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Chemical Corporation Superfund Site
(‘‘Site’’) in Los Angeles County,
California. Amendment 3 is for the
purpose of adding additional settling
parties to the Consent Decree and
follows the mechanisms that the
previously approved Consent Decree
sets forth for adding additional settlors.
The Consent Decree resolves certain
claims under Sections 106 and 107 of
the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act and Section 7003 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act, as well
as related state law claims, in
connection with environmental
contamination at OU2. Amendment 3
adds the following parties, each of
which has owned or operated a facility
within the commingled OU2
groundwater plume area, as Settling
Cash Defendants:
1. Bodycote Thermal Processing, Inc.
2. Palmtree Acquisition Corporation
3. First Dice Road Company
4. Phibro-Tech, Inc.
5. Union Pacific Railroad Company
These parties are ‘‘Certain Noticed
Parties’’ within the meaning of
Paragraph 75 and Appendix G of the
Consent Decree. This Amendment 3
requires the additional settling parties to
pay $20,500,000 toward cleanup of the
portion of the OU2 groundwater plume
addressed by the Consent Decree.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Amendment 3, which is
available for public review as described
below. Comments should be addressed
to the Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States of America and State of
California on behalf of the Department
of Toxic Substances Control and Toxic
Substances Control Account vs. Abex
Aerospace, et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–
06529/15. 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.
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By mail .........
Under section 7003(d) of RCRA, a
commenter may request an opportunity
for a public meeting in the affected area.
Any comments submitted in writing or
at a public meeting may be filed by the
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United States in whole or in part on the
public court docket without notice to
the commenter.
During the public comment period,
the lodged proposed Amendment 3 and
the previously approved Consent Decree
may be examined and downloaded at
this Justice Department website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
If you require assistance accessing
Amendment 3, you may request
assistance by email or by mail to the
addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act
On April 2, 2024, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division, in the lawsuit
entitled United States and the State of
Texas v. Intercontinental Terminals Co.,
LLC. Civil Action No. 4:24–cv–01207.
The United States and State of Texas
asserted claims in this case under
section 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, seeking to
recover natural resource damages
(‘‘NRD’’) in response to releases of
hundreds of thousands of barrels of a
mixture of petrochemical products and
firefighting foam and water into the
environment as a result of a fire that
ignited on March 17, 2019 at a terminal
facility owned and operated by
Intercontinental Terminals Co., LLC
(‘‘ITC’’) located in Deer Park, Harris
County, Texas. Hazardous substances
were released from ITC’s facility into
the air and surrounding waterways,
including Tucker Bayou, Buffalo Bayou,
and the Houston Ship Channel. Natural
resources were injured, and recreational
use lost, as a result of these releases.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves
the Trustees’ claims against ITC.
Under CERCLA, federal and state
natural resource trustees have authority
to seek compensation for natural
resources harmed by hazardous
substances released into the
environment as a result of the March
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2019 fire at ITC’s facility. The natural
resource trustees here include the U.S.
Department of the Interior, acting
through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and the
State of Texas on behalf of Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality,
the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Department and Texas General Land
Office (the ‘‘Trustees’’).
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
ITC agrees to pay $6,645,000 to the DOI
Natural Resource Damage Assessment
and Restoration Fund to be used to
restore, replace, rehabilitate, or acquire
the equivalent of those resources injured
by the releases, as well as to compensate
for lost recreational services. The money
will also be used for the Trustees’
restoration planning costs and to
reimburse the Trustees’ past assessment
costs. The United States and the State
will grant a covenant not to sue or to
take administrative action against ITC
for NRD pursuant to section 107(a) of
CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), section
1002(b)(2)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act,
33 U.S.C. 2702(b)(2)(A), section 311 of
the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321,
and applicable state law.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments on
the proposed Consent Decree should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States and the State of Texas v.
Intercontinental Terminals Company,
LLC D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–12213. 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 .........
Any comments submitted in writing
may be filed in whole or in part on the
public court docket without notice to
the commenter.
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.
If you require assistance accessing the
consent decree, you may request
assistance by email or by mail to the
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addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024–07337 Filed 4–5–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages Business
Supplement (QBS)
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before May 8, 2024.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through
the Quarterly Census of Employment
and Wages Business Supplement (QBS),
BLS can capture information on the
impact of specific events on the U.S.
economy in an efficient and costeffective manner. Information collected
by the QBS allows stakeholders and
data users to better understand and
evaluate the impact of these events on
the economy in a timely manner,
allowing policy makers to be able to
make informed decisions. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on January 11, 2024
(89 FR 1944).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
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including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Agency: DOL–BLS.
Title of Collection: Quarterly Census
of Employment and Wages Business
Supplement (QBS).
OMB Control Number: 1220–0198.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 80,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 80,000.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
6,667 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Nicole Bouchet,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Local Area Unemployment
Statistics Program
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
SUMMARY:
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before May 8, 2024.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Bouchet by telephone at 202–
693–0213, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLS has
been charged by Congress with the
responsibility of collecting and
publishing monthly information on
employment, the average wage received,
and the hours worked by area and
industry. The Local Area
Unemployment Statistics Program
develops residency-based employment
and unemployment statistics through a
cooperative Federal-State program that
uses employment and unemployment
inputs available in State agencies.
Estimates are prepared monthly in the
State agencies and transmitted to the
BLS for validation and publication. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
January 18, 2024 (89 FRN 3432).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DATES:
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[FR Doc No: 2024-07337]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
On April 2, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Texas, Houston Division, in the lawsuit entitled United
States and the State of Texas v. Intercontinental Terminals Co., LLC.
Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-01207.
The United States and State of Texas asserted claims in this case
under section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), 42 U.S.C. 9607, seeking
to recover natural resource damages (``NRD'') in response to releases
of hundreds of thousands of barrels of a mixture of petrochemical
products and firefighting foam and water into the environment as a
result of a fire that ignited on March 17, 2019 at a terminal facility
owned and operated by Intercontinental Terminals Co., LLC (``ITC'')
located in Deer Park, Harris County, Texas. Hazardous substances were
released from ITC's facility into the air and surrounding waterways,
including Tucker Bayou, Buffalo Bayou, and the Houston Ship Channel.
Natural resources were injured, and recreational use lost, as a result
of these releases. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the Trustees'
claims against ITC.
Under CERCLA, federal and state natural resource trustees have
authority to seek compensation for natural resources harmed by
hazardous substances released into the environment as a result of the
March 2019 fire at ITC's facility. The natural resource trustees here
include the U.S. Department of the Interior, acting through the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the State of Texas on behalf of Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and
Texas General Land Office (the ``Trustees'').
Under the proposed Consent Decree, ITC agrees to pay $6,645,000 to
the DOI Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund to be
used to restore, replace, rehabilitate, or acquire the equivalent of
those resources injured by the releases, as well as to compensate for
lost recreational services. The money will also be used for the
Trustees' restoration planning costs and to reimburse the Trustees'
past assessment costs. The United States and the State will grant a
covenant not to sue or to take administrative action against ITC for
NRD pursuant to section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), section
1002(b)(2)(A) of the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702(b)(2)(A),
section 311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321, and applicable
state law.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments on the proposed Consent Decree
should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States and the
State of Texas v. Intercontinental Terminals Company, LLC D.J. Ref. 90-
11-3-12213. 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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Any comments submitted in writing may be filed in whole or in part
on the public court docket without notice to the commenter.
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. If you require assistance
accessing the consent decree, you may request assistance by email or by
mail to the
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addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-07337 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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