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Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: January 28, 2021.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
On January 20, 2021, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Utah in the
lawsuit entitled United States of
America v. Magnesium Corporation of
America, et al., Civil Action No.
2:01CV0040B.
If approved by the court, the consent
decree would resolve the claims of the
United States against US Magnesium
LLC (‘‘USM’’), the Renco Group, Inc.
(‘‘Group’’), the Ira Leon Rennert
Revocable Trusts (‘‘Trusts’’), and Mr. Ira
Leon Rennert (‘‘Rennert’’), collectively
Defendants, for injunctive relief and
civil penalties for alleged violations of
the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (‘‘RCRA’’) at USM’s
magnesium production facility in
Rowley, Utah. The consent decree
would require USM to: (1) Make
extensive process modifications at the
facility, including construction of a
filtration plant to treat all wastewaters,
that will reduce the environmental
impacts from its production operations
and ensure greater protection for its
workers; (2) establish appropriate
financial assurance for closure or
corrective action of certain waste
management areas in the operating areas
of the facility; (3) pay a civil penalty of
$250,000; and (4) perform the CERCLA
Response Action, which includes
construction of a barrier wall around
1700 acres of the operating portions of
the facility to prevent leaks or breaches
of hazardous materials to the Great Salt
Lake, and the payment of EPA costs
incurred in connection with the
CERCLA Response Action. The United
States and the Settling Defendants also
would implement the 2019 bankruptcy
settlement that resolved claims between
the United States and USM’s
predecessors.
In return for the Settling Defendants’
compliance with these requirements,
the consent decree would resolve past
RCRA violations at the Rowley facility
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that the United States’ complaint
alleges. Provided that the Settling
Defendants remain in compliance with
the consent decree’s requirements,
including payment of EPA CERCLA
Response Action costs, the United
States would covenant not to sue the
Settling Defendants under CERCLA for
the CERCLA Response Action and
EPA’s CERCLA Response Action costs.
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.
Magnesium Corporation of America, et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–7–1–06980. 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 .......
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington,
D.C. 20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the 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
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 $101.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
without the Appendices and signature
pages, the cost is $20.00.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
AGENCY:
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Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps to ensure that 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 on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed new
information collection of the ‘‘QCEW
Business Supplement.’’ A copy of the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the
individual listed below in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before April 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
intends to implement a new collection
for a QCEW Business Supplement
(QBS). Through the QBS, the BLS will
be able to capture information on the US
economy in a more efficient and timely
manner than is currently possible. The
QBS is intended to be a versatile
collection instrument that will allow
BLS to quickly collect and publish
information so that stakeholders and
data users can understand the impact of
specific events on the US economy as
they occur, improving the relevancy of
the data.
The QBS is designed to incorporate
new questionnaires as the need arises
based on topics of relevance. BLS
initially published a notice requesting
comments on this collection in 85 FR
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3426, on January 21, 2020, but the
collection was postponed so the BLS
could collect the Business Response
Survey (BRS). The initial collection
under the QBS will be a follow-up to the
BRS, conducted in 2020, which
captured information about changes to
businesses operations, employment and
workforce flexibilities, and benefits that
occurred as a result of the onset of the
Coronavirus pandemic. The BRS was a
one-time collection which provided
critical information on the U.S. business
response to the Coronavirus pandemic
to help provide policy makers and data
users with additional information to
help inform decisions. This follow-up
survey to the BRS, under the QBS
collection, will collect information on
how establishments are coping with the
transition from the height of the
pandemic into a period of economic
recovery.
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II. Method of Collection
The BLS will use the Annual Refiling
Survey (ARS) as a platform for
conducting the QBS. Each year, the BLS
Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the
ARS by reaching out to approximately
1.2 million establishments requesting
verification of their main business
activity, and their mailing and physical
location addresses. The fully web-based
ARS allows for an accelerated timeframe
for collection and provides a low-cost
platform for conducting the quick, short
surveys of the QBS. The QBSs
accompanying the ARS will have little
data collection overhead, leveraging the
respondent contact process undertaken
as part of the production ARS. QBS
Respondents already logged into the
ARS secure website will be directed to
a QBS and asked to answer a limited
number of additional survey questions
after completing the ARS.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the QCEW
Business Supplement (QBS).
The QBS, based on the ARS data
collection platform, will allow BLS to
leverage the multitude of information
already known about the sample units
to allow for targeted sampling. It also
will permit BLS to target only the units
meeting the specific set of
characteristics desired allowing BLS to
delve into specific areas of economic
interest without burdening
establishments which do not meet the
specific targeted features.
The QBS is designed to encourage a
fast response and minimize respondent
burden on the public by limiting the
number of questions on each survey and
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by asking questions that respondents
should be able to answer without
research or referring to records. In this
manner, BLS can provide information
that is needed quickly and is not
collected elsewhere.
The QBS is designed to incorporate
new questionnaires as the need for data
arises, as frequently as twice a year. The
BLS plans to conduct multiple small
surveys under the QBS clearance. The
initial survey will focus on how
establishments are coping with the
current status of the Coronavirus
pandemic and the transition period that
they are currently experiencing.
