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additional exclusions. Under
Alternative D, the decisionmaker could
exclude from leasing any available,
unleased blocks in Alternative A subject
to any one or a combination of the
following stipulations: Topographic
Features Stipulation; Live Bottom
Stipulation; and Blocks South of
Baldwin County, Alabama, Stipulation
(not applicable to Alternative C). This
alternative considered blocks subject to
these stipulations because these areas
have been emphasized in scoping, can
be geographically defined, and adequate
information exists regarding their
ecological importance and sensitivity to
OCS oil- and gas-related activities.
A total of 207 blocks within the CPA
and 160 blocks in the WPA are affected
by the Topographic Features
Stipulation. There are currently no
identified topographic features
protected under this stipulation in the
EPA. The Live Bottom Stipulation
covers the pinnacle trend area of the
CPA, affecting a total of 74 blocks.
Under Alternative D, the number of
blocks that would become unavailable
for lease represents only a small
percentage of the total number of blocks
to be offered under Alternative A, B, or
C (less than 4%, even if blocks subject
to all three stipulations were excluded).
Therefore, Alternative D could reduce
offshore infrastructure and activities in
these sensitive areas because Alternative
D would most likely simply shift the
location of offshore infrastructure and
activities farther from these sensitive
zones; it would not lead to a reduction
in overall impacts. Moreover, the
incremental negative impacts of the
other alternatives compared with
Alternative D would be largely
mitigated by the application of the lease
stipulations in Alternative A, as
discussed below.
Alternative E—No Action: This
alternative is not holding proposed
regionwide Lease Sale 257 and is
identified as the environmentally
preferred alternative. Alternative E was
not selected because, if it were, the
needed domestic energy sources and the
subsequent positive economic impacts
from exploration and production,
including employment, would not be
realized. Not holding a single lease sale
would also not significantly change the
overall activity levels in the GOM (i.e.,
on blocks leased in previous lease sales)
and the associated environmental
impacts in the near term; however, it
would avoid the incremental
contribution of the proposed regionwide
lease sale to the cumulative effects of
ongoing activity. Avoidance of this
incremental contribution, however, is
outweighed by the potential negative
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economic and socioeconomic impacts of
choosing Alternative E.
Lease Stipulations—Eleven lease
stipulations have been adopted for
Lease Sale 257, including a new
stipulation, related to the processing of
certain post-lease permits, and
described below. The 2018 GOM
Supplemental EIS describes 10 of these
11 lease stipulations, which are
included in the Final Notice of Sale
Package.
In the Record of Decision for the
2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Leasing: Proposed Final
Program, the Secretary of the Interior
required the protection of biologically
sensitive underwater features in all Gulf
of Mexico oil and gas lease sales as
programmatic mitigation; therefore,
BOEM is adopting the Topographic
Features Stipulation and Live Bottom
Stipulation and applying them to
designated lease blocks in proposed
Lease Sale 257. Due to a proposed
expansion of the Flower Garden Banks
National Marine Sanctuary, this
additional language notifies lessees that,
should their lease block in the future be
included in a national marine sanctuary,
their operations may be subject to
additional requirements and regulations
from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and that a
permit from that agency may be
required in certain instances.
The additional nine lease stipulations
considered for proposed regionwide
Lease Sale 257 are the Military Areas
Stipulation; the Evacuation Stipulation;
the Coordination Stipulation; the Blocks
South of Baldwin County, Alabama,
Stipulation; the Protected Species
Stipulation; the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea
Royalty Payment Stipulation; the Below
Seabed Operations Stipulation; the
Stipulation on the Agreement between
the United States of America and the
United Mexican States Concerning
Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
in the Gulf of Mexico; and the
Timeframe for Decisions on an
Application for Permit to Drill and an
Application for Permit to Modify
Stipulation. The Protected Species
Stipulation has been recently updated
due to the completion of the
Endangered Species Act consultation
with the National Marine Fisheries
Service and the issuance of a Biological
Opinion in March 2020, addressing OCS
oil- and gas-related activities in the Gulf
of Mexico, including this lease sale. The
Timeframe for Decisions on an
Application for Permit to Drill and an
Application for Permit to Modify
Stipulation was first adopted in Lease
Sale 256. This stipulation is
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administrative in nature and addresses
the processing and timing of decisions
for Applications for Permit to Drill and
Applications for Permit to Modify by
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE). It does not alter
any underlying requirements for those
applications and therefore would not be
expected to change any environmental
effects reasonably foreseeable as a result
of this lease sale and any related postlease activities. As noted, BOEM is
adopting these nine stipulations as lease
terms where applicable and they are
enforceable as part of the lease.
