Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 49495 [2023-16182]
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comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on April 6,
2023 (88 FR 20550). No comments were
received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency 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 response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Respondents are state
employees who supply information on
employment and financial interests. The
purpose of the collection is to ensure
compliance with section 517(g) of the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977, which places
an absolute prohibition on employees of
regulatory authorities having a direct or
indirect financial interest in
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underground or surface coal mining
operations.
Title of Collection: Restriction on
financial interests of State employees.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0067.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
employees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 2,196.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4,415.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 5 to 30 minutes,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 377.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Once and
annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Division of Regulatory Support.
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On July 26, 2023, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Puerto Rico in
United States v. HP Inc., et al. 3:23–cv–
1383.
The United States filed a complaint
against HP Inc., Lifetime Brands, Inc.,
Puerto Rico Industrial Development
Company, and Wallace Silversmiths de
Puerto Rico Ltd. under section 106 of
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606 relating to releases
of hazardous substances at Operable
Unit 1 of the San German Groundwater
Site in San German, Puerto Rico. The
proposed consent decree resolves this
claim and requires the defendants to
design and implement the remedy
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selected by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency for
Operable Unit 1 of the San German
Groundwater Site. In addition, the
defendants agree to pay the United
States’ future costs for overseeing the
response work.
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 v. HP Inc., et al, D.J. Ref.
No. 90–11–3–12111. 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 email
request to pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
PO 00000
49495
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On July 25, 2023, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Consent
Decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Ohio
in the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Globe Metallurgical, Inc., Civil Action
No. 2:23–cv–02368–MHW.
The proposed Consent Decree
resolves claims against Globe
Metallurgical, Inc. (‘‘Globe’’) related to
emissions of hazardous air pollutants
from its ferroalloy production facility
located in Waterford, Ohio. The
Complaint filed in this matter seeks
injunctive relief and civil penalties
pursuant to sections 113(b) and 167 of
the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On July 26, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Puerto Rico in United States v. HP Inc., et al. 3:23-cv-1383.
The United States filed a complaint against HP Inc., Lifetime
Brands, Inc., Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company, and Wallace
Silversmiths de Puerto Rico Ltd. under section 106 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. 9606
relating to releases of hazardous substances at Operable Unit 1 of the
San German Groundwater Site in San German, Puerto Rico. The proposed
consent decree resolves this claim and requires the defendants to
design and implement the remedy selected by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency for Operable Unit 1 of the San German
Groundwater Site. In addition, the defendants agree to pay the United
States' future costs for overseeing the response work.
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 v. HP Inc., et al, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
12111. 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 email request to [email protected].
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-16182 Filed 7-28-23; 8:45 am]
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