Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 59551-59552 [2020-20866]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices
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: September 16, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
[OMB Number 1110–0008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection
Comments Requested; Extension
Without Change, of a Currently
Approved Collection; Monthly Return
of Arson Offenses Known to Law
Enforcement
Federal Bureau of
Investigation, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Criminal Justice Information Services
Division, will be submitting the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
for review and approval in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until
October 22, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
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:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
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—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:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Monthly Return of Arson Offenses
Known to Law Enforcement.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The form number is 1–725. The
applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Criminal
Justice Information Services Division, in
the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Federal, state, county, city,
and tribal law enforcement agencies.
Abstract: Under 34 U.S.C. 41303,
Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act;
the Anti-Arson Act of 1982; and Federal
Bureau of Investigation, General
Functions, 28 CFR 0.85(f), this
collection requests the number of
reported arson offenses from federal,
state, county, city, and tribal law
enforcement agencies in order for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform
Crime Reporting Program to serve as the
national clearinghouse for the collection
and dissemination of arson data and to
publish these statistics in the
Preliminary report and Crime in the
United States.
5 An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: There are approximately 8,054
law enforcement agency respondents
that submit monthly for a total of 88,637
responses with an estimated response
time of nine minutes per response.
6 An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection. There are approximately
13,296 hours, annual burden, associated
with this information collection.
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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: September 16, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2020–20817 Filed 9–21–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On September 14, 2020, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States
District Court for the District of
Columbia in United States v. Daimler
AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Civil
Action No. 1:20–cv–2564.
The United States filed a complaint
under Clean Air Act Sections 204 and
205, 42 U.S.C. 7523 and 7524, and
regulations promulgated under Clean
Air Act Section 202, 42 U.S.C. 7521, and
codified at 40 CFR part 86, seeking
injunctive relief and civil penalties for
the Defendants’ sale of over 250,000
diesel vans and passenger cars that the
United States contends contain
undisclosed auxiliary emission control
devices and ‘‘defeat devices’’ installed
in the vehicles’ complex emission
control systems to circumvent emissions
testing. The United States
simultaneously lodged a consent decree
that would settle these claims and
claims in a separate civil complaint
filed by the California Resources Board
(CARB) on the same day.
Under the proposed decree, the
Defendants will have to (1) recall and
repair, at no cost to consumers, at least
85 percent of the affected vans and at
least 85 percent of the affected
passenger cars to remove the defeat
devices and bring the vehicles into
compliance with applicable emissions
standards; (2) perform a project to
mitigate excess nitrogen oxides emitted
from the affected vehicles in all states
except the State of California; (3) pay
$110,000 to CARB to fund mitigation
projects in California; (4) reform
corporate compliance measures to try to
prevent future emissions cheating; and
(5) pay an $875 million civil penalty. Of
this amount, the Defendants must pay
$743,750,000 to the United States and
$131,250,000 to CARB.
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 22, 2020 / Notices
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. Daimler AG and
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–2–1–11788. 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 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 $37.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost, excluding
appendices) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA)
On September 15, 2020, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Western District of
Tennessee in the lawsuit entitled United
States and State of Tennessee v.
Security Signals, Inc., Civil Action No.
2:20–cv–02689–JMP.
The Consent Decree resolves the
United States and State of Tennessee’s
claims set forth in the Complaint against
Security Signals, Inc. (‘‘Defendant’’) for
injunctive relief and cost recovery under
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Sections 106 and 107(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) and injunctive relief
under Tenn. Code Ann §§ 68–212–206
and 68–212–227 relating to the release
or threatened release of hazardous
substances into the environment at
Operable Unit Two (‘‘OU2’’) of the
National Fireworks Superfund
Alternative Site (the ‘‘Site’’), located in
Cordova, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Under the terms of the proposed
Consent Decree, Defendant will
reimburse $677,715 of the costs
incurred by the United State
Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’) and Defendant will reimburse
$3,827.26 of the costs incurred by the
State of Tennessee (the ‘‘State’’) in
connection with response actions at
OU2 of the Site. Defendant also will
reimburse EPA and the State for their
future responses at OU2 and will
perform the work set forth in the interim
Record of Decision issued by EPA on
September 30, 2014. The United States
Department of Defense (‘‘DOD’’) is a
settling federal agency. Under the terms
of the Consent Decree, DOD will pay
Defendant $1,304,985 towards a
percentage of Defendant’s past and
future costs at OU2 and in contribution
towards the payments that the
Defendant is making for EPA’s and the
State’s response costs.
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 and State of Tennessee v.
Security Signals, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–
11–3–11315. 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—
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ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $12.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. The document does not
contain the exhibits and signature
pages.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice Lodging of Proposed Consent
Decree Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
On September 15, 2020 the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Iowa in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire
Corporation, Civil Action No. 4:10–cv–
00503–RP–RAW.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’). The United States’
complaint sought civil penalties and
punitive damages against Dico, Inc. for
violations of an EPA order at the Des
Moines TCE Superfund Site and the
recovery of the United States’ past and
future response costs at the Southern
Iowa Mechanical (‘‘SIM’’) Site against
Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire Corporation
jointly and severally. The United States
obtained judgments against Dico, Inc.
for $1.62 million in civil penalties and
$5.45 million in punitive damages, and
against Dico, Inc. and Titan Tire
Corporation jointly and severally for
past response costs of $5.45 million and
all future response costs at the SIM Site.
The Consent Decree requires the
Defendants and their ultimate parent
company, Titan Tire International, Inc.,
jointly and severally, to pay $11.5
million to satisfy these judgments and a
separate judgment obtained by the
United States on March 29, 2000 in Case
No. 4–95–cv–10289 (S.D. Iowa) against
Dico, Inc. for $4.12 million in past
response costs at the Des Moines TCE
Site. The Consent Decree also requires
Dico, Inc. to donate or convey the Dico
Property to the City of Des Moines (the
‘‘City’’) for no more than $10.00. Under
the Consent Decree, the City will
undertake certain response actions at
the Dico Property, including ongoing
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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 Clean Air
Act
On September 14, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Columbia in United States v. Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC,
Civil Action No. 1:20-cv-2564.
The United States filed a complaint under Clean Air Act Sections
204 and 205, 42 U.S.C. 7523 and 7524, and regulations promulgated under
Clean Air Act Section 202, 42 U.S.C. 7521, and codified at 40 CFR part
86, seeking injunctive relief and civil penalties for the Defendants'
sale of over 250,000 diesel vans and passenger cars that the United
States contends contain undisclosed auxiliary emission control devices
and ``defeat devices'' installed in the vehicles' complex emission
control systems to circumvent emissions testing. The United States
simultaneously lodged a consent decree that would settle these claims
and claims in a separate civil complaint filed by the California
Resources Board (CARB) on the same day.
Under the proposed decree, the Defendants will have to (1) recall
and repair, at no cost to consumers, at least 85 percent of the
affected vans and at least 85 percent of the affected passenger cars to
remove the defeat devices and bring the vehicles into compliance with
applicable emissions standards; (2) perform a project to mitigate
excess nitrogen oxides emitted from the affected vehicles in all states
except the State of California; (3) pay $110,000 to CARB to fund
mitigation projects in California; (4) reform corporate compliance
measures to try to prevent future emissions cheating; and (5) pay an
$875 million civil penalty. Of this amount, the Defendants must pay
$743,750,000 to the United States and $131,250,000 to CARB.
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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. Daimler AG and Mercedes-Benz USA,
LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11788. 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 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 $37.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost, excluding appendices) payable to the United States
Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-20866 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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