Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 8654-8655 [2021-02486]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 8654 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 24 / Monday, February 8, 2021 / Notices International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–1802. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2020). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on February 2, 2021, ordered that— (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1–3, 6–8, 11, 13, 16–18, 20, and 21 of the ’430; claims 1, 2, and 12–14 of the ’849; claims 8–20 of the ’823 patent; and claims 1–4, 7–10, and 16–19 of the ’178 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is ‘‘electronic devices with wireless connectivity, specifically mobile phones, tablet computers, and smart televisions’’; (3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainants are: Ericsson Inc., 6300 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, SE–164 83 Stockholm, Sweden Ericsson AB, Torshammnsgartan 23, Kista, 16480 Stockholm, Sweden (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 129 Samsung-Ro, Maetan-3dong, Yoeongtong-Gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi, 16677, Republic of Korea Samsung Electronics America, Inc., 85 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ, 07660–2112 Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen Co., Ltd., Yen Binh I VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:24 Feb 05, 2021 Jkt 253001 Industrial Zone, Do´ng Tie´n, Pho Yen District, Thai Nguyen Province, Thai Nguyen 250000, Vietnam Samsung Electronics Vietnam Co., Ltd., 1 Industrial Park, Commune, Yen Trung, Yen Phong District, Bac Ninh Province 16000, Vietnam Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex, Co., Ltd., Lot I–11, D2 Road, Saigon Hi-Tech Park, Tang Nhon Phu B Ward, District 9, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as a party to this investigation. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainants of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: February 2, 2021. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–02476 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act On January, 29, 2021, the United States lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Chains and Links, Inc. et al., Case No. 3:18–cv– 50268 (N.D. Ill.). The proposed consent decree, if approved by Court after public comment, will fully resolve claims of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’) against two of the four defendants named in the complaint, which seeks to recover response costs incurred by EPA in cleaning up a portion of the Bautsch Gray Mine Superfund site (‘‘Site’’) near Galena, Illinois. To resolve claims against them under Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607(a), and 9613(g)(2), the settling defendants— Thomas Wienen and Chains and Links, Inc. (‘‘C&L’’)—will reimburse the United States for $1,292,000 in response costs, which they shall pay in three installments over an 18-month period. In addition, the settling defendants must (1) use ‘‘best efforts’’ to secure the cooperation of a non-settling defendant in executing an environmental covenant with respect to a portion of the Site that C&L and the non-settling defendant jointly own and (2) pay to EPA 75% of the net proceeds if the property is sold after construction of the remedy at the Site. The proposed consent decree will provide the settling defendants with a ‘‘Covenant Not to Sue,’’ under which the United States will covenant not to sue or take administrative action against the settling defendants pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of CERCLA regarding the Site, except as specifically provided in the ‘‘Reservation of Rights’’ clause. The proposed Consent Decree does not affect the United States’ claims in the amended complaint with respect to the two non-settling defendants— West Galena Development, Inc. and the Estate of Lois Jean Wienen. 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 United States v. Chains and Links, Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–10235. All comments must be submitted no E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 24 / Monday, February 8, 2021 / Notices later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this revised 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, 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 also 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 $17 (68 pages at 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 $8.5. U.S. Copyright Office BILLING CODE 4410–15–P [Docket No. 2019–6] Unclaimed Royalties Study DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2021–02479 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS [FR Doc. 2021–02486 Filed 2–5–21; 8:45 am] In accordance with Departmental Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Brenda Massey, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, on February 2, 2021, Case No. 1:21cv17– HSO–JCG. This proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the United States against Defendant Brenda Massey, pursuant to Sections 309, 402, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1319, 1342, and 1344, for discharging pollutants into waters of the United States in George County, Mississippi without a permit, in violation of CWA Section 301(a), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a). The proposed Consent Decree resolves injunctive claims for relief by requiring the Defendant to 20:48 Feb 05, 2021 Cherie Rogers, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. BILLING CODE 4410–15–P Patricia McKenna, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. VerDate Sep<11>2014 perform environmental restoration and provide for mitigation of temporal losses through a monetary payment to an approved mitigation bank. The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Michael Augustini, United States Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611, pubcomment_eds.enrd@ usdoj.gov, and refer to United States v. Brenda Massey, DJ #90–5–1–1–21358. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk’s Office, United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Southern Division, Dan M. Russell, Jr., United States Courthouse, 2012 15th Street, Suite 403, Gulfport, MS 39501. