Notice of Lodging Proposed Partial Consent Decree, 62764-62765 [2020-21895]

Download as PDF 62764 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 193 / Monday, October 5, 2020 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 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: Uniform Crime Reporting Instrument Pretesting and Burden Estimation Generic Clearance. 3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number is 1110–0057. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Criminal Justice Information Services Division, 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, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies. Abstract: This clearance provides the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program the ability to conduct pretests, which evaluate the validity and reliability of information collection instruments, and determine the level of burden state and local agencies have in reporting crime data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Paperwork Reduction Act only allows for nine or fewer respondents in the collection of information, such as pretesting activities. This clearance request expands the pretesting sample to 350 people for each of the twelve information collections administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Further, the clearance will allow for a brief five minute cost and burden assessment for the 18,000 law enforcement agencies participating in the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program. 5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: Uniform Crime Reporting VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:42 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 Participation Burden Estimation: There are approximately 18,000 law enforcement respondents; calculated estimates indicate five minutes per submission. Uniform Crime Reporting Form Pretesting: There are approximately 350 respondents; calculated estimates indicate one hour per pretest. 6. An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: There are approximately 1,850 hours, annual burden, associated with this information 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: September 29, 2020. Melody Braswell, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2020–21913 Filed 10–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. EPG2, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:20–cv–02180 was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division, on September 25, 2020. This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Defendant EPG2, LLC, pursuant to Sections 301(a), 309(b), and 309(d) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), 1319(b), and 1319(d), to obtain injunctive relief from and impose civil penalties against the Defendant for violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a permit into waters of the United States. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendant to perform mitigation and pay a civil penalty. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Phillip R. Dupre´, United States Department of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044, and refer to United States v. EPG2, LLC, DJ # 90–5– 1–1–21736. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, James M. Ashley and Thomas W. L. Ashley U.S. Courthouse, 1716 Spielbusch Avenue, Toledo, OH 43604. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/ enrd/consent-decrees. Cherie Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–21893 Filed 10–2–20; 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 v. Paul Bunn and Snyder Logging and Landscaping, LLC, Civil Action No. 20–107–DLC– KLD, was lodged with the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division, on September 23, 2020. This proposed Partial Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Defendants Paul Bunn and Snyder Logging and Landscaping, LLC, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), 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 Snyder Logging and Landscaping, LLC (‘‘Snyder Logging’’) by requiring Snyder Logging to pay a civil penalty. 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 Alan D. Greenberg, United States Department of Justice, Environmental Defense Section, 999 18th Street, Suite 370, Denver, CO 80202 and refer to United States v. Paul Bunn and Snyder Logging and Landscaping, LLC and DJ #90–5–1–1– 20880. The proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the District of Montana, Russell Smith Federal Courthouse, 201 E Broadway Street, Suite 410, Missoula, MT 59802. In addition, the proposed Partial E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 193 / Monday, October 5, 2020 / Notices Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/ enrd/consent-decrees. Cherie Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. 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, D.C. 20044–7611 By mail ......... [FR Doc. 2020–21895 Filed 10–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Water Act On September, 29, 2020, 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. Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC d/ b/a Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots Civil Action No. 2:20-cv-02637. In this action, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, filed a Complaint and proposed Consent Decree pertaining to Clean Water Act violations at the Defendant’s horse racing facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. In the Complaint, the United States alleged that the Defendant discharged process wastewater from its horse-racing and stabling facility, a concentrated animal feeding operation, into the New Orleans municipal separate storm sewer system and other receiving waters in violation of the terms and conditions of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued to the Defendant under Section 402 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342. Under the proposed settlement, the Defendant will pay $2,790,000.00 in civil penalties and perform injunctive relief to bring its facility into compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations to prevent future unauthorized discharges to area waterways. 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. Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC d/b/a Fair Grounds Race Course and Slots, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1– 1–11342. 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: VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:42 Oct 02, 2020 Jkt 253001 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 $21.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. Kenneth Long, Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–21878 Filed 10–2–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Bankruptcy Settlement Agreement Resolving Environmental Protection Agency Claims Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act On September 29, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Settlement Agreement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York (the ‘‘Bankruptcy Court’’) in the matter of In re: Tonawanda Coke Corporation, Case No. 18–12156, among the United States on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), Debtor Tonawanda Coke Corporation, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, and the New York State Department of Labor (‘‘New York DOL’’). The proposed Settlement Agreement resolves the proof of claim filed by the United States on behalf of EPA, asserting a general unsecured claim for (a) $2,002,200 in stipulated penalties under a consent decree between the United States and Debtor in United States et al. v. Tonawanda Coke Corp., 1:15–cv–00420 (W.D.N.Y.), and (b) $11,826.14 in response costs incurred prior to the October 15, 2019, bankruptcy petition date under the PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62765 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675, performing the initial stages of a time-critical removal action to address the release and threatened release of hazardous substances at the Debtor’s coke manufacturing facility in Tonawanda, New York (‘‘TCC Site’’). The proposed Settlement Agreement also resolves the United States’ Motion for Allowance of Administrative Expense Claim, Doc. No. 282, which was amended, Doc. No. 422, asserting an administrative claim in the amount of $5,531,521.10, under Section 503(b)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. 503(b)(1), relating to response costs incurred after the Petition Date addressing releases and threatened releases of hazardous substances at the TCC Site. The proposed Settlement Agreement provides the United States an allowed administrative expense claim in the amount of $930,000 plus 83.7% of certain additional funds in the estate. In addition, the proposed Settlement Agreement provides the United States an allowed general unsecured claim of $11,826.14 with respect to pre-petition response costs and $2,002,200 with respect to stipulated penalties. The proposed Settlement Agreement also provides certain recovery rights for New York DOL based on its claims under the New York State Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, New York Labor Law §§ 860–860– I and certain recovery rights for general unsecured creditors based on general unsecured claims filed in the bankruptcy. The Department of Justice will receive, for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication, comments on the proposed resolution of the United States’ claims set forth in the Settlement Agreement. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General for the Environmental and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to In re: Tonawanda Coke Corporation, DOJ Ref. # 90–5–2–1– 09994/1. All comments must be submitted no later than thirty 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 ......... E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 193 (Monday, October 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62764-62765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21895]


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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 v. 
Paul Bunn and Snyder Logging and Landscaping, LLC, Civil Action No. 20-
107-DLC-KLD, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Montana, Missoula Division, on September 23, 2020.
    This proposed Partial Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by 
the United States against Defendants Paul Bunn and Snyder Logging and 
Landscaping, LLC, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d), 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 Snyder Logging and 
Landscaping, LLC (``Snyder Logging'') by requiring Snyder Logging to 
pay a civil penalty.
    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 Alan D. 
Greenberg, United States Department of Justice, Environmental Defense 
Section, 999 18th Street, Suite 370, Denver, CO 80202 and refer to 
United States v. Paul Bunn and Snyder Logging and Landscaping, LLC and 
DJ #90-5-1-1-20880.
    The proposed Partial Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's 
Office, United States District Court for the District of Montana, 
Russell Smith Federal Courthouse, 201 E Broadway Street, Suite 410, 
Missoula, MT 59802. In addition, the proposed Partial

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Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.

Cherie Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-21895 Filed 10-2-20; 8:45 am]
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