Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 32247-32248 [2023-10667]
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The proposed information collection
was previously published in the Federal
Register, volume 88 page 10937, on
February 22, 2023, allowing a 60-day
comment period. Following publication
of the 60-day notice, the Bureau of
Justice Statistics received four
comments. Two of the comments
expressed support for the continuation
of the Annual Survey of Jails. The other
two comments suggested new items to
collect in the survey, including
diagnosed disability and education level
at admission; education and job training
received during incarceration; job
preparedness upon release; information
on people who identify as transgender;
jail population counts by combined
race/ethnicity and sex categories; and
admissions and releases from jail by
race/ethnicity.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 30 days until June
20, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have comments especially 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 Zhen Zeng, Bureau of Justice
Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW,
Washington, DC 20531 (email:
Zhen.Zeng@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202–
598–9955).
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 agency, 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;
—Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and/or
—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.
Written comments and
recommendations for this information
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collection should be submitted within
30 days of the publication of this notice
on the following website
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 and entering either the title of
the information collection or the OMB
Control Number 1121–0094. This
information collection request may be
viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view Department of
Justice, information collections
currently under review by OMB.
DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOJ notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
2. Title of the Form/Collection:
Annual Survey of Jails (ASJ).
3. Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the
Department of Justice sponsoring the
collection: Form: CJ–5, The applicable
component within the Department of
Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS), in the Office of Justice Programs.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Affected Public: State, Local
and Tribal Governments.
Abstract: The ASJ is the only national
collection that tracks annual changes in
the local jail population in the United
States and provides national estimates
on the number of persons confined in
jails, the number of persons jails
supervised in programs outside jail,
characteristics of the jail population,
counts of admissions and releases, and
number of staff employed.
Policymakers, correctional
administrators, and government officials
use the ASJ data to develop new
policies and procedures, plan budgets,
and maintain critical oversight. The ASJ
is fielded every year except in the years
when BJS conducts the Census of Jails
(OMB Control No. 1121–0100). BJS
requests clearance for the 2023 and 2025
ASJ under OMB Control No. 1121–0094.
In 2024, BJS plans to conduct the
Census of Jails and will not field the ASJ
in the same year. In 2023, BJS will
introduce a verification module to the
web instrument to update (1) the
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agency’s contact information; (2)
regional and private jail flags; (3) the
name and address of the facilities under
the agency’s jurisdiction; and (4)
eligibility of each facility to be included
in the ASJ.
5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
6. Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 940.
7. Frequency: Once a year.
8. Time per Response: 88 minutes.
9. Total Estimated Annual Time
Burden: 1,378 hours.
10. Total Estimated Annual Other
Costs Burden: $0.
If additional information is required,
contact: John R. Carlson, Department
Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning
Staff, Justice Management Division,
United States Department of Justice,
Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street
NE, 4W–218, Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: May 15, 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
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (‘‘CERCLA’’)
On May 15, 2023, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of New Jersey in
the lawsuit entitled United States of
America, New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection,
Commissioner of the New Jersey
Department of Environmental
Protection, and Administrator of the
New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v.
Bank of America, N.A., Civil Action No.
3:23–cv–02598.
The United States seeks performance
of a remedial action and reimbursement
of response costs under sections 106
and 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’) in connection with the
White Swan Cleaners/Sun Cleaners
Area Ground Water Contamination
Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), located in Wall
Township, Manasquan Borough, and
Manasquan Borough, Monmouth
County, New Jersey. The New Jersey
Department of Environmental
Protection, the Commissioner of the
New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection and the
Administrator of the New Jersey Spill
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Compensation Fund (collectively,
‘‘NJDEP’’) are co-plaintiffs.
Under the proposed consent decree,
the Settling Defendant (i.e., Bank of
America, N.A.) agrees to perform the
remedial action relating to vapor
intrusion and groundwater that is
identified in the United States
Environmental Protection Agency’s
(‘‘EPA’’) Record of Decision relating to
the Site, dated September 30, 2013, as
modified in the Explanation of
Significant Differences that EPA issued
on September 25, 2017. The proposed
consent decree also requires the Settling
Defendant to pay the United States
$10.8 million for past and future
response costs and up to $1.5 million
for future oversight costs. Further, the
proposed consent decree requires
Settling Defendant to pay a total of $6.5
million to NJDEP to resolve its liability
for past and future costs and for natural
resource damages.
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 of
America, New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection,
Commissioner of the New Jersey
Department of Environmental
Protection, and Administrator of the
New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v.
Bank of America, N.A., Civil Action No.
3:23–cv–02598, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–
11140. All comments must be submitted
no later than sixty (60) 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.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—
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ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $664.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost), for the consent
decree with appendix, or $10.25 for the
consent decree without the appendix,
payable to the United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1190–0008]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Extension of a
Previously Approved Collection;
Complaint Form, Federal Coordination
and Compliance Section
Civil Rights Division,
Department of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Civil Rights Division, will be
submitting the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until July
18, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
especially 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
Christine Stoneman, Acting Chief,
Federal Coordination and Compliance
Section, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW–
4CON, Washington, DC 20002, phone:
202–307–2222.
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 Bureau of Justice
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Statistics, 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
—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: Authorized by Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act, 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d
and the Antidiscrimination provision of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act, 28 U.S.C. 42.101 et seq., this
collection of information is used to find
jurisdiction to investigate the alleged
discrimination, to seek whether a
referral to another agency is necessary,
and to provide information needed to
initiate investigation of the complaint.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a previously approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Complaint Form, Federal Coordination
and Compliance Section.
3. The agency form name/number, if
any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the
collection: Form: FCS Complaint and
Consent Form.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as the
obligation to respond: Affected Public:
Individuals or households. Obligation is
voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 4,000
respondents will respond once a year to
this collection. The time per response is
30 minutes.
6. An estimate of the total annual
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated public burden
is 2,000 hours.
7. An estimate of the total annual cost
burden associated with the collection, if
applicable: The annual cost burden
associated with this collection is $0.
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10667]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA'')
On May 15, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of New Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Commissioner of the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Administrator of the
New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Bank of America, N.A., Civil
Action No. 3:23-cv-02598.
The United States seeks performance of a remedial action and
reimbursement of response costs under sections 106 and 107 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA'') in connection with the White Swan Cleaners/Sun Cleaners
Area Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site (``Site''), located in
Wall Township, Manasquan Borough, and Manasquan Borough, Monmouth
County, New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection and the Administrator of the New Jersey Spill
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Compensation Fund (collectively, ``NJDEP'') are co-plaintiffs.
Under the proposed consent decree, the Settling Defendant (i.e.,
Bank of America, N.A.) agrees to perform the remedial action relating
to vapor intrusion and groundwater that is identified in the United
States Environmental Protection Agency's (``EPA'') Record of Decision
relating to the Site, dated September 30, 2013, as modified in the
Explanation of Significant Differences that EPA issued on September 25,
2017. The proposed consent decree also requires the Settling Defendant
to pay the United States $10.8 million for past and future response
costs and up to $1.5 million for future oversight costs. Further, the
proposed consent decree requires Settling Defendant to pay a total of
$6.5 million to NJDEP to resolve its liability for past and future
costs and for natural resource damages.
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 of
America, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
and Administrator of the New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund v. Bank of
America, N.A., Civil Action No. 3:23-cv-02598, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
11140. All comments must be submitted no later than sixty (60) 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 $664.75 (25 cents per
page reproduction cost), for the consent decree with appendix, or
$10.25 for the consent decree without the appendix, payable to the
United States Treasury.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-10667 Filed 5-18-23; 8:45 am]
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