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be examined electronically at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consentdecrees. Jkt 253001 U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. ACTION: Notice of public roundtables. AGENCY: The U.S. Copyright Office will be holding public roundtables as part of its study to evaluate best practices that the newly established mechanical licensing collective may implement to identify and locate musical work copyright owners and unclaimed accrued royalties held by the collective, encourage musical work copyright owners to claim their royalties, and reduce the incidence of unclaimed royalties. Music industry participants and others interested in participating in the roundtables are invited to submit requests to participate pursuant to the instructions set forth below. DATES: The public roundtables will be held on March 25, 2021. Requests to participate must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8655 February 26, 2021. Once the roundtable agenda is finalized, the Office will notify all participants and post the times and dates of the roundtables at https:// copyright.gov/policy/unclaimedroyalties/. ADDRESSES: The Office will conduct the roundtables remotely using the Zoom videoconferencing platform. Requests to participate should be submitted through the request form available at https:// www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimedroyalties/roundtable-request.html. Additional information will be made available at https://www.copyright.gov/ policy/unclaimed-royalties/roundtable. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jason E. Sloan, Assistant General Counsel, by email at jslo@copyright.gov; or Cassandra G. Sciortino, AttorneyAdvisor, by email at csciortino@ copyright.gov. Each can be contacted by telephone by calling (202) 707–8350. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Copyright Office (‘‘Office’’) is undertaking a policy study as directed by the Music Modernization Act to evaluate best practices that the newly established mechanical licensing collective (‘‘MLC’’) may implement to reduce the incidence of unclaimed royalties. The Office initiated the study on December 6, 2019, with an all-day educational symposium to facilitate discussion on these issues by a broad range of industry participants and members of the public.1 The Office also commissioned a report on matching and royalty distribution practices of various collective management organizations (‘‘CMOs’’) around the world. A transcript of the symposium as well as the report of global collective rights management practices are provided on the Office’s website for public consideration.2 On June 2, 2020, the Office issued a notice of inquiry (‘‘NOI’’) which solicited public comment on several topics concerning best practices to identify and locate musical work copyright owners and unclaimed accrued royalties held by the collective, encourage musical work copyright owners to claim their royalties, and reduce the incidence of unclaimed royalties, including by commenting 1 84 FR 58176 (Oct. 30, 2019); U.S. Copyright Office, Unclaimed Royalties Study Kickoff Symposium, https://www.copyright.gov/policy/ unclaimed-royalties/symposium/. 2 Susan Butler, Collective Right Management Practices Around the World: A Survey of CMO Practices to Reduce the Occurrence of Unclaimed Royalties in Musical Works (2020), https:// www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimed-royalties/ cmo-full-report.pdf. The transcript of the symposium is available at https:// www.copyright.gov/policy/unclaimed-royalties/ transcript.pdf. E:\FR\FM\08FEN1.SGM 08FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 24 (Monday, February 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8654-8655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On January, 29, 2021, the United States lodged a proposed consent 
decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District 
of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Chains and Links, 
Inc. et al., Case No. 3:18-cv-50268 (N.D. Ill.). The proposed consent 
decree, if approved by Court after public comment, will fully resolve 
claims of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA'') 
against two of the four defendants named in the complaint, which seeks 
to recover response costs incurred by EPA in cleaning up a portion of 
the Bautsch Gray Mine Superfund site (``Site'') near Galena, Illinois. 
To resolve claims against them under Sections 106, 107, and 113(g)(2) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607(a), and 9613(g)(2), 
the settling defendants--Thomas Wienen and Chains and Links, Inc. 
(``C&L'')--will reimburse the United States for $1,292,000 in response 
costs, which they shall pay in three installments over an 18-month 
period. In addition, the settling defendants must (1) use ``best 
efforts'' to secure the cooperation of a non-settling defendant in 
executing an environmental covenant with respect to a portion of the 
Site that C&L and the non-settling defendant jointly own and (2) pay to 
EPA 75% of the net proceeds if the property is sold after construction 
of the remedy at the Site. The proposed consent decree will provide the 
settling defendants with a ``Covenant Not to Sue,'' under which the 
United States will covenant not to sue or take administrative action 
against the settling defendants pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of 
CERCLA regarding the Site, except as specifically provided in the 
``Reservation of Rights'' clause. The proposed Consent Decree does not 
affect the United States' claims in the amended complaint with respect 
to the two non-settling defendants--West Galena Development, Inc. and 
the Estate of Lois Jean Wienen.
    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 United States v. Chains and Links, Inc. et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-10235. All comments must be submitted no

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later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this revised 
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 also 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 $17 (68 pages at 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 
$8.5.

Patricia McKenna,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-02486 Filed 2-5-21; 8:45 am]
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