Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the System Unit Resource Protection Act, 99907-99908 [2024-29126]
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Notice of Proposed Settlement
Agreement Under the Oil Pollution Act
On December 5, 2024, the Department
of Justice approved a proposed
Settlement Agreement among the
United States, State of California, and
settling defendant United Molasses, Inc.
under the Oil Pollution Act, related to
the Port of Richmond Terminal 4 site in
Richmond, California. The Settlement
Agreement requires the settling
defendant to pay $650,000.00 to resolve
a claim for damages for injuries to
natural resources from alleged oil
discharges from the site.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Settlement Agreement. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to Settlement Agreement among
the United States, State of California,
and United Molasses, Inc., D.J. Ref. No.
90–5–1–1–12847. 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.
During the public comment period,
the Settlement Agreement may be
examined at and downloaded from this
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the System Unit
Resource Protection Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Scott Bauer,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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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
addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
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On December 6, 2024, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Colorado in the
lawsuit entitled United States v. Water
Supply and Storage Company, in
personam, and Grand River Ditch, in
rem, Civil Action No. 1:23–cv–00533–
CNS–TPO.
On February 27, 2023, the United
States filed a lawsuit alleging that
Defendants, Water Supply and Storage
Company (‘‘WSSC’’), in personam, and
Grand River Ditch, in rem, are liable for
damages and response costs under the
System Unit Resource Protection Act
and that WSSC is liable under a March
21, 1907 stipulation between WSSC and
the U.S. Forest Service regarding
operation and maintenance of the Grand
River Ditch. The verified complaint
alleges that on or around June 17, 2017,
a closed culvert/pipe system, which
forms part of the Grand River Ditch’s
infrastructure, ruptured, causing
substantial water to flow into the
drainage below in Rocky Mountain
National Park and resulting in
significant damage to natural resources.
The consent decree requires
Defendants to pay the United States
$2,680,000 in response costs and
damages, to enter into an operations and
maintenance agreement governing
management of the Grand River Ditch,
and to hire a third-party independent
consultant to develop a comprehensive
operations and maintenance plan for the
Grand River Ditch.
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. Water Supply and
Storage Company, in personam, and
Grand River Ditch, in rem, D.J. Ref. No.
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90–5–1–1–08154/1. 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 by the United States 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
addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Jason A. Dunn,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Criteria
and Non-Criteria Agricultural
Clearance Order Forms and H–2A
Application for Temporary
Employment Certification in States and
by Employers Covered by Injunction of
the Farmworker Protection
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor’s
(DOL) Employment and Training
Administration (ETA) is soliciting
comments concerning a proposed
extension for the authority to conduct
the information collection request (ICR)
titled, ‘‘Criteria and Non-Criteria
Agricultural Clearance Order Forms and
H–2A Application for Temporary
Employment Certification in States and
by Employers Covered by Injunction of
the Farmworker Protection Rule’’ and
the related information collection and
retention requirements (Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number 1205–0562), which covers
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Forms ETA–9142A, Application for H–
2A Temporary Employment
Certification; ETA–9142A, Appendix A,
Assurances and Obligations; ETA–
9142A, Final Determination: H–2A
Temporary Labor Certification
Approval; ETA–790, Agricultural
Clearance Order; ETA–790A, H–2A
Agricultural Clearance Order; ETA–790/
790A, Addendum A, Additional Crops
or Agricultural Activities; ETA–790/
790A, Addendum B, Additional
Worksite and/or Housing Information;
ETA–790B, (Non-Criteria) Agricultural
Clearance Order; and related form
instructions. This comment request is
part of continuing Departmental efforts
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA).
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
written comments received by February
10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation,
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden,
may be obtained for free by contacting
Brian Pasternak, Administrator, Office
of Foreign Labor Certification, by
telephone at 202–693–8200 (this is not
a toll-free number), TTY 1–877–889–
5627 (this is not a toll-free number), or
by email at ETA-PRA@dol.gov.
