Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 43876-43877 [2020-15587]

Download as PDF 43876 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 139 / Monday, July 20, 2020 / Notices available for downloading or viewing on BOEM’s website at https:// www.boem.gov/Sale-256/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernadette Thomas, Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, 504–736–2596, Bernadette.Thomas@ boem.gov or Wright Jay Frank, Chief, Leasing Policy and Management Division, 703–787–1325, Wright.Frank@ boem.gov. Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1345 and 30 CFR 556.304(c). Walter D. Cruickshank, Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2020–15692 Filed 7–17–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission [F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 06–20] Sunshine Act Meeting The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45 CFR part 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open meetings as follows: TIME AND DATE: Thursday, July 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. This meeting will be held by teleconference. There will be no physical meeting place. PLACE: Open. Members of the public who wish to observe the meeting via teleconference should contact Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, Tele: (202) 616–6975, two business days in advance of the meeting. Individuals will be given callin information upon notice of attendance to the Commission. STATUS: 10:00 a.m.— Issuance of Proposed Decisions under the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, Title XVII, Public Law 114–328. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Requests for information, advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, and requests for teleconference dial-in information may be directed to: Patricia M. Hall, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 441 G St. NW, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jul 17, 2020 Jkt 250001 Room 6234, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975. electronically at https://www.justice.gov/ enrd/consent-decrees. Brian M. Simkin, Chief Counsel. Cherie Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–15747 Filed 7–16–20; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P [FR Doc. 2020–15574 Filed 7–17–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging Proposed Partial Consent Decree In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Partial Consent Decree in United States, et al. v. Richard M. Osborne, Sr., et al., No. 1:11–cv– 1029, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio on July 13, 2020. This proposed Partial Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States and Co-Plaintiff State of Ohio against Defendants Richard M. Osborne, Sr., individually and as Trustee of the Richard M. Osborne Trust, Madison/Route 20 LLC, Midway Industrial Campus Company, LTD, Naylor Family Partnership, J.T.O., Inc., and the City of Willoughby. The federal claims, pursuant to Sections 301 and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1344, seek to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the Defendants for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Partial Consent Decree resolves these allegations against the City of Willoughby and J.T.O., Inc. by requiring these Defendants to perform restoration and mitigation. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Partial Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Daniel R. Dertke, Senior Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and refer to United States v. Richard M. Osborne, Sr., et al., DJ #90–5–1–1– 17817. The proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Carl B. Stokes United States Court House, 801 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44113. In addition, the proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On July 14, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 280 Salem Street, LLC et al., Civil Action No. 1:20–cv–11321. The United States filed this lawsuit under Sections 106, 107, and 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and 9613. In its complaint, the United States seeks (a) recovery, under Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), of response costs it incurred in conducting response activities in connection with the release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at or from Operable Unit 4 (‘‘OU4’’), also known as the ‘‘Southwest Properties,’’ of the Wells G&H Superfund Site, located in Woburn, Massachusetts (the ‘‘Site’’); (b) a declaratory judgment, under Section 113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(g)(2), holding that all defendants will be liable for any further response costs the United States may incur as a result of a release or threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at or from OU4; and (c) injunctive relief under Section 106 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, requiring that Defendants take action to abate conditions at or near OU4 that may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare or the environment because of actual and threatened releases of hazardous substances into the environment at or from OU4. Under the proposed consent decree, three defendants (the ‘‘Performing Settling Defendants’’), which allegedly owned or operated facilities in OU4, will perform a remedial action estimated to cost approximately $19.1 million and pay 80 percent of EPA’s future response costs, including costs of overseeing this cleanup work. The E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 139 / Monday, July 20, 2020 / Notices thirteen other defendants (the ‘‘Cashout Settling Defendants’’), which allegedly arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at OU4, will pay approximately $3.9 million into a trust fund for use by the Performing Settling Defendants to help finance the remedial work. As part of the settlement, EPA will make available $4.8 million from a special site account (from monies obtained in prior settlements related to the Site) to partially fund the remedial action. The Performing Settling Defendants are 280 Salem Street, LLC; ConAgra Grocery Products Company, LLC; and Murphy’s Waste Oil Service, Inc. The Cashout Settling Defendants are Atos IT Solutions and Services, Inc.; BASF Corporation; Cognis USA LLC; Goulston Technologies, Inc.; NSTAR Electric Company d/b/a Eversource Energy; Organix, LLC; OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc., Pharmacia, LLC, by its Attorney-in-Fact, Monsanto Company; Stepan Company; The Gillette Company; The Sherwin Williams Company; Varian Medical Systems, Inc.; and W.R. Grace & Co.—Conn. 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 v. 280 Salem Street, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–194/ 2. 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. Paper copies of the consent decree are available upon written request and payment of reproduction costs. Such requests and payments should be addressed to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. With each such request, please enclose a check or money order for $31.75 (25 cents per page reproduction VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jul 17, 2020 Jkt 250001 cost) per paper copy, payable to the United States Treasury. Henry S. Friedman, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–15587 Filed 7–17–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘ETA Form 9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification.’’ This comment request is part of continuing Departmental efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). DATES: Consideration will be given to all written comments received by September 18, 2020. 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 for free by contacting Brian Pasternak by telephone at 202– 513–7350 (this is not a toll-free number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is not a toll-free number), or by email at ETA.OFLC.Forms@dol.gov. Submit written comments about, or requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Box PPII 12–200, Washington, DC 20210; by email: ETA.OFLC.Forms@ dol.gov; or by fax: 202–513–7395. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Pasternak by telephone at 202– 513–7350 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at ETA.OFLC.Forms@ dol.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as part of continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and federal agencies an opportunity to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43877 comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information before submitting them to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for final approval. This program helps to ensure 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 can be properly assessed. In accordance with the PRA, ETA is providing the public notice and opportunity to comment on proposed revisions to the ETA Form-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification; Appendix A: Foreign Worker Information; Appendix B: Additional Worksite Information; Appendix C: Supplemental Information; Appendix D: Special Recruitment for College and University Teachers; and the general instructions to these forms. ETA is also seeking public comment on a proposal to eliminate the issuance of paper-based labor certification decisions through the creation of a two-page Form ETA–9089, Final Determination: Permanent Employment Certification Approval, which will be issued electronically to employers granted permanent labor certifications by DOL. ETA is also seeking public comment on a proposal to revise the form to allow employers seeking to employ professional athletes or coaches, as well as those claiming National Interest Waivers (NIW), to use the proposed form and discontinue the collection of this information on the Forms ETA– 750A, Application for Alien Employment Certification—Offer of Employment, and/or ETA–750B, Application for Alien Employment Certification—Statement of Qualifications of Alien (OMB Control Number 1205–0515). Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), sections 203(b)(2) and (b)(3) and 212(a)(5)(A), and 8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(2) and (b)(3) and 1182(a)(5)(A), DOL and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have promulgated regulations to implement provisions of the INA at 20 CFR part 656 and 8 CFR 204.5. Consequently, the Secretary of Labor must certify that any foreign worker seeking to enter the United States for the purpose of performing skilled or unskilled labor is not adversely affecting wages and working conditions of U.S. workers similarly employed and that there are not sufficient U.S. workers able, willing, qualified, and available to perform such skilled or unskilled labor. In addition, before an employer may employ any skilled or unskilled foreign labor, it must submit a request for certification to E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43876-43877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On July 14, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 280 Salem 
Street, LLC et al., Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-11321.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under Sections 106, 107, and 
113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and 9613. In its 
complaint, the United States seeks (a) recovery, under Section 107(a) 
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), of response costs it incurred in 
conducting response activities in connection with the release or 
threatened release of hazardous substances into the environment at or 
from Operable Unit 4 (``OU4''), also known as the ``Southwest 
Properties,'' of the Wells G&H Superfund Site, located in Woburn, 
Massachusetts (the ``Site''); (b) a declaratory judgment, under Section 
113(g)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9613(g)(2), holding that all defendants 
will be liable for any further response costs the United States may 
incur as a result of a release or threatened release of hazardous 
substances into the environment at or from OU4; and (c) injunctive 
relief under Section 106 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, requiring that 
Defendants take action to abate conditions at or near OU4 that may 
present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health 
or welfare or the environment because of actual and threatened releases 
of hazardous substances into the environment at or from OU4.
    Under the proposed consent decree, three defendants (the 
``Performing Settling Defendants''), which allegedly owned or operated 
facilities in OU4, will perform a remedial action estimated to cost 
approximately $19.1 million and pay 80 percent of EPA's future response 
costs, including costs of overseeing this cleanup work. The

