80 FR 25713 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 86 (May 5, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-10436

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10436]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


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

    On April 29, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Massachusetts

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in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of Lawrence, 
Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-11743-RGS.
    In the Complaint, the United States, on behalf of the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleges that the defendant City 
of Lawrence (``the City'') violated the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 
U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and applicable regulations relating to the City's 
failure to comply with its National Pollution Discharge System and 
small municipal separate storm sewer system permits owned and operated 
by the City. The Consent Decree requires the City to undertake various 
measures to study and correct the problems causing the permit 
violations in order to achieve compliance with the CWA and applicable 
regulations.
    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. City of Lawrence, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-
1-1-11060. 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 Web site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html. 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 $14.50 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), not including Appendices, payable to the United 
States Treasury.

Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
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in the lawsuit entitled United States v. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE —Enhance the quality, utility, and
City of Lawrence, Massachusetts, Civil clarity of the information to be
[OMB Number 1103–NEW]
Action No. 1:15–cv–11743–RGS. collected; and/or
In the Complaint, the United States, Agency Information Collection —Minimize the burden of the collection
on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Activities; Proposed eCollection of information on those who are to
Protection Agency (EPA), alleges that eComments Requested; Approval of a respond, including through the use of
the defendant City of Lawrence (‘‘the New Collection; Perceptions of Safety appropriate automated, electronic,
City’’) violated the Clean Water Act and Police-Community Relations mechanical, or other technological
(‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., and collection techniques or other forms
applicable regulations relating to the AGENCY: Community Oriented Policing of information technology, e.g.,
City’s failure to comply with its Services (COPS) Office, Department of permitting electronic submission of
National Pollution Discharge System Justice. responses.
and small municipal separate storm ACTION: 30-day notice.
Overview of This Information
sewer system permits owned and SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Collection
operated by the City. The Consent (DOJ), Community Oriented Policing
Decree requires the City to undertake 1. Type of Information Collection:
Services (COPS) Office, will be New Collection; Perceptions of Safety
various measures to study and correct submitting the following information
the problems causing the permit and Police-Community Relations.
collection request to the Office of 2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
violations in order to achieve Management and Budget (OMB) for Survey of Resident Perceptions of Safety
compliance with the CWA and review and approval in accordance with and Policing & Survey of Officer
applicable regulations. the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Perceptions of Policing and Department/
The publication of this notice opens This proposed information collection Organization.
a period for public comment on the was previously published in the Federal 3. The agency form number: None.
Consent Decree. Comments should be Register at 80 FR 9750, February 24, 4. Affected public who will be asked
addressed to the Assistant Attorney 2015, allowing for a 60-day comment or required to respond, as well as a brief
General, Environment and Natural period. abstract:
Resources Division, and should refer to The affected public who will be asked
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
United States v. City of Lawrence, D.J. to respond to the surveys include:
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11060. All will be accepted for an additional 30 • Community residents of the CRI–
comments must be submitted no later days until June 4, 2015. TA site over the age of 18;
than thirty (30) days after the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If • Sworn and non-sworn police
publication date of this notice. you have additional comments officers; and
Comments may be submitted either by especially on the estimated public The information collected through the
email or by mail: burden or associated response time, two respective surveys is to establish a
suggestions, or need a copy of the baseline to measure the impact of
To submit proposed information collection technical assistance given to
Send them to:
comments: instrument with instructions or Collaborative Reform Initiative (CRI)
additional information, please contact sites to advance community police and
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ Kimberly J. Brummett, Program improve community confidence in the
usdoj.gov. Specialist, Department of Justice,
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, police. The four technical assistance
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Community Oriented Policing Services providers (The Police Foundation, the
Box 7611, Washington, DC (COPS) Office, 145 N Street NE., Center for Naval Analyses (CNA),
20044–7611. Washington, DC 20530 (202–353–9769). Institute of Intergovernmental Research
Written comments and/or suggestions (IIR), and Hillard Heintze) or one or
During the public comment period, can also be directed to the Office of more survey administration
the Consent Decree may be examined Management and Budget, Office of organizations will utilize each of the
and downloaded at this Justice Information and Regulatory Affairs, two surveys at one point in time for two
Department Web site: http:// Attention Department of Justice Desk different populations. The surveys will
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_ Officer, Washington, DC 20530 or sent be administered prior to the application
Decrees.html. We will provide a paper to OIRA_submissions@omb.eop.gov. of technical assistance (or shortly
copy of the Consent Decree upon SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written thereafter) to establish a baseline of
written request and payment of comments and suggestions from the public and police perception of safety,
reproduction costs. Please mail your public and affected agencies concerning community policing, and police-
request and payment to: Consent Decree the proposed collection of information community relations. The data collected
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box are encouraged. Your comments should will cover one point in time in 2015 to
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611. address one or more of the following establish this baseline. The survey
Please enclose a check or money order four points: results will not be used to draw
for $14.50 (25 cents per page —Evaluate whether the proposed conclusions that can be applied to the
reproduction cost), not including collection of information is necessary entire nation, but rather only for sites
for the proper performance of the COPS chooses to provide technical
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Appendices, payable to the United
States Treasury. functions of the agency, including assistance, so a nationally representative
whether the information will have sample is not recommended. However,
Maureen M. Katz, practical utility; the surveys can be used in any
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s municipality or region in the United
Section, Environment & Natural Resources estimate of the burden of the States. To enhance site sustainability,
Division. proposed collection of information, the surveys will serve as tools for CRI
[FR Doc. 2015–10436 Filed 5–4–15; 8:45 am] including the validity of the sites (and future COPS community
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 25713