Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Judgment Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, 17852-17853 [2018-08452]

Download as PDF 17852 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2018 / Notices The general area of CUI–JIP’s planned activity is to determine the durability of various CUI coating types using a refined cost-effective CUI test method with the purpose of obtaining an accurate coating performance evaluation under various insulation materials at two distinct proposed temperature regimes. This program will also provide high quality data to support the development of new coatings and insulations pertaining to mitigation of CUI and help make/revise recommendations for coating/insulation selection, define acceptance criteria and safe integrity operating window or riskbased assessment for components that are exposed to aggressive environments. On March 28, 2000, Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on June 29, 2000 (65 FR 40127). The last notification was filed with the Department on December 26, 2017. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on January 31, 2018 (83 FR 4516). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2018–08448 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [FR Doc. 2018–08440 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] Antitrust Division BILLING CODE 4410–11–P Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—National Fire Protection Association DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Antitrust Division daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993—Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. Notice is hereby given that, on March 26, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing changes in its membership. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, Beijing Gefei Tech Company Limited, Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; NEC, Tokyo, JAPAN; and Pebble Beach Systems, Weybridge, UNITED KINGDOM, have been added as parties to this venture. Also, Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, CA; and Nick Ryan (individual member), London, UNITED KINGDOM, have withdrawn as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and Advanced Media Workflow Association, Inc. intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Apr 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 Notice is hereby given that, on March 6, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Fire Protection Association (‘‘NFPA’’) has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission disclosing additions or changes to its standards development activities. The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, NFPA has provided an updated and current list of its standards development activities, related technical committee and conformity assessment activities. Information concerning NFPA regulations, technical committees, current standards, standards development and conformity assessment activities are publicly available at nfpa.org. On September 20, 2004, NFPA filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on October 21, 2004 (69 FR 61869). The last notification was filed with the Department on December 22, 2017. A notice was published in the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on January 31, 2018 (83 FR 4516). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. [FR Doc. 2018–08439 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Judgment Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On April 17, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed amendment to the 2016 Consent Judgment (‘‘the Consent Judgment’’) with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. State of New York et al., Civil Action No. 2:16–6989. In that action, a Consent Judgment settled the United States’ claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief that arose out of Defendants’ operation of Large Capacity Cesspools (‘‘LCCs’’) in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (‘‘SDWA’’), 42 U.S.C. 300h, underground injection control (‘‘UIC’’) program, specifically the program’s Class V UIC regulations found at 40 CFR 144.80 to 144.89. The Consent Judgment required Defendants to (1) close the prohibited LCCs, (2) pay of a civil penalty of $150,000, and (3) perform eight Supplement Environmental Projects (‘‘SEPs’’) in seven state parks. The SEPs include various nitrogen reducing projects and have an estimated value of $1,020,000. The Amendment to Consent Judgment (‘‘the Amendment’’) proposes to modify a constructed wetland SEP that Defendants agreed to perform at Captree State Park, in Suffolk County, New York. The wetland would have primarily provided for treatment of wastewater discharges from the main comfort station and restaurant. Defendants reported that installing the constructed wetland SEP at Captree State Park (‘‘Captree’’) would be unworkable. Defendants report that their data collection at Captree, including delineation of the existing sanitary system, flood hazard areas, environmentally sensitive areas, and available space, indicates that the site cannot accommodate a wetland large enough to treat the waste flow. Under the Amendment, Defendants would install and operate an alternative waste treatment technology—a NitrexTM System with requirement for a smaller area in which to operate. Further, the NitrexTM system SEP at Captree would operate at the same location, and would E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2018 / Notices treat the same sanitary waste streams— those emanating from the main comfort station and a restaurant. It is estimated that the NitrexTM system SEP will reduce discharges at Captree by approximately 378 pounds per year, which is 40 additional pounds of nitrogen reduction compared with the estimated reduction from the constructed wetland SEP. The NitrexTM system SEP also will disturb less of an adjacent shoreline. Additionally, under the Amendment, the SEP offers a public educational component to demonstrate the nitrogen cycle and environmental benefits of nitrogen removal. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. State of New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11400. 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 e-mail ...... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611. By mail ......... daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES During the public comment period, the Consent Judgment 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 Judgment 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 $18.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.25. Robert Maher, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018–08452 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Apr 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Pension Plans Notice of availability; request for comments. ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Pension Plans,’’ to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited. DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives on or before May 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov website at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201803-1210-002 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202– 693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_ PUBLIC@dol.gov. Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–EBSA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202–395–5806 (this is not a toll-free number); or by email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210; or by email: DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email at DOL_ PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for the Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Pension Plans information collection. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) section 101(f) sets forth the requirements applicable to furnishing defined benefit plan annual funding notices to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, each plan participant and beneficiary, each labor organization representing such participants or beneficiaries, and each employer obligated to make contributions to a multiemployer plan. An annual funding notice must include, among other things, the plan’s funding percentage, a statement of the value of the plan’s assets and liabilities and a description of how the plan’s assets are invested as of specific dates, and a description of the benefits under the plan that are eligible to be guaranteed by the PBGC. ERISA sections 101(f) and 102 authorize this information collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1021(f), 1022. This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under Control Number 1210–0126. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2018. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, without any change to existing requirements. The DOL notes that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2017 (82 FR 47581). Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within thirty (30) days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 17853 E:\FR\FM\24APN1.SGM 24APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17852-17853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08452]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Judgment Under 
the Safe Drinking Water Act