Instructions: Submit written
comments about, or requests for a copy
of, this ICR by email at ETA-PRA@
dol.gov. To ensure proper consideration,
include the OMB Control number 1205–
0562.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patrice Gibson, by telephone at 202–
693–8200 (this is not a toll-free number)
or by email at ETA-PRA@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as
part of continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information
before submitting them to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for final
approval. This program helps to ensure
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 can be properly assessed.
The information collection is required
by secs. 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a), 214(c), and
218 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (INA) (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a),
1184(c), and 1188), as well as 8 CFR
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214.2(h)(5) and 20 CFR part 655, subpart
B, and 20 CFR part 653, subpart F, and
29 CFR part 501. The H–2A visa
program enables employers to bring
nonimmigrant foreign workers to the
United States to perform agricultural
work of a seasonal or temporary nature
as defined in 8 U.S.C.
1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a). Before an employer
can file a petition with the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) to import
temporary workers as H–2A
nonimmigrants, the INA and DHS
regulations require an employer to first
obtain a determination from DOL
certifying whether a qualified U.S.
worker is available to fill the job
opportunity described in the employer’s
petition for a temporary agricultural
worker and whether a foreign worker’s
employment in the job opportunity will
adversely affect the wages or working
conditions of similarly employed
workers in the U.S. 8 U.S.C. 1188, INA
sec. 218; 8 CFR 214.2(h)(5)(i), (ii), and
(iv)(B). DOL’s regulations establish the
processes by which an employer must
obtain a temporary labor certification
from DOL and the rights and obligations
of workers and employers. 20 CFR part
655, subpart B; 29 CFR part 501.
This ICR, OMB Control No. 1205–
0562, includes the collection of
information related to the temporary
labor certification process and
agricultural clearance order process,
which may or may not be connected to
the H–2A program. The information
contained in the application Form ETA–
9142A, H–2A Application for
Temporary Employment Certification,
and job order Form ETA–790/790A, H–
2A Agricultural Clearance Order,
together serve as the basis for the
Secretary of Labor’s determination that
qualified U.S. workers are not available
to perform the services or labor needed
by the employer and that the wages and
working conditions of similarly
employed workers in the U.S. will not
be adversely affected by the
employment of H–2A workers.
Employers use Appendix A of Form
ETA–9142A to attest that they will
comply with all of the terms,
conditions, and obligations of the H–2A
program. ETA is seeking a three-year
extension, without change, for each of
these forms.
DOL uses Form ETA–9142A and
Forms ETA 790/790A to meet its
statutory and regulatory responsibilities
for administering the H–2A program.
Similarly, DOL uses Forms ETA 790/
790B to administer the Agricultural
Recruitment System (ARS). Employers
seeking to use the H–2A program to
employ nonimmigrant workers to
perform agricultural services or labor on
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the System
Unit Resource Protection Act
On December 6, 2024, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District
of Colorado in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Water Supply and
Storage Company, in personam, and Grand River Ditch, in rem, Civil
Action No. 1:23-cv-00533-CNS-TPO.
On February 27, 2023, the United States filed a lawsuit alleging
that Defendants, Water Supply and Storage Company (``WSSC''), in
personam, and Grand River Ditch, in rem, are liable for damages and
response costs under the System Unit Resource Protection Act and that
WSSC is liable under a March 21, 1907 stipulation between WSSC and the
U.S. Forest Service regarding operation and maintenance of the Grand
River Ditch. The verified complaint alleges that on or around June 17,
2017, a closed culvert/pipe system, which forms part of the Grand River
Ditch's infrastructure, ruptured, causing substantial water to flow
into the drainage below in Rocky Mountain National Park and resulting
in significant damage to natural resources.
The consent decree requires Defendants to pay the United States
$2,680,000 in response costs and damages, to enter into an operations
and maintenance agreement governing management of the Grand River
Ditch, and to hire a third-party independent consultant to develop a
comprehensive operations and maintenance plan for the Grand River
Ditch.
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. Water Supply and Storage Company, in
personam, and Grand River Ditch, in rem, D.J. Ref. No.
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90-5-1-1-08154/1. 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 by the United States
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 addresses provided above for submitting comments.
Jason A. Dunn,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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