81 FR 21478 - RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component Allocation

GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 70 (April 12, 2016)

This document confirms that on April 4, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana entered a consent decree (Consent Decree) among the United States; the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; and BP Exploration and Production Inc. with respect to the civil penalty and natural resource damages in case number MDL No. 2179. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council) regulation (Spill Impact Regulation) that implements the Spill Impact Component Allocation of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) is effective as of the date of publication of this document.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21478-21479]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08319]


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GULF COAST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION COUNCIL

40 CFR Part 1800

[Docket Number: 104122016-1111-01]


RESTORE Act Spill Impact Component Allocation

AGENCY: Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.

ACTION: Notice of effective date of final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document confirms that on April 4, 2016, the United 
States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana entered a 
consent decree (Consent Decree) among the United States; the states of 
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; and BP Exploration 
and Production Inc. with respect to the civil penalty and natural 
resource damages in case number MDL No. 2179. The Gulf Coast Ecosystem 
Restoration Council (Council) regulation (Spill Impact Regulation) that 
implements the Spill Impact Component Allocation of the Resources and 
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies 
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) is effective as of 
the date of publication of this document.

DATES: The Spill Impact Regulation is effective on April 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Spoon at (504) 239-9814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 15, 2015, the Council published the Spill Impact 
Regulation in the Federal Register (80 FR 77580), to be effective on 
the date that the Council publishes this document in the Federal 
Register confirming that the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana has entered the Consent Decree.
    On April 4, 2016, the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana entered the Consent Decree. The Council confirms 
such entry by publication of this document, and the Spill Impact 
Regulation is therefore effective.
    For more information on the Spill Impact Regulation, please see the 
final rule (80 FR 77580, December 15, 2015).

Procedural Requirements

Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)

    As an independent Federal entity that is comprised, in part, of the 
Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior, Agriculture, Commerce 
and Homeland Security; the Secretary of the Army; and the Administrator 
of Environmental Protection Agency, the requirements of Executive 
Orders 12866 and 13563 do not apply to this document.

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Paperwork Reduction Act

    This document contains no collection of information requirements. 
Therefore the Paperwork Reduction Act does not apply to this document.

(Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(t).)

Justin R. Ehrenwerth,
Executive Director, Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council.
[FR Doc. 2016-08319 Filed 4-11-16; 8:45 am]
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