Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and Request for Comments on Draft Restoration Plans and Environmental Assessments, 9807-9808 [2020-03287]
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on behalf of The Doe Run Company, a
former Missouri general partnership).
Under CERCLA, federal and state
natural resource trustees have authority
to seek compensation for natural
resources harmed by hazardous
substances released to the environment
from historic lead mining, milling, and
smelting operations in the Viburnum
Trend and at the Herculaneum Lead
Smelter. The natural resource trustees
here include the U.S. Department of the
Interior, acting through the U.S. Fish
Henry Friedman,
and Wildlife Service, the U.S.
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Department of Agriculture, acting
Enforcement Section, Environment and
through the U.S. Forest Service, and the
Natural Resources Division.
State of Missouri, Department of Natural
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Resources (the ‘‘Trustees’’).
Under the Proposed Consent Decree,
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Doe Run will perform natural resource
restoration work in accordance with the
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RP/EAs on approximately 2,080 acres of
land and 10 miles of streams, and will
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
donate approximately 1,100 acres of
Consent Decree Under the
ecologically significant property, in
Comprehensive Environmental
addition to reimbursing certain future
Response, Compensation, and Liability restoration and implementation costs of
Act and Request for Comments on
the Trustees. Homestake will pay a total
Draft Restoration Plans and
of $1.9 million to the Trustees for past
Environmental Assessments
assessment costs and future restoration
and implementation costs and will
On February 11, 2020, the Department
provide funding and financial assurance
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
for a portion of Doe Run’s restoration
Decree and two draft Restoration Plan
measures. The United States will grant
and Environmental Assessments (‘‘RP/
a covenant not to sue or to take
EAs’’) with the United States District
administrative action against the
Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Settling Defendants for NRD pursuant to
in the lawsuit entitled United States and Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
State of Missouri v. The Doe Run
9607(a), and Section 311 of the Clean
Resources Corporation, et al., Civil
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321.
Action No. 4:20–cv–00234.
The RP/EAs present the restoration
The United States and State of
projects proposed by the Trustees to
Missouri asserted claims in this case
restore natural resources injured by
under Section 107 of the
hazardous substances released in and
Comprehensive Environmental
around the Viburnum Trend and the
Response, Compensation and Liability
Herculaneum Lead Smelter. Consistent
Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607, and
with the natural resource damages
Section 644.096, Rev. Stat. Mo., of the
assessment and restoration (‘‘NRDAR’’)
Missouri Clean Water Law, seeking to
regulations, 43 CFR part 11, and the
recover natural resource damages (NRD) National Environmental Policy Act of
in response to releases of hazardous
1969 (‘‘NEPA’’), as amended, 42 U.S.C.
substances resulting from historic lead
4321–4347 et seq., and its implementing
mining, milling, and smelting
regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500–1508,
operations at eleven facilities located in the Trustees evaluated a suite of
the Viburnum Trend, a portion of the
alternatives in each RP/EA for
Southeast Missouri Lead Mining
conducting the type and scale of
District, and at the Herculaneum Lead
restoration sufficient to compensate the
Smelter in Jefferson County, Missouri.
public for natural resource injuries and
The proposed Consent Decree resolves
service losses. Based on selection factors
these claims against The Doe Run
including location, technical feasibility,
Resources Corporation (‘‘Doe Run’’) (in
cost effectiveness, provision of natural
its own capacity and on behalf of The
resource services similar to those lost
Doe Run Company, a former Missouri
due to contamination, and net
general partnership, St. Joe Minerals
environmental consequences, the
Company, and St. Joseph Lead
Trustees identified a preferred
Company), the Buick Resource
alternative in each RP/EA.
The preferred alternative for the
Recycling Facility, LLC, and Homestake
Viburnum Trend includes restoration of
Lead Company of Missouri
injured stream reaches, enhanced
(‘‘Homestake’’) (in its own capacity and
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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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
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closure of areas impacted by tailings
impoundments, restoration and
revegetation of injured soils, and the
transfer and protection of ecologically
significant property to the Trustees or
their designees. The preferred
alternative for the Herculaneum Lead
Smelter calls for the transfer and
protection of ecologically significant
property to the Trustees or their
designees.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree and the RP/EAs.
Comments on the Consent Decree
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States and State of
Missouri v. The Doe Run Resources
Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–
3–10845/1. All comments must be
submitted no later than forty-five (45)
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.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $47.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy of the
Consent Decree without the exhibits and
signature pages, the cost is $12.00. For
a paper copy of the RP/EAs only, the
cost is $17.00.
Comments on the RP/EA should be
addressed to Dave Mosby, and reference
‘‘Viburnum Trend and Herculaneum
RP/EAs’’ in the subject line. All
comments on the RP/EAs must be
submitted no later than forty-five (45)
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:
By email .......
By mail .........
Dave_Mosby@fws.gov.
Dave Mosby, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 101 Park
DeVille Dr., Suite A, Columbia, MO 65203.
During the public comment period,
the RP/EAs 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/SEMONRDA/. As
described above, a paper copy of the RP/
EAs may obtained from the Department
of Justice as part of, or separately from,
the Consent Decree upon written
request and payment of reproduction
costs.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Approval of a
New Collection; Public Benefit
Conveyance Program Guidance and
Application
Bureau of Justice Assistance,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice,
Bureau of Justice Assistance, is
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 April
20, 2020.
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
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Michelle Martin, Director of
Communications, Bureau of Justice
Assistance, 810 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531 (phone: 202–
514–9354).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
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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
Assistance, 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.