Questions will cover a range of
establishment topics including changes
in telework, paid sick leave, demand for
products and services, changes in
products or services ordered, rehiring
activities, recruitment activities,
mandated closures, and government
assistance.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: QCEW Business
Supplement.
OMB Number: 1220–NEW.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit institutions, not-for-profit
institutions, and farms.
Total Respondents: 150,000.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 150,000.
Average Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25,000
hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
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included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they also
will become a matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 28,
2021.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2020–0002]
National Advisory Committee on
Occupational Safety and Health
(NACOSH); Notice of Membership
Appointments
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of NACOSH membership
appointments.
AGENCY:
On January 14, 2020, the
Secretary of Labor appointed four
members to serve on NACOSH.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Mr. Francis
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor; telephone (202) 693–1999, TTY
(877–889–5627); email
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general information: Ms. Amy
Agro Wangdahl, Director, OSHA Office
of Maritime and Agriculture, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693–2066, TTY (877–889–5627); email
wangdahl.amy@dol.gov.
For copies of this Federal Register
Notice: Electronic copies of this Federal
Register notice are available at https://
www.regulations.gov. This notice, as
well as news releases and other relevant
information, are also available at
OSHA’s web page at www.osha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651,
656) established NACOSH to advise,
consult with and make
recommendations to the Secretary of
Labor and the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (HHS) on matters
relating to the administration of the
OSH Act. NACOSH is a continuing
advisory committee of indefinite
duration.
NACOSH operates in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
AGENCY: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance
consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing
collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This program helps to ensure that 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 on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed new information collection of the
``QCEW Business Supplement.'' A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or before April 5, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
Division of Management Systems, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
2 Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20212. Written comments also
may be transmitted by email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, at
202-691-7628 (this is not a toll free number). (See Addresses section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) intends to implement a new
collection for a QCEW Business Supplement (QBS). Through the QBS, the
BLS will be able to capture information on the US economy in a more
efficient and timely manner than is currently possible. The QBS is
intended to be a versatile collection instrument that will allow BLS to
quickly collect and publish information so that stakeholders and data
users can understand the impact of specific events on the US economy as
they occur, improving the relevancy of the data.
The QBS is designed to incorporate new questionnaires as the need
arises based on topics of relevance. BLS initially published a notice
requesting comments on this collection in 85 FR
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3426, on January 21, 2020, but the collection was postponed so the BLS
could collect the Business Response Survey (BRS). The initial
collection under the QBS will be a follow-up to the BRS, conducted in
2020, which captured information about changes to businesses
operations, employment and workforce flexibilities, and benefits that
occurred as a result of the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. The BRS
was a one-time collection which provided critical information on the
U.S. business response to the Coronavirus pandemic to help provide
policy makers and data users with additional information to help inform
decisions. This follow-up survey to the BRS, under the QBS collection,
will collect information on how establishments are coping with the
transition from the height of the pandemic into a period of economic
recovery.
II. Method of Collection
The BLS will use the Annual Refiling Survey (ARS) as a platform for
conducting the QBS. Each year, the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages (QCEW) Program conducts the ARS by reaching out to
approximately 1.2 million establishments requesting verification of
their main business activity, and their mailing and physical location
addresses. The fully web-based ARS allows for an accelerated timeframe
for collection and provides a low-cost platform for conducting the
quick, short surveys of the QBS. The QBSs accompanying the ARS will
have little data collection overhead, leveraging the respondent contact
process undertaken as part of the production ARS. QBS Respondents
already logged into the ARS secure website will be directed to a QBS
and asked to answer a limited number of additional survey questions
after completing the ARS.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget clearance is being sought for the
QCEW Business Supplement (QBS).
The QBS, based on the ARS data collection platform, will allow BLS
to leverage the multitude of information already known about the sample
units to allow for targeted sampling. It also will permit BLS to target
only the units meeting the specific set of characteristics desired
allowing BLS to delve into specific areas of economic interest without
burdening establishments which do not meet the specific targeted
features.
The QBS is designed to encourage a fast response and minimize
respondent burden on the public by limiting the number of questions on
each survey and by asking questions that respondents should be able to
answer without research or referring to records. In this manner, BLS
can provide information that is needed quickly and is not collected
elsewhere.
The QBS is designed to incorporate new questionnaires as the need
for data arises, as frequently as twice a year. The BLS plans to
conduct multiple small surveys under the QBS clearance. The initial
survey will focus on how establishments are coping with the current
status of the Coronavirus pandemic and the transition period that they
are currently experiencing. Questions will cover a range of
establishment topics including changes in telework, paid sick leave,
demand for products and services, changes in products or services
ordered, rehiring activities, recruitment activities, mandated
closures, and government assistance.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is particularly interested in
comments that:
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.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
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 submissions of responses.
Title of Collection: QCEW Business Supplement.
OMB Number: 1220-NEW.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Agency: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, not-
for-profit institutions, and farms.
Total Respondents: 150,000.
Frequency: One time.
Total Responses: 150,000.
Average Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25,000 hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Signed at Washington, DC, January 28, 2021.
Mark Staniorski,
Chief, Division of Management Systems.
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