Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 4047 [2022-01504]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
On January 21, 2022, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Puerto Rico in
the lawsuit entitled United States of
America v. To Go Stores, LLC, Civil
Action No. 3:22–cv–1038.
The United States filed the complaint
in this Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) case concurrently
with the lodging of the Proposed
Consent Decree. The Complaint alleges
that Defendant To Go Stores, LLC is
civilly liable for violations of
regulations promulgated under RCRA
Subchapter IX governing underground
storage tanks. The complaint alleges that
To Go Stores failed to comply with
RCRA regulations, as administered by
the Puerto Rico Department of Natural
and Environmental Resources, for
underground storage tanks at 15 gas
stations owned and/or operated by To
Go Stores in Puerto Rico. The alleged
violations include failure to: Adequately
monitor for releases; provide adequate
spill and overfill prevention equipment;
provide and maintain corrosion
protection equipment; maintain records;
secure monitoring wells; report and
investigate suspected releases; and
obtain financial assurance.
Under the Proposed Consent Decree,
To Go Stores will inspect certain
facilities; install new tanks at certain
facilities; and install and operate a
centralized monitoring system and new
release detection equipment, including
automatic tank gauging, at 43 facilities
in Puerto Rico. To Go Stores will pay a
civil penalty of $125,000. The Proposed
Consent Decree will resolve all RCRA
claims alleged in this action by the
United States against To Go Stores.
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,
Environmental Enforcement Section,
and should refer to United States v. To
Go Stores, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–7–1–
11717. 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 .......
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usdoj.gov.
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Send them to:
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Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
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 $8.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
[OMB Control No. 1219–0026]
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Ground Control for Surface
Coal Mines and Surface Work Areas of
Underground Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance request for
comment to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. This request 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. Currently, the Mine
Safety and Health Administration
(MSHA) is soliciting comments on the
information collection for Ground
Control for Surface Coal Mines and
Surface Work Areas of Underground
Coal Mines.
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All comments must be received
on or before March 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be
considered.
Electronic Submissions: Submit
electronic comments in the following
way:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for MSHA–2021–0039. Comments,
including attachments, submitted
electronically to https://
www.regulations.gov will be posted to
the docket with no changes. Because
your comment will be made public, you
are responsible for ensuring that your
comment does not include any
confidential information that you or a
third party may not wish to be posted,
such as your or anyone else’s Social
Security number or confidential
business information.
• If your comment includes
confidential information that you do not
wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper
submission.
Written/Paper Submissions: Submit
written/paper submissions in the
following way:
• Mail/Hand Delivery: Mail or visit
DOL–MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
VA 22202–5452. Before visiting MSHA
in person, call 202–693–9455 to make
an appointment, in keeping with the
Department of Labor’s COVID–19
policy. Special health precautions may
be required.
• MSHA will post your comment as
well as any attachments, except for
information submitted and marked as
confidential, in the docket at https://
www.regulations.gov.
DATES:
To submit
comments:
SUMMARY:
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Aromie Noe, Acting Director, Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances,
MSHA, at
MSHA.information.collections@dol.gov
(email); (202) 693–9440 (voice); or (202)
693–9441 (facsimile).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Background
Section 103(h) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act), 30 U.S.C. 813(h), authorizes
MSHA to collect information necessary
to carry out its duty in protecting the
safety and health of miners. Further,
section 103(h) requires that every
operator of a coal or other mine
establish and maintain records, make
reports, and provide required
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
On January 21, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Puerto Rico in the lawsuit entitled United States of America v. To
Go Stores, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:22-cv-1038.
The United States filed the complaint in this Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) case concurrently with the lodging of the
Proposed Consent Decree. The Complaint alleges that Defendant To Go
Stores, LLC is civilly liable for violations of regulations promulgated
under RCRA Subchapter IX governing underground storage tanks. The
complaint alleges that To Go Stores failed to comply with RCRA
regulations, as administered by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural
and Environmental Resources, for underground storage tanks at 15 gas
stations owned and/or operated by To Go Stores in Puerto Rico. The
alleged violations include failure to: Adequately monitor for releases;
provide adequate spill and overfill prevention equipment; provide and
maintain corrosion protection equipment; maintain records; secure
monitoring wells; report and investigate suspected releases; and obtain
financial assurance.
Under the Proposed Consent Decree, To Go Stores will inspect
certain facilities; install new tanks at certain facilities; and
install and operate a centralized monitoring system and new release
detection equipment, including automatic tank gauging, at 43 facilities
in Puerto Rico. To Go Stores will pay a civil penalty of $125,000. The
Proposed Consent Decree will resolve all RCRA claims alleged in this
action by the United States against To Go Stores.
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,
Environmental Enforcement Section, and should refer to United States v.
To Go Stores, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-7-1-11717. 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.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 $8.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-01504 Filed 1-25-22; 8:45 am]
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