noted, has extended
the deadline for public comment until 60 days from the date of
publication of this notice. Further, the Department may choose to
solicit additional public comment if necessary during the review
process.
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Dated: December 20, 2017.
Beth A. Williams,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-27885 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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