Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act, 8249-8250 [2024-02338]
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—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: These records show daily
activities in the importation,
manufacture, receipt, storage, and
disposition of all explosive materials
covered under 18 U.S.C. chapter 40. The
records are used to show where and to
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institutions, Federal Government. The
obligation to respond is mandatory per
18 U.S.C. 842(f), (g), (j), (k), 843(f) and
847, and are established in the manner
set forth in 27 CFR 555.121–129.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 9,096
respondents will prepare records for
this information collection once
annually, and it will take each
respondent approximately 12.6 hours to
prepare the required records.
6. An estimate of the total annual
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual public
burden associated with this collection is
573,048 hours, which is equal to
573,048 (total respondents) * 1 (# of
response per respondent) * 12.6 (# of
hours per response).
7. An estimate of the total annual cost
burden associated with the collection, if
applicable: $0.
whom explosives materials are
distributed.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Extension of a previously approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Records and Supporting Data:
Importation, Receipt, Storage, and
Disposition by Explosives Importers,
Manufacturers, Dealers, and Users
Licensed.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number: None.
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 to respond: Affected Public:
Private Sector-for or not for profit
TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Activity
Number of
respondents
Frequency
(annually)
Total annual
responses
Time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
OMB 1140–0030 ......................................................................
Unduplicated Totals .................................................................
9,096
........................
1
....................
45,480
........................
12.6
........................
573,048
........................
If additional information is required
contact: Darwin Arceo, 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.
Dated: February 1, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On January 30, 2024, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed Partial
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the District of Guam in
the lawsuit entitled United States v.
Guam Waterworks Authority and the
Government of Guam, Civil Action No.
04–00004.
The United States filed a lawsuit
under the Clean Water Act, alleging that
Guam Waterworks Authority (‘‘GWA’’)
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violated the Act and the terms and
conditions of applicable permits by
discharging excess pollutants from and
failing to maintain its wastewater
system. The complaint seeks injunctive
relief and civil penalties. The partial
settlement requires GWA to implement
an estimated $400 million in wastewater
collection system improvements and to
conduct a feasibility study for
improvements to the Haga˚tn˜a
wastewater treatment plant. The partial
Consent Decree does not resolve the
United States’ claims for civil penalties
or further injunctive relief related to
GWA’s wastewater collection system or
treatment technology upgrades to the
Haga˚tn˜a wastewater treatment plant.
The Government of Guam is also a party
to the lawsuit and the settlement.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
partial Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States v. Guam
Waterworks Authority and the
Government of Guam, D.J. Ref. No. 90–
5–1–1–11696. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
after the publication date of this notice.
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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 partial 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
partial 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 $19.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury. For a paper copy
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DC 20212. Written comments also may
be transmitted by email to BLS_PRA_
Public@bls.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer,
202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
without the exhibits and signature
pages, the cost is $17.50.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Bureau of Labor Statistics,
Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This
program helps to ensure that the
requested data can be provided in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
concerning the proposed revision of the
‘‘Report on Current Employment
Statistics.’’ A copy of the proposed
information collection request can be
obtained by contacting the individual
listed below in the ADDRESSES section of
this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Carol
Rowan, BLS Clearance Officer, Division
of Management Systems, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Room G225, 2
Massachusetts Avenue NE, Washington,
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
The Current Employment Statistics
(CES) program provides current
monthly statistics on employment,
hours, and earnings, by industry and
geography. CES estimates are among the
most visible and widely-used Principal
Federal Economic Indicators (PFEIs).
CES data are also among the timeliest of
the PFEIs, with their release each month
by the BLS in the Employment
Situation, typically on the first Friday of
each month. The statistics are
fundamental inputs in economic
decision processes at all levels of
government, private enterprise, and
organized labor.
The CES monthly estimates of
employment, hours, and earnings are
based on a sample of U.S.
nonagricultural establishments.
Information is derived from
approximately 349,000 reports (from a
sample of 122,000 employers with State
Unemployment Insurance (UI) accounts
comprised of 666,000 individual
worksites). Each month, firms report
their employment, payroll, and hours on
forms identified as the BLS–790. The
sample is collected under a probabilitybased design. Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands collect an additional 8,800
reports.
A list of all form types currently used
appears in the table below. Respondents
receive variations of the basic collection
forms, depending on their industry.
The CES program is a voluntary
program under Federal statute.
Reporting to the State agencies is
voluntary in all but four States
(California, New Mexico, Oregon, and
South Carolina), Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands. To our knowledge, the
States that do have mandatory reporting
rarely exercise their authority. The
collection form’s confidentiality
statement cites the Confidential
Number of
annual
reports
Industry
Natural Resources & Mining ................................................
Construction .........................................................................
Manufacturing ......................................................................
Services ...............................................................................
Public Administration ...........................................................
Education .............................................................................
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7,742
6,223
80,425
29,241
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Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act and mentions the State
mandatory reporting authority.
II. Current Action
Office of Management and Budget
clearance is being sought for the Report
on Current Employment Statistics.
Automated data collection methods
are now used for most of the CES
sample. Approximately 124,000 reports
are received through Electronic Data
Interchange (EDI). Web data collection
accounts for 26,000 reports. Computer
Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI)
is used to collect 66,000.
The balance of the sample is collected
through other methods including
submission of transcripts, emails, fax,
and other special arrangements.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• 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.
• 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 submissions
of responses.
Title of Collection: Report on Current
Employment Statistics.
OMB Number: 1220–0011.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State or local
governments; businesses or other for
profit; non-profit institutions.
Total
annual
responses
8,616
92,904
74,676
965,100
350,892
165,432
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Estimated
average
annual
burden
(hours)
0.167
0.167
0.167
0.167
0.100
0.100
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
1,439
15,515
12,471
161,172
35,089
16,543
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[FR Doc No: 2024-02338]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Partial Consent Decree Under the
Clean Water Act
On January 30, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Partial Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the
District of Guam in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Guam
Waterworks Authority and the Government of Guam, Civil Action No. 04-
00004.
The United States filed a lawsuit under the Clean Water Act,
alleging that Guam Waterworks Authority (``GWA'') violated the Act and
the terms and conditions of applicable permits by discharging excess
pollutants from and failing to maintain its wastewater system. The
complaint seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties. The partial
settlement requires GWA to implement an estimated $400 million in
wastewater collection system improvements and to conduct a feasibility
study for improvements to the Hag[aring]t[ntilde]a wastewater treatment
plant. The partial Consent Decree does not resolve the United States'
claims for civil penalties or further injunctive relief related to
GWA's wastewater collection system or treatment technology upgrades to
the Hag[aring]t[ntilde]a wastewater treatment plant. The Government of
Guam is also a party to the lawsuit and the settlement.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the partial Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division,
and should refer to United States v. Guam Waterworks Authority and the
Government of Guam, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-1-1-11696. 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 partial 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 partial 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 $19.75 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy
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without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $17.50.
Lori Jonas,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-02338 Filed 2-5-24; 8:45 am]
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