Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, 25706-25707 [2023-08926]
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 81 / Thursday, April 27, 2023 / Notices
The Department of Justice
encourages public comment and will
accept input until June 26, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
including on the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, please contact
Shawn Stevens, Explosives Industry
Liaison, Federal Explosives Licensing
Center, either by mail at 244 Needy
Road, Martinsburg, WV 25405, by email
at Shawn.Stevens@atf.gov, or by
telephone at 304–616–4400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the National Security
Division, 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;
—Evaluate whether and if so, how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
DATES:
—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 submission of
responses.
Abstract: Per 18 U.S.C. 845 (Licenses
and user permits) applicants must
submit ATF Form 5400.13/5400.16 to
determine if the applicant is qualified to
be a licensee or permittee under the
provisions of the statute. The form will
be submitted to ATF to determine
whether the person who provided the
information, is qualified to be issued a
license or permit. The information
collection (IC) OMB 1140–0070
(Application for Explosives License or
Permit—ATF F 5400.13/5400.16) is
being revised due to material changes to
the form, such as a revised format and
layout to improve user experience,
removal of the Responsible Persons List
along with accompanying sections,
removal of the Explosives Storage
Magazine Description Worksheet and
replaced with a condensed version as a
question.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Application for Explosives License or
Permit—ATF F 5400.13/5400.16
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number (if applicable): ATF F
5400.13/5400.16. Component: Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond as well as the
obligation: Private Sector—business or
other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions and individuals or
households. The obligation to respond
is required to obtain or retain a benefit.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents, frequency of responses and
the amount of time estimated for an
average respondent to respond: An
estimated 10,200 respondents will
complete this form once annually, and
it will take each respondent
approximately 1.5 hours to complete
their responses.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) and annual cost
burden associated with the collection:
The estimated annual public burden
associated with this collection is 15,300
hours which is equal to 10,200 (total
respondents) * 1(# of response per
respondent) * 1.5 hours (total time taken
to prepare each response). The annual
cost burden for this collection is
$51,600 as the fee associated with the
collection ranges between $12–200 per
applicant.
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN
Activity
Number of
respondents
Time per
response
Total annual
burden
(hours)
Rate for
collection
Annual cost
burden
ATF Form 5400.13/
5400.16 .....................
10,200
1
10,200
1.5
15,300
$12–200
$51,600
Unduplicated Totals .....................
10,200
........................
10,200
........................
15,300
........................
51,600
If additional information is required
contact: John R. Carlson, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218,
Washington, DC 20530.
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Total annual
responses
Frequency
Dated: April 24, 2023.
John R. Carlson,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On April 20, 2023 the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Colorado in the
lawsuit entitled United States et al. v.
Williams Companies, Inc. et al., Civil
Action No. 1:23-cv-00994–KLM.
The United States, the Southern Ute
Indian Tribe, the States of Alabama,
Colorado, West Virginia, and Wyoming,
and the Louisiana Department of
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Environmental Quality filed this lawsuit
under the Clean Air Act. The complaint
alleges multiple violations of the Leak
Detection and Repair provisions and
other requirements in the Clean Air
Act’s New Source Performance
Standards and National Emissions
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.
The consent decree requires the
defendants to take specified actions to
address the alleged violations, pay a
civil penalty of $3,750,000, and take
several pollution mitigation actions to
reduce volatile organic compound
emissions.
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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 et al. v. Williams
Companies, Inc. et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–
5–2–1–06938/5. 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.
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 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 $66.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Petition for Modification of Application
of Existing Mandatory Safety
Standards
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice is a summary of
a petition for modification submitted to
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) by the party
listed below.
DATES: All comments on the petition
must be received by MSHA’s Office of
Standards, Regulations, and Variances
on or before May 30, 2023.
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You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MSHA–2023–
0012 by any of the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
for MSHA–2023–0012.
2. Fax: 202–693–9441.
3. Email: petitioncomments@dol.gov.
4. Regular Mail or Hand Delivery:
MSHA, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances, 201 12th
Street South, Suite 4E401, Arlington,
Virginia 22202–5452.
