Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 1231-1232 [2019-00546]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2019 / Notices catalytic converters that will be installed on light-duty gasoline motor vehicles nationwide (except in California, New York, and Maine, which already require the use of highefficiency aftermarket catalytic converters). See Decree Section VI.D (Mitigation Program). Fiat Chrysler has entered into a separate agreement with California, which is estimated to mitigate the lifetime excess NOX emissions from the Subject Vehicles in California—this program is set forth in a separate proposed consent decree between California and Fiat Chrysler. Fiat Chrysler must also implement updated and improved corporate compliance and governance programs. See Decree Section VI.C (Corporate Compliance Requirements). Finally, Fiat Chrysler must pay a civil penalty of $305 million to the United States and the State of California. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Decree. Comments on the Consent Decree (but not concerning the CBP Agreement, Class Action Settlement or California-only settlements) should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to In re: Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep ‘‘Ecodiesel’’ Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 3:17–md–2777 EMC (JSC), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11607. 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 ......... 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. For the entire Consent Decree and its appendices, please enclose a check or money order for $56.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 247001 United States Treasury. For a copy of certain portions of the Consent Decree, please designate which portions are requested, and provide the appropriate amount of money. For the Consent Decree without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $36.25. For Appendix A (Adjustment Factors), the cost is $0.50. For Appendix B (CVN and CALID for the Final Carryback Configuration), the cost is $0.75. For Appendix C (documents related to the MY 2014 Field Fix), the cost is $11.50. For Appendix D (Approved Emissions Modification Disclosure), the cost is $0.50. For Appendix E (Extended Warranty description), the cost is $0.75. For Appendix F, the cost is $4.00 (list of Defendants affiliates, parents, and subsidiaries for purposes of the Effect of Settlement and Reservations of Rights). Randall M. Stone, Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–00662 Filed 1–31–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On January 8, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. Shell Offshore Inc., Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-122. The Complaint in this Clean Water Act case was filed on behalf of the United States Coast Guard against Shell Offshore Inc. concurrently with the lodging of the proposed Consent Decree. The Complaint alleges that Shell is civilly liable for violation of Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1321. The Complaint seeks civil penalties and injunctive relief for the discharge of harmful quantities of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In the Complaint, the United States alleges that Shell is liable under the Clean Water Act for the crude oil spill that began on the night of May 11, 2016, at Shell’s Green Canyon Block 248 offshore production facility located 97 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The Complaint alleges the spill began when a 6-inch-diamater transfer pipeline at the sea floor cracked due to stress on a joint in the line. Shell caused this added stress by placing sediment and debris from other operations on top of the pipe, which caused the pipe to PO 00000 Frm 00185 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1231 settle into the sea bed. As a result of the pipeline crack, approximately 1,900 barrels (approximately 80,000 gallons) of crude oil flowed into the ocean. Under the Consent Decree, Shell is required to pay $2.2 million in civil penalties. In addition, Shell commits to improve its leak-detection training program across its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Since the spill, Shell has provided enhanced training to its control room operators and subsea supervisors. Shell will now develop and conduct refresher training that focuses on leak detection and includes simulator-based exercises that incorporate conditions experienced during the May 2016 spill. The penalties and remedial measures required by the Consent Decree are in addition to the costs the company has already incurred to clean up the oil spill and compensate the public for injuries to natural resources. In a separate settlement filed in July 2018 and approved by the court in August, Shell agreed to pay a total of $3.871 million to the United States and Louisiana for natural resource restoration projects and to reimburse all of the state and federal trustees’ remaining unpaid past assessment costs related to the 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 of America v. Shell Offshore Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5– 1–1–11920/1. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. Comments may be submitted by either 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 ......... During the public comment period, the proposed 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 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 $6.00 (25 cents per page reproduction E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 1232 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 22 / Friday, February 1, 2019 / Notices AGENCY: —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 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. The Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), will submit 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. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2018, allowing for a 60-day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for an additional 30 days until March 4, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments, particularly with respect to the estimated public burden or associated response time, have suggestions, need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions, or desire any other additional information, please contact Nicole Timmons either by mail at CG–3, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20530–0001, by email at Nicole.Timmons@usdoj.gov, or by telephone at 202–236–2646. Written comments and/or suggestions can also be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention Department of Justice Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503 or sent to OIRA_ submissions@omb.eop.gov. 