Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Water Act, 71099 [2020-24748]
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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 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.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a currently approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Number of Full-time Law Enforcement
Employees as of October 31.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
The form number is: 1–711. 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 Title 34, United
States Code (U.S.C.) Section 41303 and
28 U.S.C § 534, this collection requests
the number of full- and part-time law
enforcement employees by race/
ethnicity for both officers and civilians,
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
police employee data and to publish
these statistics in 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
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18,667 law enforcement agency
respondents that submit once a year for
a total of 18,667 responses with an
estimated response time of eight
minutes per response.
6. An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: There are approximately
2,489 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: November 3, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under The Clean
Water Act
On November 2, 2020, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of
Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United
States and Alabama Department of
Environmental Management v.
Kronospan, LLC, Civil Action No. 1:20–
cv–01720—ACA.
The Complaint alleges violations of
the pretreatment regulations under the
Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’) at
Kronospan’s wood processing facility in
Eastaboga, Calhoun County Alabama.
The State of Alabama, Department of
Environmental Management (‘‘ADEM’’)
is a co-plaintiff in the civil action,
alleging violations of the Alabama Water
Pollution Control Act. The proposed
Consent Decree requires the defendant
to perform injunctive relief and pay a
$900,000 civil penalty which will be
split evenly between the United States
and ADEM. In addition, the defendant
will perform a project to install an
evaporation system to reduce the
frequency and total annual volume of
process wastewater currently being
treated by the Facility’s pretreatment
system and discharged to the publicly
owned treatment works. The cost of the
project is about $7.7 million.
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
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Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States and Alabama
Department of Environmental
Management v. Kronospan, LLC, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–10934. 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 $45.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) 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 Clean
Water Act
On November 2, 2020, the Department
of Justice filed a Complaint and
concurrently lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of West
Virginia in the lawsuit entitled United
States of America, the State of West
Virginia, and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania v. Koppers Inc., Civil
Action No. 5:20–cv–236.
The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief
and civil penalties for alleged violations
of the Clean Water Act, the
Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, the
Pennsylvania Storage Tank and Spill
Prevention Act, and the West Virginia
Above Ground Storage Tank Act, at
facilities currently or formerly owned
and operated by Koppers Inc. in
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean
Water Act
On November 2, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Alabama in the lawsuit entitled United States and Alabama
Department of Environmental Management v. Kronospan, LLC, Civil Action
No. 1:20-cv-01720--ACA.
The Complaint alleges violations of the pretreatment regulations
under the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') at Kronospan's wood processing
facility in Eastaboga, Calhoun County Alabama. The State of Alabama,
Department of Environmental Management (``ADEM'') is a co-plaintiff in
the civil action, alleging violations of the Alabama Water Pollution
Control Act. The proposed Consent Decree requires the defendant to
perform injunctive relief and pay a $900,000 civil penalty which will
be split evenly between the United States and ADEM. In addition, the
defendant will perform a project to install an evaporation system to
reduce the frequency and total annual volume of process wastewater
currently being treated by the Facility's pretreatment system and
discharged to the publicly owned treatment works. The cost of the
project is about $7.7 million.
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 and Alabama Department of
Environmental Management v. Kronospan, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-
10934. 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 $45.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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