Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Consent Decree Pursuant To the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act, 82520-82521 [2020-27954]

Download as PDF 82520 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 244 / Friday, December 18, 2020 / Notices Until that process is separately implemented, and absent a substantial public safety concern, ATF will exercise its enforcement discretion not to enforce the registration provisions of the NFA against any person who, before publication of this notice, in good faith acquired, transferred, made, manufactured, or possessed an affected stabilizer-equipped firearms. This document is not an administrative determination that any particular weapon equipped with a stabilizing arm brace is a ‘‘firearm’’ under the NFA. To the extent that the ATF Director subsequently issues such a determination, the ATF Director, at the direction of the Attorney General, plans retroactively to exempt such firearms from the collection of NFA taxes, provided those firearms were made or acquired in good faith prior to the publication of this notice. See 26 U.S.C. 7805. 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[FR Doc. 2020–27857 Filed 12–17–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Consent Decree Pursuant To the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, And Liability Act On December 2, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (Eastern Division), in the lawsuit entitled the United States of America v. Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:02–CV– 0749 (KOB). This Consent Decree represents a settlement of certain claims of the United States (‘‘Plaintiff’’) against Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, Inc. (‘‘Defendants’’) under Sections 106, 107, and 113 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and 9613, relating to the Anniston PCB Hazardous Waste Site (‘‘Site’’) located in and around Anniston, Alabama. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 244 / Friday, December 18, 2020 / Notices Defendants will be required to implement a Record of Decision (‘‘ROD’’) issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) with respect to Operable Units 1 and 2 (‘‘OU1’’ and ‘‘OU2’’) of the Anniston PCB Site in Anniston, Alabama. The proposed Consent Decree requires the Defendants to finance and conduct the remedial design and remedial action (‘‘RD/RA’’), which includes remedial action for both soils and groundwater within OU1 and OU2. These two operable units are outside the plant site (OU3) and consist of both residential and non-residential properties. A previous RD/RA Consent Decree addressing certain properties within OU1 and OU2 identified by EPA as unauthorized waste disposal areas was entered into last year between the United States and MRC Holding Company. This proposed Consent Decree addresses the remainder of OU1 and OU2. Notice of the Lodging of the proposed Consent Decree was originally published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2020. See 85 FR 70938–39, Dec. 8, 2020. Publication of the original notice opened a period of public comment for a period of thirty (30) days through January 7, 2021. The publication of the present notice extends the period for public comment on the proposed Consent Decree through February 6, 2021. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States of America v. Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, Inc., and the D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–2–07135/1. 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 e-mail ...... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ usdoj.gov. Assistant Attorney General U.S. DOJ—ENRD P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES By mail ......... During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_ Decrees.html. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:22 Dec 17, 2020 Jkt 253001 Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. Please enclose a check or money order for $11.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the Consent Decree and $20.00 for the Consent Decree and Appendices thereto. Lori Jonas, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2020–27954 Filed 12–17–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [OMB Control No. 1218–0NEW;Docket No. 2020–0007] Information Collection; DOL— Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation) Department of Labor. Notice; request for comment. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Labor (DOL) has under OMB review the following proposed Information Collection Request ‘‘Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A– 11, Section 280 Implementation)’’ for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). DATES: Submit comments on or before: January 19, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit comments identified by Information Collection 1218–0NEW, DOL Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation), by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments to https:// www.regulations.gov, will be posted to the docket unchanged. • Mail: General Services Administration, Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. Mandell/IC 1218–ONEW, Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A– 11, Section 280 Implementation). Instructions: Please submit comments only and cite Information Collection 1218–0NEW, DOL Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation) in all correspondence related to this collection. To confirm receipt of your comment(s), please check regulations.gov, approximately two-tothree business days after submission to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 82521 verify posting (except allow 30 days for posting of comments submitted by mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Amira Boland, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20006, or via email to amira.c.boland@ omb.eop.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: DOL—Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation) Abstract: A modern, streamlined and responsive customer experience means: raising government-wide customer experience to the average of the private sector service industry; developing indicators for high-impact Federal programs to monitor progress towards excellent customer experience and mature digital services; and providing the structure (including increasing transparency) and resources to ensure customer experience is a focal point for agency leadership. This proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving customer service delivery as discussed in Section 280 of OMB Circular A–11 at https:// www.performance.gov/cx/a11-280.pdf. As discussed in OMB guidance, agencies should identify their highestimpact customer journeys (using customer volume, annual program cost, and/or knowledge of customer priority as weighting factors) and select touchpoints/transactions within those journeys to collect feedback. These results will be used to improve the delivery of Federal services and programs. It will also provide government-wide data on customer experience that can be displayed on www.performance.gov to help build transparency and accountability of Federal programs to the customers they serve. As a general matter, these information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. DOL will only submit collections if they meet the following criteria. • The collections are voluntary; • The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM 18DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82520-82521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27954]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Proposed Consent 
Decree Pursuant To the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, And Liability Act

    On December 2, 2020, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in the United States District Court 
for the Northern District of Alabama (Eastern Division), in the lawsuit 
entitled the United States of America v. Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, 
Inc., Civil Action No. 1:02-CV-0749 (KOB).
    This Consent Decree represents a settlement of certain claims of 
the United States (``Plaintiff'') against Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, 
Inc. (``Defendants'') under Sections 106, 107, and 113 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and 9613, relating to the Anniston 
PCB Hazardous Waste Site (``Site'') located in and around Anniston, 
Alabama. Under the proposed Consent Decree, the

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Defendants will be required to implement a Record of Decision (``ROD'') 
issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') with respect to 
Operable Units 1 and 2 (``OU1'' and ``OU2'') of the Anniston PCB Site 
in Anniston, Alabama. The proposed Consent Decree requires the 
Defendants to finance and conduct the remedial design and remedial 
action (``RD/RA''), which includes remedial action for both soils and 
groundwater within OU1 and OU2. These two operable units are outside 
the plant site (OU3) and consist of both residential and non-
residential properties. A previous RD/RA Consent Decree addressing 
certain properties within OU1 and OU2 identified by EPA as unauthorized 
waste disposal areas was entered into last year between the United 
States and MRC Holding Company. This proposed Consent Decree addresses 
the remainder of OU1 and OU2.
    Notice of the Lodging of the proposed Consent Decree was originally 
published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2020. See 85 FR 70938-
39, Dec. 8, 2020. Publication of the original notice opened a period of 
public comment for a period of thirty (30) days through January 7, 
2021. The publication of the present notice extends the period for 
public comment on the proposed Consent Decree through February 6, 2021.
    Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United 
States of America v. Pharmacia, LLC and Solutia, Inc., and the D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-2-07135/1. 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 e-mail...........................  [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.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury for the 
Consent Decree and $20.00 for the Consent Decree and Appendices 
thereto.

Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-27954 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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