Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement Under the Clean Air Act and Bankruptcy Rule 9019, 2699-2700 [2021-00539]
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Eastern District of Pennsylvania in the
lawsuit entitled United States, et al. v.
Lehigh Cement Company LLC and
Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC,
Civil Action No. 5:19–cv–05688–JFL.
On December 3, 2019, the United
States and seven states and state or local
agencies filed a Complaint alleging
violations of the Clean Air Act, its
regulations, and related state provisions
at one or more of eleven Portland
cement facilities owned or operated by
Lehigh and Lehigh White Cement
Company, LLC (‘‘Lehigh White’’). One
of these facilities is located in Mitchell,
Indiana (the ‘‘Mitchell facility’’), and is
owned and/or operated by Lehigh. The
Mitchell facility is the subject of this
amendment.
Simultaneously with filing the
Complaint, the United States lodged a
Consent Decree. The Consent Decree
requires, inter alia, installation of
emissions control technology for
nitrogen oxides (‘‘NOX’’) and sulfur
dioxide (SO2’’), emissions monitoring
systems, and specified NOX and SO2
emission limits (except that the
emission limit for SO2 at the Cupertino,
CA facility will be established through
a testing program). On November 19,
2020, following public comment, the
Court approved and entered the Consent
Decree.
The First Amendment would modify
two dates contained in the Consent
Decree relating to the Mitchell facility:
(1) Extend by two months the date for
electing between two injunctive relief
measures (either building a new kiln or
kilns or retrofitting the existing kilns),
and (2) extend the deadline for
retrofitting the one of the existing kilns
by four months, should Lehigh choose
that option. The First Amendment
would also revise the Consent Decree to
make building the new kiln(s) the
default option, should Lehigh fail to
meet the deadline for selecting between
building a new kiln(s) and retrofitting
the existing kilns. The First Amendment
does not revise any deadlines relating to
any of the other ten cement facilities
subject to the Consent Decree, or make
any changes other than those described
above.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the First
Amendment to Consent Decree.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States, et al. v. Lehigh Cement Company
LLC and Lehigh White Cement
Company, LLC, Civil Action No. 5:19–
cv–05688–JFL, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
08531/1. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
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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 First Amendment to 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
First Amendment to 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 $1.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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subpart OOOO, the Standards of
Performance for Crude Oil and Natural
Gas Production, Transmission, and
Distribution for Which Construction,
Modification, or Reconstruction
Commenced After September 18, 2015
found in 40 CFR part 60, subpart
OOOOa, and federally-enforceable
general operating permits applicable to
Chesapeake’s natural gas production
facilities issued by the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency. The
Consent Decree and Settlement
Agreement resolves the United States’
claims for the above-described CAA
violations and requires Chesapeake to
pay a civil penalty of $1.2 million in full
and without reduction from the Debtor’s
estate. The Consent Decree and
Settlement Agreement requires approval
of the Bankruptcy Court after a thirtyday public comment period.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree and Settlement
Agreement. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division and should refer to
In re Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et
al, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11724. 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:
Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree
and Settlement Agreement Under the
Clean Air Act and Bankruptcy Rule
9019
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
On January 7, 2021, a proposed
Consent Decree and Settlement
Agreement was lodged in the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Texas in In re
Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et al.,
Case No. 20–33233 (DRJ).
The proposed Consent Decree and
Settlement Agreement resolves civil
claims by the United States, on behalf
of the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), against Debtors Chesapeake
Exploration LLC and Chesapeake
Appalachia LLC (collectively
Chesapeake) relating to Clean Air Act
(CAA) violations at 159 natural gas
production facilities formerly owned
and operated by Chesapeake in Ohio.
Specifically, the United States has
alleged that Chesapeake violated
requirements set forth in Section 111 of
the CAA, the Standards of Performance
for Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Production, Transmission, and
Distribution found at 40 CFR part 60,
By mail .........
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
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 and Settlement
Agreement 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 and
Settlement Agreement 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Registration and Equal Employment
Opportunity in Apprenticeship
Programs
ACTION:
Notice.
The 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, ‘‘Registration and Equal
Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship Programs.’’ 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 March
15, 2021.
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 free by contacting
Stephanie Arku by telephone at 202–
693–3965 (this is not a toll-free
number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is
not a toll-free number), or by email at
OA-ICRs@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
Apprenticeship, Room C–5321, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210; by email: OA-ICRs@dol.gov;
or by fax 202–693–3799.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Arku by telephone at 202–
693–3965 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at OA-ICRs@dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
DOL, as
part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
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conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
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.
ETA is requesting approval of a
revision to a currently approved ICR
pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act. The National Apprenticeship Act
(NAA) of 1937 (29 U.S.C. 50) authorizes
this information collection. If approved,
this ICR will enable ETA to refine its
data collection concerning the
registration of apprenticeship programs
and apprentices with DOL/ETA’s Office
of Apprenticeship and recognized State
Apprenticeship Agencies, properly
assess the types of sponsors that are
seeking to register an apprenticeship
program and the level of growth in
apprenticeship, collect the data
necessary to calculate national
registered apprenticeship program and
apprentice totals, and implement the
requirements of the Veterans
Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity
Reform (VALOR) Act (Pub. L. 115–89).