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: Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Extension With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection. (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Applications for Special Deputation. (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: USM–3A and USM– 3C. Component: U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Department of Justice. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Federal government and State/local government. Abstract: The collection of information for these forms is authorized by 28 U.S.C. 562. The USMS is authorized to deputize selected persons to perform the functions of a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal whenever the law enforcement needs of the USMS so require and as designated by the Associate Attorney General pursuant to 28 CFR 0.19(a)(3). USMS Special Deputation files serve as a centralized record of the special deputations granted by the USMS to assist in tracking, controlling and monitoring the Special Deputation Program. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 6,000 respondents will complete a 15 minute form (Form USM–3A) and 5,500 respondents will complete a 10 minute form (Form USM–3C). (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Thomas Carroll, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2019–00546 Filed 1–31–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE U.S. Marshals Service [OMB Number 1105–0094] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension With Change, of a Previously Approved Collection; Applications for Special Deputation U.S. Marshals Service, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-Day notice. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Jan 31, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00186 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 collection: The estimated public burden associated with this collection is 2,417 hours. It is estimated that applicants will take 15 minutes to complete a Form USM–3A and 10 minutes to complete a Form USM–3C. In order to calculate the public burden for Form USM–3A, USMS multiplied 15 by 6,000 and divided by 60 (the number of minutes in an hour), which equals 1,500 total annual burden hours. In order to calculate the public burden for Form USM–3C, USMS multiplied 10 by 5,500 and divided by 60 (the number of minutes in an hour), which equals 917 total annual burden hours. In sum there are an estimated 2,417 total annual public burden hours associated with this collection. 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: January 29, 2019. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2019–00757 Filed 1–31–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–14–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95). This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Overpayment Recovery Questionnaire (OWCP–20). A copy of the proposed information collection request can be SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1231-1232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-00546]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On January 8, 2019, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana in the lawsuit entitled United States of America 
v. Shell Offshore Inc., Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-122.
    The Complaint in this Clean Water Act case was filed on behalf of 
the United States Coast Guard against Shell Offshore Inc. concurrently 
with the lodging of the proposed Consent Decree. The Complaint alleges 
that Shell is civilly liable for violation of Section 311 of the Clean 
Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U.S.C. 1321. The Complaint seeks civil 
penalties and injunctive relief for the discharge of harmful quantities 
of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In the Complaint, the United 
States alleges that Shell is liable under the Clean Water Act for the 
crude oil spill that began on the night of May 11, 2016, at Shell's 
Green Canyon Block 248 offshore production facility located 97 miles 
offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The Complaint alleges the spill began 
when a 6-inch-diamater transfer pipeline at the sea floor cracked due 
to stress on a joint in the line. Shell caused this added stress by 
placing sediment and debris from other operations on top of the pipe, 
which caused the pipe to settle into the sea bed. As a result of the 
pipeline crack, approximately 1,900 barrels (approximately 80,000 
gallons) of crude oil flowed into the ocean.
    Under the Consent Decree, Shell is required to pay $2.2 million in 
civil penalties. In addition, Shell commits to improve its leak-
detection training program across its operations in the Gulf of Mexico. 
Since the spill, Shell has provided enhanced training to its control 
room operators and subsea supervisors. Shell will now develop and 
conduct refresher training that focuses on leak detection and includes 
simulator-based exercises that incorporate conditions experienced 
during the May 2016 spill.
    The penalties and remedial measures required by the Consent Decree 
are in addition to the costs the company has already incurred to clean 
up the oil spill and compensate the public for injuries to natural 
resources. In a separate settlement filed in July 2018 and approved by 
the court in August, Shell agreed to pay a total of $3.871 million to 
the United States and Louisiana for natural resource restoration 
projects and to reimburse all of the state and federal trustees' 
remaining unpaid past assessment costs related to the 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 of America v. Shell Offshore Inc., 
D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11920/1. All comments must be submitted no later 
than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice. 
Comments may be submitted by either email or by mail:

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         To submit comments:                     Send them to:
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By email............................  pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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 proposed 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 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 $6.00 (25 cents per 
page reproduction

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cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-00546 Filed 1-31-19; 8:45 am]
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