Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 9386 [2022-03497]
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Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: February 15, 2022.
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 Clean Water
Act, Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act, and
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
On February 14, 2022, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Northern District of
Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States and the State of Indiana v.
Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Case No. 22–
CV–26 (N.D. Ind.).
The Complaint seeks civil penalties,
injunctive relief, and recovery of
response costs relating to a steel
manufacturing and finishing facility in
Burns Harbor, Indiana (‘‘Facility’’)
owned and operated by Cleveland-Cliffs
Burns Harbor LLC and its corporate
parent Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC
(collectively, ‘‘Cleveland-Cliffs’’). The
Complaint alleges that Cleveland-Cliffs
exceeded discharge pollution limits for
cyanide and ammonia, including during
an August 2019 spill; failed to properly
report those cyanide and ammonia
releases under the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act, and
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act; and violated other Clean Water Act
and permit terms. Under the Consent
Decree, Cleveland-Cliffs would be
required to take a number of measures
to come into compliance with the law.
In particular, the proposed Consent
Decree requires the operation of
ammonia and cyanide treatment
systems; measures to improve pollution
control system reliability; specific
procedures for preventing violations
during another Facility incident,
including the diversion of wastewater to
a retention pond, treatment of
wastewater, and prompt shutdown of
the Facility processes; improvements to
Cleveland-Cliffs’ sampling and lab
analysis; and public notification in the
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event of certain exceedances.
Defendants are also required to
complete two EnvironmentallyBeneficial Projects, to be administered
by the state of Indiana: (1) The donation
of 127 acres of land abutting the Indiana
Dunes National Park to a qualified land
trust organization for permanent
conservation protection; and (2) a water
sampling project to monitor and report
on water quality at four locations in the
East Branch of the Little Calumet River
and Lake Michigan. Finally, the
proposed Consent Decree would require
payment of a civil penalty of $3 million,
split evenly between the United States
and Indiana, and reimbursement of the
governments’ response costs in
responding to the August 2019 spill.
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 the State of Indiana
v. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC
and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, D.J. Ref.
No. 90–5–1–1–12268. 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 .........
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 $15.25 (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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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Variance Regulations
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA)-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 the agency
receives on or before March 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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PRAMain. Find this particular
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Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
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the functions of the Department,
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automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202–
693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections
6(b)6(A), 6(b)6(B), 6(b)6(C), 6(d), and 16
of the OSH Act, and 29 CFR 1905.10,
1905.11, and 1905.12, specify the
procedures that employers must follow
to apply for a variance from the
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OSHA uses the information collected
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean
Water Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On February 14, 2022, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United States and the State
of Indiana v. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs
Steel LLC, Case No. 22-CV-26 (N.D. Ind.).
The Complaint seeks civil penalties, injunctive relief, and
recovery of response costs relating to a steel manufacturing and
finishing facility in Burns Harbor, Indiana (``Facility'') owned and
operated by Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and its corporate parent
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC (collectively, ``Cleveland-Cliffs''). The
Complaint alleges that Cleveland-Cliffs exceeded discharge pollution
limits for cyanide and ammonia, including during an August 2019 spill;
failed to properly report those cyanide and ammonia releases under the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act;
and violated other Clean Water Act and permit terms. Under the Consent
Decree, Cleveland-Cliffs would be required to take a number of measures
to come into compliance with the law. In particular, the proposed
Consent Decree requires the operation of ammonia and cyanide treatment
systems; measures to improve pollution control system reliability;
specific procedures for preventing violations during another Facility
incident, including the diversion of wastewater to a retention pond,
treatment of wastewater, and prompt shutdown of the Facility processes;
improvements to Cleveland-Cliffs' sampling and lab analysis; and public
notification in the event of certain exceedances. Defendants are also
required to complete two Environmentally-Beneficial Projects, to be
administered by the state of Indiana: (1) The donation of 127 acres of
land abutting the Indiana Dunes National Park to a qualified land trust
organization for permanent conservation protection; and (2) a water
sampling project to monitor and report on water quality at four
locations in the East Branch of the Little Calumet River and Lake
Michigan. Finally, the proposed Consent Decree would require payment of
a civil penalty of $3 million, split evenly between the United States
and Indiana, and reimbursement of the governments' response costs in
responding to the August 2019 spill.
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 the State of Indiana v. Cleveland-
Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, D.J. Ref. No.
90-5-1-1-12268. 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.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 $15.25 (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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