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thirteen other defendants (the ``Cashout Settling Defendants''), which 
allegedly arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances at OU4, 
will pay approximately $3.9 million into a trust fund for use by the 
Performing Settling Defendants to help finance the remedial work. As 
part of the settlement, EPA will make available $4.8 million from a 
special site account (from monies obtained in prior settlements related 
to the Site) to partially fund the remedial action. The Performing 
Settling Defendants are 280 Salem Street, LLC; ConAgra Grocery Products 
Company, LLC; and Murphy's Waste Oil Service, Inc. The Cashout Settling 
Defendants are Atos IT Solutions and Services, Inc.; BASF Corporation; 
Cognis USA LLC; Goulston Technologies, Inc.; NSTAR Electric Company d/
b/a Eversource Energy; Organix, LLC; OSRAM SYLVANIA, Inc., Pharmacia, 
LLC, by its Attorney-in-Fact, Monsanto Company; Stepan Company; The 
Gillette Company; The Sherwin Williams Company; Varian Medical Systems, 
Inc.; and W.R. Grace & Co.--Conn.
    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 v. 280 Salem Street, et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-194/2. 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 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. Paper copies of the consent 
decree are available upon written request and payment of reproduction 
costs. Such requests and payments should be addressed to: Consent 
Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-
7611.
    With each such request, please enclose a check or money order for 
$31.75 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) per paper copy, payable to 
the United States Treasury.

Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-15587 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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