Further, Appendix B of the Gulf of
Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales:
2017–2022; Gulf of Mexico Lease Sales
249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257,
259, and 261—Final Multisale
Environmental Impact Statement
provides a list and description of
standard post-lease conditions of
approval that BOEM or BSEE may
require as a result of their plan and
permit review processes for the Gulf of
Mexico OCS region.
After careful consideration, BOEM
selected the preferred alternative
(Alternative A) from the 2018 GOM
Supplemental EIS, with certain
additional blocks excluded due to their
status, for proposed Lease Sale 257.
BOEM is also adopting 11 lease
stipulations and all practicable means of
mitigation at the lease sale stage. The
preferred alternative meets the purpose
of and need for the proposed action, as
identified in the 2018 GOM
Supplemental EIS, and provides for
orderly resource development with
protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments while also
ensuring that the public receives a fair
market value for these resources and
that free-market competition is
maintained.
Authority: This Notice of Availability of a
Record of Decision is published pursuant to
the regulations (40 CFR part 1505)
implementing the provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Michael A. Celata,
Regional Director, New Orleans Office,
Department of the Interior Regions 1, 2, 4,
and 6, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On January 14, 2021, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
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Decree with the District Court of the
Southern District of New York in a
lawsuit entitled United States v. Toyota
Motor Corporation, et al., Civil Action
No. 21–323.
In this action the United States seeks,
as provided under the Clean Air Act
(‘‘CAA’’), civil penalties and injunctive
relief from defendants in connection
with violation of emission-defect
reporting regulations promulgated at 40
CFR part 85, subpart T. The proposed
Consent Decree resolves the United
States’ claims, requires defendants to
pay $180 million, and imposes
injunctive relief.
The publication of this notice opens
the 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. Toyota Motor
Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 21–
323, D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–11477. All
comments must be submitted no later
than 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 .........
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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 email 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 $9.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1100–NEW]
Agency Infromation Collection
Activtices: Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; New
Collection: Law Enforcement Agency
Certifications for Department of
Justice Funding
Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services, Department of Justice.
ACTION: 30-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS Office) will be
submitting the following emergency
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) 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
February 22, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public
burden or associated response time
please contact Shelley S. Hyland,
Supervisory Program Specialist, Office
of Community Oriented Policing
Services, 145 N Street NE, Washington,
DC 20503 (email: shelley.hyland2@
usdoj.gov; telephone: 202–598–1826). If
you are simply providing public
comments, please forward them directly
to Lashon M. Hilliard, COPS PRA
Program Manager, 145 N Street NE,
Washington, DC 20503 (email:
lashon.hilliard@usdoj.gov; 202–305–
5245).
SUMMARY:
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 Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services, 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
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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:
Emergency request.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Law Enforcement Agency Certifications
for Department of Justice Funding
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
There will be no form number. The
applicable component within the
Department of Justice is the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Respondents will be staff from
designated independent credentialing
bodies. On June 16, 2020, President
Donald J. Trump issued E.O. 13929 on
Safe Policing for Safe Communities,
which requires local, state, and
university/college law enforcement
agencies seeking Department of Justice
discretionary funding to meet two use of
force requirements: (1) The applying
agency maintains use of force policies
that adhere to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws; and (2) the
applying agency maintains use of force
policies that prohibit the use of choke
holds, except in situations where the
use of deadly force is allowed by law.
Per guidance issued by the Attorney
General on E.O. 13929, independent
credentialing bodies are to submit a list
of certified agencies to the Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services
by January 31st in the funding year.
Respondents are asked to supply the
following information for each certified
agency: Originating Record Identifier
(ORI), Employee Identification Number
(EIN), Data Universal Number System
(DUNS), name of law enforcement
agency, city, state and zip code of where
law enforcement agency is located, title
of the law enforcement agency’s chief
executive (e.g., sheriff, chief of police,
commissioner), chief executive’s name,
and date law enforcement agency
received certification for E.O. 13929.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The COPS Office estimates that
52 independent credentialing bodies
will respond (49 state agencies and 3
national organizations). The COPS
Office estimates compiling the lists of
certified agencies will require
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On January 14, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent
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Decree with the District Court of the Southern District of New York in
a lawsuit entitled United States v. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al.,
Civil Action No. 21-323.
In this action the United States seeks, as provided under the Clean
Air Act (``CAA''), civil penalties and injunctive relief from
defendants in connection with violation of emission-defect reporting
regulations promulgated at 40 CFR part 85, subpart T. The proposed
Consent Decree resolves the United States' claims, requires defendants
to pay $180 million, and imposes injunctive relief.
The publication of this notice opens the 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. Toyota Motor Corporation, et al.,
Civil Action No. 21-323, D.J. Ref. 90-5-2-1-11477. All comments must be
submitted no later than 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 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 email 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 $9.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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