    On April 17, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
amendment to the 2016 Consent Judgment (``the Consent Judgment'') with 
the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 
in the lawsuit entitled United States v. State of New York et al., 
Civil Action No. 2:16-6989.
    In that action, a Consent Judgment settled the United States' 
claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief that arose out of 
Defendants' operation of Large Capacity Cesspools (``LCCs'') in 
violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (``SDWA''), 42 U.S.C. 300h, 
underground injection control (``UIC'') program, specifically the 
program's Class V UIC regulations found at 40 CFR 144.80 to 144.89. The 
Consent Judgment required Defendants to (1) close the prohibited LCCs, 
(2) pay of a civil penalty of $150,000, and (3) perform eight 
Supplement Environmental Projects (``SEPs'') in seven state parks. The 
SEPs include various nitrogen reducing projects and have an estimated 
value of $1,020,000.
    The Amendment to Consent Judgment (``the Amendment'') proposes to 
modify a constructed wetland SEP that Defendants agreed to perform at 
Captree State Park, in Suffolk County, New York. The wetland would have 
primarily provided for treatment of wastewater discharges from the main 
comfort station and restaurant. Defendants reported that installing the 
constructed wetland SEP at Captree State Park (``Captree'') would be 
unworkable. Defendants report that their data collection at Captree, 
including delineation of the existing sanitary system, flood hazard 
areas, environmentally sensitive areas, and available space, indicates 
that the site cannot accommodate a wetland large enough to treat the 
waste flow.
    Under the Amendment, Defendants would install and operate an 
alternative waste treatment technology--a NitrexTM System 
with requirement for a smaller area in which to operate. Further, the 
Nitrex\TM\ system SEP at Captree would operate at the same location, 
and would

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treat the same sanitary waste streams--those emanating from the main 
comfort station and a restaurant. It is estimated that the Nitrex\TM\ 
system SEP will reduce discharges at Captree by approximately 378 
pounds per year, which is 40 additional pounds of nitrogen reduction 
compared with the estimated reduction from the constructed wetland SEP. 
The Nitrex\TM\ system SEP also will disturb less of an adjacent 
shoreline. Additionally, under the Amendment, the SEP offers a public 
educational component to demonstrate the nitrogen cycle and 
environmental benefits of nitrogen removal.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant 
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and 
should refer to United States v. State of New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11400. 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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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By e-mail...........................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the Consent Judgment 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 Judgment 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 $18.00 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.25.

Robert Maher,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-08452 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am]
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