Attention: S. Aromie Noe, Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances. Persons delivering
documents are required to check in at
the receptionist’s desk in Suite 4E401.
Individuals may inspect copies of the
petition and comments during normal
business hours at the address listed
above. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.
Aromie Noe, Office of Standards,
Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–
9440 (voice), Petitionsformodification@
dol.gov (email), or 202–693–9441 (fax).
[These are not toll-free numbers.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(c) of the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Act of 1977 and Title 30 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
44 govern the application, processing,
and disposition of petitions for
modification.
ADDRESSES:
I. Background
Section 101(c) of the Federal Mine
Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Mine
Act) allows the mine operator or
representative of miners to file a
petition to modify the application of any
mandatory safety standard to a coal or
other mine if the Secretary of Labor
determines that:
1. An alternative method of achieving
the result of such standard exists which
will at all times guarantee no less than
the same measure of protection afforded
the miners of such mine by such
standard; or
2. The application of such standard to
such mine will result in a diminution of
safety to the miners in such mine.
In addition, sections 44.10 and 44.11
of 30 CFR establish the requirements for
filing petitions for modification.
II. Petition for Modification
Docket Number: M–2023–007–C.
Petitioner: Marfork Coal Company,
LLC, P.O. Box 457, Whitesville, WV
25209.
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Mine: Glen Alum Tunnel Mine,
MSHA ID No. 46–09375, located in
Raleigh County, West Virginia.
Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1700,
Oil and gas wells.
Modification Request: The petitioner
requests a modification of 30 CFR
75.1700 as it relates to oil and gas wells.
Specifically, the petitioner is proposing
to mine through or near (within the 300
feet diameter safety barrier) plugged oil
or gas wells.
The petitioner states that:
(a) The Glen Alum Tunnel Mine
extracts coal from the Glen Alum
Tunnel coal seam. The mine operates
one continuous mining machine section
producing coal. Future workplans
include adding an additional
continuous mining machine.
(b) The mine will use a room and
pillar method of mining.
(c) In the reserve area of the mine,
many oil and gas wells exist.
The petitioner proposes the following
alternative method:
(a) Prior to plugging an oil or gas well,
the following procedures shall be
followed:
(1) A diligent effort shall be made to
clean the well to the original total
depth. The mine operator shall contact
the District Manager prior to stopping
the operation to pull casing or clean out
the total depth of the well.
(2) If this depth cannot be reached,
and the total depth if the well is less
than 4,000 feet, the operator shall
completely clean out the well from the
surface to at least 200 feet below the
base of the lowest mineable coal seam,
unless the District Manager requires
cleaning to a greater depth based on the
geological strata or pressure within the
well.
(3) The operator shall provide the
District Manager with all information it
possesses concerning the geological
nature of the strata and the pressure of
the well. If the total depth of the well
is 4,000 feet or greater, the operator
shall completely clean out the well from
the surface to at least 400 feet below the
base of the lowest mineable coal seam.
The operator shall remove all material
from the entire diameter of the well,
wall to wall. If the total depth of the
well is unknown and there is no
historical information, the mine
operator must contact the District
Manager before proceeding.
(4) The operator shall prepare downhole logs for each well. Logs shall
consist of a caliper survey, a gamma log,
a bond log, and deviation survey for
determining the top, bottom, and
thickness of all coal seams down to the
lowest mineable coal seam, potential
hydrocarbon producing strata, and the
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On April 20, 2023 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States et al. v. Williams
Companies, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-00994-KLM.
The United States, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the States of
Alabama, Colorado, West Virginia, and Wyoming, and the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality filed this lawsuit under the Clean
Air Act. The complaint alleges multiple violations of the Leak
Detection and Repair provisions and other requirements in the Clean Air
Act's New Source Performance Standards and National Emissions Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants. The consent decree requires the
defendants to take specified actions to address the alleged violations,
pay a civil penalty of $3,750,000, and take several pollution
mitigation actions to reduce volatile organic compound emissions.
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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 et al. v. Williams Companies, Inc. et
al., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06938/5. 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 proposed 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 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 $66.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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