80 FR 28011 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right To Know Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency Planning and Community Right To
Know Act

On May 11, 2015, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of
New York v. Tonawanda Coke Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-00420-
WMS.
The Consent Decree resolves the claims of the United States and the
State of New York set forth in the complaint against Tonawanda Coke
Corporation for violations of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act,
and the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, in
connection with its facility located in Tonawanda, New York. Under the
Consent Decree, Tonawanda Coke Corporation has agreed to pay a civil
penalty of $2,750,000. Of that penalty, $1,750,000 will be paid to the
United States and $1,000,000 will be paid to the State of New York.
Tonawanda Coke Corporation will also perform a wetlands preservation
supplemental environmental project valued at $357,143 and fund a
$1,000,000 state-led environmental benefit project fund. In addition,
Tonawanda Coke Corporation will perform the injunctive relief required
under the Consent Decree.
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 and State of New York v. Tonawanda Coke
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-09994. 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............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
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.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 $29.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $20.50.

Maureen Katz,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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6. An estimate of the total public Tonawanda Coke Corporation, D.J. Ref. properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor
burden (in hours) associated with the No. 90–5–2–1–09994. All comments Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments
collection: 1,350 total annual burden must be submitted no later than thirty concerning the proposed extension of
hours (0.5 hours × 2,700 respondents + (30) days after the publication date of the International Price Program U.S.
1,350 total burden hours). this notice. Comments may be Import and Export Price Indexes. A
If additional information is required submitted either by email or by mail: copy of the proposed information
contact: Jerri Murray, Department collection request (ICR) can be obtained
Clearance Officer, United States To submit Send them to: by contacting the individual listed
Department of Justice, Justice comments: below in the Addresses section of this
Management Division, Policy and notice.
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
Planning Staff, Two Constitution usdoj.gov. DATES: Written comments must be
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, submitted to the office listed in the
Washington, DC 20530. U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
Dated: May 12, 2015. Box 7611, Washington, DC before July 14, 2015.
Jerri Murray, 20044–7611. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Nora
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Department of Justice.
During the public comment period,
Division of Management Systems,
the Consent Decree may be examined
[FR Doc. 2015–11733 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] Bureau of Labor Statistics, Room 4080,
and downloaded at this Justice
BILLING CODE 4410–AT–P 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE.,
Department Web site: http://
Washington, DC 20212. Written
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
comments also may be transmitted by
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE We will provide a paper copy of the
fax to 202–691–5111 (this is not a toll
Consent Decree upon written request
free number).
Notice of Lodging of Proposed and payment of reproduction costs.
Please mail your request and payment FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— Nora Kincaid, BLS Clearance Officer,
Act, Clean Water Act, and Emergency
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 202–691–7628 (this is not a toll free
Planning and Community Right To
20044–7611. number). (See ADDRESSES section.)
Know Act
Please enclose a check or money order SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
On May 11, 2015, the Department of for $29.50 (25 cents per page
Justice lodged a proposed Consent I. Background
reproduction cost) payable to the United
Decree with the United States District States Treasury. For a paper copy The U.S. Import and Export Price
Court for the Western District of New without the exhibits and signature Indexes, produced by the Bureau of
York in the lawsuit entitled United pages, the cost is $20.50. Labor Statistics’ International Price
States and State of New York v. Program (IPP), measure price change
Tonawanda Coke Corporation, Civil Maureen Katz, over time for all categories of imported
Action No. 1:15–cv–00420–WMS. Assistant Section Chief, Environmental and exported products, as well as
The Consent Decree resolves the Enforcement Section, Environment and selected services. The IPP has produced
claims of the United States and the State Natural Resources Division. the U.S. Import Price Indexes
of New York set forth in the complaint [FR Doc. 2015–11764 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am] continuously since 1973 and the U.S.
against Tonawanda Coke Corporation BILLING CODE 4410–15–P Export Price Indexes continuously since
for violations of the Clean Air Act, the 1971. The Office of Management and
Clean Water Act, and the Emergency Budget has listed the Import and Export
Planning and Community Right to DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Price Indexes as a Principal Federal
Know Act, in connection with its Economic Indicator since 1982. The
facility located in Tonawanda, New Bureau of Labor Statistics indexes are widely used in both the
York. Under the Consent Decree, public and private sectors. The primary
Proposed Collection, Comment
Tonawanda Coke Corporation has public sector use is the deflation of the
Request
agreed to pay a civil penalty of U.S. monthly Trade Statistics and the
$2,750,000. Of that penalty, $1,750,000 ACTION: Notice. quarterly estimates of U.S. Gross
will be paid to the United States and Domestic Product; the indexes also are
$1,000,000 will be paid to the State of SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as used in formulating U.S. trade policy
New York. Tonawanda Coke part of its continuing effort to reduce and in trade negotiations with other
Corporation will also perform a paperwork and respondent burden, countries. In the private sector, uses of
wetlands preservation supplemental conducts a pre-clearance consultation the Import Price Indexes include market
environmental project valued at program to provide the general public analysis, inflation forecasting, contract
$357,143 and fund a $1,000,000 state- and Federal agencies with an escalation, and replacement cost
led environmental benefit project fund. opportunity to comment on proposed accounting.
In addition, Tonawanda Coke and/or continuing collections of The IPP indexes are closely followed
Corporation will perform the injunctive information in accordance with the statistics, and are viewed as a key
relief required under the Consent Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 indicator of the economic environment.
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Decree. (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This The U.S. Department of Commerce uses
The publication of this notice opens program helps to ensure that requested the monthly statistics to produce
a period for public comment on the data can be provided in the desired monthly and quarterly estimates of
Consent Decree. Comments should be format, reporting burden (time and inflation-adjusted trade flows. Without
addressed to the Assistant Attorney financial resources) is minimized, continuation of data collection, it would
General, Environment and Natural collection instruments are clearly be extremely difficult to construct
Resources Division and should refer to understood, and the impact of collection accurate estimates of the U.S. Gross
United States and State of New York v. requirements on respondents can be Domestic Product. In fact, DOL–BLS’

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		80 FR 28011