This ICR will also continue to enable
ETA to collect data from registered
apprenticeship programs relating to
equal employment opportunity, and
from applicants and/or apprentices,
who file a discrimination complaint.
Under the NAA, the Secretary of Labor
(Secretary) is charged with the
establishment of labor standards
designed to safeguard the welfare of
apprentices and promote apprenticeship
opportunity. The NAA also authorizes
the Secretary to ‘‘publish information
relating to existing and proposed labor
standards of apprenticeship.’’
ETA seeks a revision of this ICR to
include the following: a change to the
ICR title from ‘‘Title 29 CFR Part 29—
Labor Standards for the Registration of
Apprenticeship Programs’’ to the
‘‘Registration and Equal Employment
Opportunity in Apprenticeship
Programs’’ to accurately reflect the
collection of information contained in
this revised ICR; modifications to ETA
Form 671 (Program Registration and
Apprenticeship Agreement); the
addition (with minor modifications) of
the information collection requirements
currently approved under OMB Control
Number 1205–0224 (titled ‘‘Equal
Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship Training’’), including
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ETA Form 9039 (Complaint Form—
Equal Employment Opportunity in
Apprenticeship Programs); and the
addition of an information collection
instrument pertaining to state program
and apprentice registration (ETA Form
9186). ETA Forms 671 and 9039 are
currently set to expire on March 31,
2023.
Overall adjustments to ETA Form 671
(Program Registration and
Apprenticeship Agreement) include
nonsubstantive textual and formatting
edits to enhance clarity, technical
corrections to reflect that 29 CFR part
29, subpart A, now governs the
operation of registered apprenticeship
programs, and the streamlining of fields
that are no longer relevant or in use. The
notable changes specific to ETA Form
671, Section I (Program Registration)
include the addition of a subsection
where a sponsor must attest to the
assurances required under section
2(b)(1) of the Support for Veterans in
Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019
(Pub. L. 116–134) with respect to Title
38 educational assistance; the addition
of a field where a sponsor must disclose
the principal place of business (i.e., the
location of the sponsor’s headquarters)
in connection with section 2(b)(3) of
Public Law 116–134 and section 2(c)(1)
of Public Law 115–89; the addition of a
field where a sponsor must indicate its
willingness to be placed on the Eligible
Training Provider List with respect to
section 122 of the Workforce Innovation
and Opportunity Act (Pub. L. 113–128);
and the addition of multiple fields (e.g.,
ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers,
on-the-job learning/training plan, and
minimum program requirements) and a
subsection (i.e., selection procedures)
where a sponsor must disclose critical
information that will inform the content
of its apprenticeship program standards.
In ETA Form 671, Section II
(Apprentice Agreement and
Registration), ETA has modified the
veteran status category in connection
with Public Law 116–134 to enable
registered apprenticeship programs to
better service veterans; updated the sex,
ethnicity, race, and veteran status
categories to include an additional field
for apprentices who elect not to disclose
this information; slightly adjusted the
education level category to align with
the educational attainment categories
for which the U.S. Government
compiles workforce data by race,
national origin, and sex; and aligned the
overall content in the apprenticeship
agreement with the various regulatory
requirements specified in DOL’s
apprenticeship regulations under 29
CFR 29.7. ETA has not made any
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement Under
the Clean Air Act and Bankruptcy Rule 9019
On January 7, 2021, a proposed Consent Decree and Settlement
Agreement was lodged in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the
Southern District of Texas in In re Chesapeake Energy Corporation, et
al., Case No. 20-33233 (DRJ).
The proposed Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement resolves civil
claims by the United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), against Debtors Chesapeake Exploration LLC and Chesapeake
Appalachia LLC (collectively Chesapeake) relating to Clean Air Act
(CAA) violations at 159 natural gas production facilities formerly
owned and operated by Chesapeake in Ohio. Specifically, the United
States has alleged that Chesapeake violated requirements set forth in
Section 111 of the CAA, the Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Production, Transmission, and Distribution found at 40 CFR
part 60, subpart OOOO, the Standards of Performance for Crude Oil and
Natural Gas Production, Transmission, and Distribution for Which
Construction, Modification, or Reconstruction Commenced After September
18, 2015 found in 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOOa, and federally-
enforceable general operating permits applicable to Chesapeake's
natural gas production facilities issued by the Ohio Environmental
Protection Agency. The Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement resolves
the United States' claims for the above-described CAA violations and
requires Chesapeake to pay a civil penalty of $1.2 million in full and
without reduction from the Debtor's estate. The Consent Decree and
Settlement Agreement requires approval of the Bankruptcy Court after a
thirty-day public comment period.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree and Settlement Agreement. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division and should refer to In re Chesapeake Energy
Corporation, et al, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-11724. 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 and Settlement
Agreement 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 and Settlement Agreement 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 $7.75 (25 cents per page
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reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-00539 Filed 1-12-21; 8:45 am]
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