Overview of this information
collection:
1. Type of Information Collection:
Approval of a new collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Public Benefit Conveyance Program
Guidance and Application.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
None.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: The following entities are
eligible to apply: The 50 states, the
District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam,
American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, the
Marshall Islands, Palau, and the
Northern Mariana Islands or political
subdivisions or instrumentalities of
states that propose to use the subject
property for law enforcement and/or
correctional facility purposes.
Abstract: The General Services
Administration (GSA) promotes the
effective use of federal real property
assets, as well as the disposal of real
property that is no longer mission
critical to federal agencies. Through the
Public Benefit Conveyance Program,
surplus federal land and buildings are
conveyed to public entities at no cost,
pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 541, et seq., and
applicable regulations. Eligible
applicants must propose to use the
subject property for law enforcement
and/or correctional facility purposes.
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5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: It is estimated that no more
than 5 applications are received
annually. Each application takes
approximately 120 minutes to complete
and is submitted once.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden associated with the collection:
The total burden to complete the
application is approximately 120
minutes.
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: February 13, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1775]
Meeting of the Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative Federal
Advisory Committee
Office of Justice Programs
(OJP), Justice.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
This is an announcement of a
meeting of the Global Justice
Information Sharing Initiative (Global)
Federal Advisory Committee (GAC) to
discuss the Global Initiative, as
described at www.it.ojp.gov/global. This
meeting will provide an update on
existing projects as well as a look
forward into potential activities for the
FY20 Fiscal Year.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Wednesday April 1, 2020, from 9:00
a.m. ET to 4:30 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the Office of Justice Programs offices
(in the Main Conference Room), 810 7th
Street, Washington, DC 20531; Phone:
(202) 514–2000 [note: this is not a tollfree number].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracey Trautman, Global Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Bureau of Justice
Assistance, Office of Justice Programs,
810 7th Street, Washington, DC 20531;
Phone (202) 305–1491 [note: this is not
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
and Request for Comments on Draft Restoration Plans and Environmental
Assessments
On February 11, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree and two draft Restoration Plan and Environmental
Assessments (``RP/EAs'') with the United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Missouri in the lawsuit entitled United States and
State of Missouri v. The Doe Run Resources Corporation, et al., Civil
Action No. 4:20-cv-00234.
The United States and State of Missouri asserted claims in this
case under Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9607, and Section
644.096, Rev. Stat. Mo., of the Missouri Clean Water Law, seeking to
recover natural resource damages (NRD) in response to releases of
hazardous substances resulting from historic lead mining, milling, and
smelting operations at eleven facilities located in the Viburnum Trend,
a portion of the Southeast Missouri Lead Mining District, and at the
Herculaneum Lead Smelter in Jefferson County, Missouri. The proposed
Consent Decree resolves these claims against The Doe Run Resources
Corporation (``Doe Run'') (in its own capacity and on behalf of The Doe
Run Company, a former Missouri general partnership, St. Joe Minerals
Company, and St. Joseph Lead Company), the Buick Resource Recycling
Facility, LLC, and Homestake Lead Company of Missouri (``Homestake'')
(in its own capacity and on behalf of The Doe Run Company, a former
Missouri general partnership).
Under CERCLA, federal and state natural resource trustees have
authority to seek compensation for natural resources harmed by
hazardous substances released to the environment from historic lead
mining, milling, and smelting operations in the Viburnum Trend and at
the Herculaneum Lead Smelter. 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 Agriculture, acting
through the U.S. Forest Service, and the State of Missouri, Department
of Natural Resources (the ``Trustees'').
Under the Proposed Consent Decree, Doe Run will perform natural
resource restoration work in accordance with the RP/EAs on
approximately 2,080 acres of land and 10 miles of streams, and will
donate approximately 1,100 acres of ecologically significant property,
in addition to reimbursing certain future restoration and
implementation costs of the Trustees. Homestake will pay a total of
$1.9 million to the Trustees for past assessment costs and future
restoration and implementation costs and will provide funding and
financial assurance for a portion of Doe Run's restoration measures.
The United States will grant a covenant not to sue or to take
administrative action against the Settling Defendants for NRD pursuant
to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), and Section 311 of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321.
The RP/EAs present the restoration projects proposed by the
Trustees to restore natural resources injured by hazardous substances
released in and around the Viburnum Trend and the Herculaneum Lead
Smelter. Consistent with the 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.
4321-4347 et seq., and its implementing regulations at 40 CFR parts
1500-1508, the Trustees evaluated a suite of alternatives in each RP/EA
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 in each RP/EA.
The preferred alternative for the Viburnum Trend includes
restoration of injured stream reaches, enhanced closure of areas
impacted by tailings impoundments, restoration and revegetation of
injured soils, and the transfer and protection of ecologically
significant property to the Trustees or their designees. The preferred
alternative for the Herculaneum Lead Smelter calls for the transfer and
protection of ecologically significant property to the Trustees or
their designees.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree and the RP/EAs.
Comments on the Consent Decree should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States and State of Missouri v. The Doe Run
Resources Corporation, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-10845/1. All
comments must be submitted no later than forty-five (45) 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 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 $47.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy of the Consent Decree without the exhibits and signature pages,
the cost is $12.00. For a paper copy of the RP/EAs only, the cost is
$17.00.
Comments on the RP/EA should be addressed to Dave Mosby, and
reference ``Viburnum Trend and Herculaneum RP/EAs'' in the subject
line. All comments on the RP/EAs must be submitted no later than forty-
five (45) 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............................. Dave Mosby, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 101 Park DeVille Dr.,
Suite A, Columbia, MO 65203.
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During the public comment period, the RP/EAs 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/SEMONRDA/. As described above, a paper
copy of the RP/EAs may obtained from the Department of Justice as part
of, or separately from, the Consent Decree upon written request and
payment of reproduction costs.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-03287 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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