Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 54780 [2018-23765]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On October 17, 2018, the Department
of Justice lodged a Consent Decree
agreed to with defendant Exxon Mobil
Corporation (‘‘ExxonMobil’’) in the
United States District Court for the
Northern District of West Virginia. The
Consent Decree resolves the United
States’ claims under Sections 106 and
107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607,
for the performance of response actions
and for payment of response costs
incurred in connection with the release
of hazardous substances at the Sharon
Steel Corp/Fairmont Coke Works
Superfund Site, located in Fairmont,
West Virginia. The Consent Decree also
resolves related claims brought by the
State of West Virginia, through the West
Virginia Department of Environmental
Protection. The Complaint filed
concurrently with the Consent Decree
alleges that ExxonMobil, through a
predecessor company, owned and
operated a production facility at the Site
that processed coal to produce coke.
The by-products produced from the
coke-making process included coal tar,
phenol, ammonium sulfate, benzene,
toluene, and xylene. The production
waste was disposed of in on-site
landfills, sludge ponds, and waste piles.
The proposed Consent Decree obligates
Exxon to pay for all future EPA and
WVDEP response cost, and reimburse
$250,000 of the United States’ past
response costs. ExxonMobil will
perform the work at the Site pursuant to
the proposed Consent Decree.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States of America, et al v. Exxon
Mobil Corporation, Civil Action No.
1:18–cv–00195 (N.D. W.Va.), DOJ
number 90–11–3–06663/2. All
comments must be submitted no later
than 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:
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comments:
Send them to:
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Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Under Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42
U.S.C. 6973(d), a commenter may
request an opportunity for a public
meeting in the affected area.
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 $59.25 (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 $10.50.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018–23765 Filed 10–30–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1121–0312]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection: 2018–
2020 Survey of State Criminal History
Information Systems (SSCHIS)
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
December 31, 2018.
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
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instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Devon Adams, Supervisory Program
Manager, Bureau of Justice Statistics,
810 Seventh Street NW, Washington, DC
20531 (email: devon.adams@
ojp.usdoj.gov; telephone: (202–305–
0765).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently collection
approved collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
2018–2020 Survey of State Criminal
History Information Systems (SSCHIS).
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The form number is N/A. 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: Respondents are state
government agencies, primarily state
criminal history record repositories. The
SSCHIS report, the most comprehensive
data available on the collection and
maintenance of information by state
criminal history record systems,
describes the status of such systems and
record repositories on a biennial basis.
Data collected from state record
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On October 17, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a Consent
Decree agreed to with defendant Exxon Mobil Corporation
(``ExxonMobil'') in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia. The Consent Decree resolves the United
States' claims under Sections 106 and 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, for the performance of response actions and
for payment of response costs incurred in connection with the release
of hazardous substances at the Sharon Steel Corp/Fairmont Coke Works
Superfund Site, located in Fairmont, West Virginia. The Consent Decree
also resolves related claims brought by the State of West Virginia,
through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. The
Complaint filed concurrently with the Consent Decree alleges that
ExxonMobil, through a predecessor company, owned and operated a
production facility at the Site that processed coal to produce coke.
The by-products produced from the coke-making process included coal
tar, phenol, ammonium sulfate, benzene, toluene, and xylene. The
production waste was disposed of in on-site landfills, sludge ponds,
and waste piles. The proposed Consent Decree obligates Exxon to pay for
all future EPA and WVDEP response cost, and reimburse $250,000 of the
United States' past response costs. ExxonMobil will perform the work at
the Site pursuant to the proposed Consent Decree.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States of America, et al v. Exxon Mobil
Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00195 (N.D. W.Va.), DOJ number
90-11-3-06663/2. All comments must be submitted no later than 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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Under Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d), a commenter may
request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area.
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 $59.25 (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 $10.50.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-23765 Filed 10-30-18; 8:45 am]
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