Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and Other Statutes, 58102-58103 [2021-22762]
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five-year reviews were such that full
reviews should proceed (86 FR 37343,
July 15, 2021); accordingly, full reviews
are being scheduled pursuant to section
751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)). A record of the
Commissioners’ votes, the
Commission’s statement on adequacy,
and any individual Commissioner’s
statements are available from the Office
of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s website.
Participation in the reviews and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the subject
merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in these reviews as parties
must file an entry of appearance with
the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11 of the
Commission’s rules, by 45 days after
publication of this notice. A party that
filed a notice of appearance following
publication of the Commission’s notice
of institution of the reviews need not
file an additional notice of appearance.
The Secretary will maintain a public
service list containing the names and
addresses of all persons, or their
representatives, who are parties to the
reviews.
For further information concerning
the conduct of these reviews and rules
of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
Please note the Secretary’s Office will
accept only electronic filings during this
time. Filings must be made through the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS, https://
edis.usitc.gov.) No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any
electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in these reviews available to
authorized applicants under the APO
issued in the reviews, provided that the
application is made by 45 days after
publication of this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested
parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
who are parties to the reviews. A party
granted access to BPI following
publication of the Commission’s notice
of institution of the reviews need not
reapply for such access. A separate
service list will be maintained by the
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Secretary for those parties authorized to
receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff
report in the reviews will be placed in
the nonpublic record on January 10,
2022, and a public version will be
issued thereafter, pursuant to section
207.64 of the Commission’s rules.
Hearing.— The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the final
phase of this investigation beginning at
9:30 a.m. on January 27, 2022.
Information about the place and form of
the hearing, including about how to
participate in and/or view the hearing,
will be posted on the Commission’s
website at https://www.usitc.gov/
calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested
parties should check the Commission’s
website periodically for updates.
Requests to appear at the hearing should
be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before January 21,
2022. A nonparty who has testimony
that may aid the Commission’s
deliberations may request permission to
present a short statement at the hearing.
All parties and nonparties desiring to
appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should attend a
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30
a.m. on January 24, 2022. Oral
testimony and written materials to be
submitted at the public hearing are
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2),
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later
than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.—Each party to
the reviews may submit a prehearing
brief to the Commission. Prehearing
briefs must conform with the provisions
of section 207.65 of the Commission’s
rules; the deadline for filing is January
19, 2022. Parties may also file written
testimony in connection with their
presentation at the hearing, as provided
in section 207.24 of the Commission’s
rules, and posthearing briefs, which
must conform with the provisions of
section 207.67 of the Commission’s
rules. The deadline for filing
posthearing briefs is February 7, 2022.
In addition, any person who has not
entered an appearance as a party to the
reviews may submit a written statement
of information pertinent to the subject of
the reviews on or before February 7,
2022. On March 4, 2022, the
Commission will make available to
parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to
comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or
before March 8, 2022, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
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information and must otherwise comply
with section 207.68 of the Commission’s
rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission’s website
at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/
handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,
elaborates upon the Commission’s
procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to section 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
each document filed by a party to the
reviews must be served on all other
parties to the reviews (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and
a certificate of service must be timely
filed. The Secretary will not accept a
document for filing without a certificate
of service.
The Commission has determined that
these reviews are extraordinarily
complicated and therefore has
determined to exercise its authority to
extend the review period by up to 90
days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: These reviews are being
conducted under authority of title VII of
the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to section 207.62 of
the Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 14, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and
Other Statutes
On October 13, 2021, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Eastern District of Texas in
the lawsuit entitled United States and
State of Texas v. E.I. du Pont de
Nemours and Company and
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Performance Materials NA, Inc., Case
No. 1:21–cv–00516, for violations of
federal and state environmental laws
during their respective periods of
ownership and operation of an ethylene
production facility located in Orange,
Texas.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves the claims of the United States
and the State of Texas under (1) the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.,
implementing regulations and the
authorized program under the Texas
Solid Waste Disposal Act (Texas Health
and Safety Code ch. 361), (2) the Clean
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.,
implementing regulations, and Texas
Clean Air Act (Tex. Health and Safety
Code ch. 382), and (3) the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.,
implementing regulations, and the
Texas Water Code ch. 26 and the general
enforcement authority of Texas Water
Code ch. 7. The Consent Decree
provides for payment of a civil penalty
of $3,100,000 ($1,675,000 to the United
States and $1,425,000 to the State of
Texas), payment of attorneys’ fees to the
State of Texas, and performance of
injunctive relief to resolve the violations
alleged in the Complaint.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
entitled United States and State of
Texas v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company and Performance Materials
NA, Inc.. Case No. 1:21–cv–00516, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–7–1–10173. 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 .......
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 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.
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Please enclose a check or money order
for $15.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent
Decree or $24.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent
Decree and Appendices, payable to the
United States Treasury.
Karen Dworkin,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act and Oil Pollution Act
On October 13, 2021, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois
in the lawsuit entitled United States and
Illinois v. Buckeye Pipe Line Company,
L.P. and West Shore Pipe Line
Company, Civil Action No. 21–cv–5424.
The United States filed a Complaint
for civil penalties and injunctive relief
alleging violations of Sections 311(b)
and 404(s) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) arising out of the discharge of
approximately 1,857 barrels of crude oil
from a pipeline near Lockport, Will
County, Illinois. The State of Illinois
joined the United States claim under
Section 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act for
injuries to natural resources. The United
States’ complaint names as defendants
Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P., the
operator of the pipeline, and West Shore
Pipe Line Company, the owner of the
pipeline. Both defendants signed the
proposed Consent Decree to resolve
these claims, agreeing to pay a total of
$1,500,000 in civil penalties and
$7,200,000 in natural resource damages
and wetland mitigation.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States and Illinois v. Buckeye
Pipe Line Co., L.P., et al., D.J. Ref. Nos.
90–5–1–1–11370 and 90–5–1–1–20834.
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:
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 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
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 $14.75 (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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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; United
States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
(USMCA) Web-Based Hotline
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of
International Labor Affairs (ILAB)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act and Other Statutes
On October 13, 2021, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of
Texas v. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and
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Performance Materials NA, Inc., Case No. 1:21-cv-00516, for violations
of federal and state environmental laws during their respective periods
of ownership and operation of an ethylene production facility located
in Orange, Texas.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United
States and the State of Texas under (1) the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., implementing regulations and the
authorized program under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act (Texas
Health and Safety Code ch. 361), (2) the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401
et seq., implementing regulations, and Texas Clean Air Act (Tex. Health
and Safety Code ch. 382), and (3) the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251,
et seq., implementing regulations, and the Texas Water Code ch. 26 and
the general enforcement authority of Texas Water Code ch. 7. The
Consent Decree provides for payment of a civil penalty of $3,100,000
($1,675,000 to the United States and $1,425,000 to the State of Texas),
payment of attorneys' fees to the State of Texas, and performance of
injunctive relief to resolve the violations alleged in the Complaint.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to entitled United States and State of Texas v. E.I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company and Performance Materials NA, Inc.. Case
No. 1:21-cv-00516, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-10173. 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 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 $15.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent Decree or $24.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) for the Consent Decree and Appendices, payable to
the United States Treasury.
Karen Dworkin,
Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-22762 Filed 10-19-21; 8:45 am]
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