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this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA; 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
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 7,
2023 (88 FR 20907). 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
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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: The series of surveys are
needed to ensure that technical
assistance activities, technology transfer
activities and technical forums are
useful for those who participate or
receive the assistance. Specifically,
representatives from State and Tribal
regulatory and reclamation authorities
are the primary respondents, although
representatives of industry,
environmental or citizen groups, or the
public, may be recipients of the
assistance or may participate in these
forums. These surveys are the primary
means through which OSMRE evaluates
its performance in meeting the
performance goals outlined in its annual
plans developed pursuant to the
Government Performance and Results
Act.
Title of Collection: Technical
Evaluation Surveys.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0114.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
and Tribal employees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 203.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 203.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 5 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 17.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: 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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
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Number 1029–0067]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Restrictions on Financial
Interests of State Employees
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to 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. Please provide a copy
of your comments to Mark Gehlhar,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC
20240, or by email to mgehlhar@
osmre.gov. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1029–0067 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at (202) 208–2716. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA; 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
SUMMARY:
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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
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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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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 231S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000
23XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029-0067]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Restrictions on
Financial Interests of State Employees
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are
proposing to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to 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. Please
provide a copy of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room 4556-MIB,
Washington, DC 20240, or by email to [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1029-0067 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email at [email protected], or
by telephone at (202) 208-2716. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an
opportunity to
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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 60-day 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 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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