Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 4993-4994 [2024-01453]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2024 / Notices INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1388] Certain Cellular Base Station Communication Equipment, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same, Notice of Institution of Investigation U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 15, 2023, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Motorola Mobility LLC of Chicago, Illinois. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain cellular base station communication equipment, components thereof, and products containing same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 11,184,130 (‘‘the ’130 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 11,601,896 (‘‘the ’896 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 11,284,466 (‘‘the ’466 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No. 10,869,234 (‘‘the ’234 patent’’). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– 2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Jan 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2023). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on January 19, 2024, ORDERED THAT— (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 11 and 14–20 of the ’130 patent; claims 11–20 of the ’896 patent; claims 1–10 and 12–15 of the ’466 patent; and claims 12–19 of the ’234 patent; and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is ‘‘cellular base station communication equipment, specifically 5G NR radio units and baseband units, components thereof, and products containing same’’; (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1); (4) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainant is: Motorola Mobility LLC, 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1800, Chicago, Illinois 60654. (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Ericsson AB, Torshamnsgatan 23, Kista, 16480 Stockholm, Sweden. PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4993 Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Torshamnsgatan 21, Kista, SE–164 83, Stockholm, Sweden. Ericsson Inc., 6300 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024. (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainant of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: January 19, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–01407 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On January 17, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in the lawsuit entitled United E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1 4994 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 17 / Thursday, January 25, 2024 / Notices States, the State of Illinois, and Alabama Department of Environmental Management v. Swinerton Builders, Civil Action No. 3:24–cv–00274. In their complaint, the United States and the States of Illinois and Alabama allege that Swinerton Builders (Swinerton) violated the Clean Water Act during construction of solar energy facilities in Alabama, Idaho, and Illinois. The United States and the States allege that Swinerton discharged sediment in stormwater from the Alabama and Idaho sites to nearby waters without authorization from a discharge permit, and violated the conditions and limitations in Swinerton’s discharge permits at the Alabama and Illinois sites. The proposed Consent Decree requires Swinerton to implement significant mitigation actions to offset the environmental harms of its discharges in Alabama and Idaho. The Consent Decree also requires Swinerton to pay a civil penalty of $2,300,000 to the plaintiffs, with $1,614,600 to the United States, $144,900 to the State of Illinois, and $540,500 to Alabama. 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, the State of Illinois, and Alabama Department of Environmental Management v. Swinerton Builders, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–12642. 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Jan 24, 2024 Jkt 262001 States Treasury. For a paper copy exclusive of exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $7.25. Kathryn C. Macdonald, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2024–01453 Filed 1–24–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–15–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [Agency Docket Number DOL–2023–xxxx] Amendment to Procedural Guidelines for the Development and Maintenance of the List of Goods Produced by CL or Forced Labor The Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of amendment to procedural guidelines for the development and maintenance of a list of goods produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs (‘‘ILAB’’) amends its procedural guidelines (‘‘Guidelines’’) for the development and maintenance of a list of goods from countries that ILAB has reason to believe are produced by child labor or forced labor in violation of international standards (‘‘List’’). The Guidelines establish the process for the public submission of information and the evaluation and reporting process to be used by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (‘‘DOL or Department’’) Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (‘‘Office’’) in ILAB in maintaining and updating the List. DOL is required to develop and make available to the public the List pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005. DATES: Submitters of information are requested to provide their submission to DOL’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the email or physical address below by January 22, 2024. ADDRESSES: To Submit Information: Information should be submitted directly to OCFT, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor. Comments, identified as Docket No. DOL–2023– xxxx, may be submitted by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: The portal includes instructions for submitting comments. Parties submitting responses electronically are encouraged not to submit paper copies. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Facsimile (fax): OCFT at 202–693– 4830. Mail, Express Delivery, Hand Delivery, and Messenger Service (1 copy): Nadia Al-Dayel at U.S. Department of Labor, ILAB/Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S–5317, Washington, DC 20210. Email: Email submissions should be addressed to Nadia Al-Dayel. Email: (aldayel.nadia.a@dol.gov) 508 Compliance: Pursuant to section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d), as amended. Section 508 became enforceable on June 21, 2001, and the Revised 508 standards issued by the United States Access Board (36 CFR part 1194), January 2018 require that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) procured, developed, maintained, and used by Federal departments and agencies is accessible to and usable by Federal employees and members of the public including people with disabilities. All documents received in electronic format must be accessible using assistive technologies such as a screen reader, e.g., Job Aid with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA), ZoomText, to name a few. The product should also be navigable using other means such as a keyboard or voice commands. Accessible document formats are either Microsoft Word or equivalent and Portable Document Format with OCR. The Department of Labor requests that your submissions through the portal comply with our DOL Policies as well as the 508 Standards as referenced above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadia Al-Dayel. Phone: (202) 693–4896. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through this notice, DOL incorporates an amendment to the Department’s mandate for the development and maintenance of the List set forth in the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, Sec. 133(a), Public Law 115–425, 132 Stat. 5472. This 2018 Act directs that the List include, ‘‘to the extent practicable, goods that are produced with inputs that are produced with forced labor or child labor.’’ Section 105(b)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (‘‘TVPRA of 2005’’), 22 U.S.C. 7112(b)(1), directed the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Bureau of International Labor Affairs, to ‘‘carry out additional activities to monitor and combat forced labor and child labor in foreign countries as described in paragraph (2).’’ Section 105(b)(2)(C) of E:\FR\FM\25JAN1.SGM 25JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4993-4994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean 
Water Act

    On January 17, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of California in the lawsuit entitled United

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States, the State of Illinois, and Alabama Department of Environmental 
Management v. Swinerton Builders, Civil Action No. 3:24-cv-00274.
    In their complaint, the United States and the States of Illinois 
and Alabama allege that Swinerton Builders (Swinerton) violated the 
Clean Water Act during construction of solar energy facilities in 
Alabama, Idaho, and Illinois. The United States and the States allege 
that Swinerton discharged sediment in stormwater from the Alabama and 
Idaho sites to nearby waters without authorization from a discharge 
permit, and violated the conditions and limitations in Swinerton's 
discharge permits at the Alabama and Illinois sites. The proposed 
Consent Decree requires Swinerton to implement significant mitigation 
actions to offset the environmental harms of its discharges in Alabama 
and Idaho. The Consent Decree also requires Swinerton to pay a civil 
penalty of $2,300,000 to the plaintiffs, with $1,614,600 to the United 
States, $144,900 to the State of Illinois, and $540,500 to Alabama.
    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, the State of Illinois, and Alabama 
Department of Environmental Management v. Swinerton Builders, D.J. Ref. 
No. 90-5-1-1-12642. 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 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 $11.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper 
copy exclusive of exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $7.25.

Kathryn C. Macdonald,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-01453 Filed 1-24-24; 8:45 am]
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