81 FR 54125 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Partial Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) Consent Decree Under CERCLA

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 157 (August 15, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-19335

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Partial Remedial Design/
Remedial Action (RD/RA) Consent Decree Under CERCLA

    On August 9, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
First Partial Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) Consent Decree 
(``Consent Decree'') with the United States District Court for the 
District of New Mexico, in the lawsuit entitled United States and State 
of New Mexico, et al. v. Chevron Mining Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-
00904.
    The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, together with the State of New Mexico, filed this lawsuit under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (``CERCLA'') against Chevron Mining Inc. (``CMI''). The 
Defendant, CMI, is the owner and operator of the Chevron Questa Mine 
Superfund Site (``Site''), an inactive

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Molybdenum mine, located in Taos County, New Mexico. The complaint 
requests recovery of costs that the United States incurred responding 
to releases of hazardous substances at the Site. Under the proposed 
settlement, CMI agrees to pay $5,269,949 in past costs, to perform 
certain aspects of the remedial action selected by EPA for the Site, 
which are estimated to cost over $143 million, and to pay EPA's future 
costs associated with oversight of that work. Other aspects of the 
remedy will proceed at a later date. In return, the United States 
agrees not to sue CMI under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA or under 
section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act for the work 
that CMI has agreed to perform.
    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 Mexico, et al. v. Chevron 
Mining Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00904, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-3-
10261. 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 e-mail...........................  [email protected].
By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
                                       Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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    Under section 7003(d) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(``RCRA''), 42 U.S.C. 6973, a commenter may request an opportunity for 
a public meeting in the affected area.
    During the public comment period, the Consent Decree may be 
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://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 $36.00 (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 $11.50.

Jeffrey K. Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-19335 Filed 8-12-16; 8:45 am]
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Average
number of Annual burden
Citation 30 CFR 553 Reporting requirement * Hour burden annual hours
reponses

Subtotal ............... .............................................................................................................. ........................ 200 14,704

Requirements for Submitting OSFR Information

40; 41; 43 ................... Form BOEM–1021—Covered Offshore Facilities ............................... 6 200 1,200
40; 41; 42 ................... Form BOEM–1022—Covered Offshore Facility Changes .................. 1 400 400

Subtotal ............... .............................................................................................................. ........................ 600 1,600

Claims for Oil-Spill Removal Costs and Damages

Subpart F ................... Claims: BOEM is not involved in the claims process. Assessment of burden for claims against the Oil 0
Spill Liability Trust Fund (30 CFR parts 135, 136, 137) falls under the responsibility of the U.S. Coast
Guard.

60(d) ........................... Claimant request for BOEM assistance to determine whether a 2 1 2
guarantor may be liable for a claim.

Subtotal ............... .............................................................................................................. ........................ 1 2

Total Burden .............................................................................................................. ........................ 1,822 22,132
* In the future, BOEM may require specified electronic filing of financial/bonding submissions.

Estimated Reporting and Agencies must also estimate the non- personal identifying information—may
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: hour cost burdens to respondents or be made publicly available at any time.
We have identified no reporting and recordkeepers resulting from the While you can ask us in your comment
recordkeeping non-hour cost burdens collection of information. Therefore, if to withhold your personal identifying
for this collection. you have costs to generate, maintain, information from public review, we
Public Disclosure Statement: OMB and disclose this information, you cannot guarantee that we will be able to
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which should comment and provide your total do so.
implement provisions of the Paperwork capital and startup costs or annual cost Dated: August 8, 2016.
components or annual operation,
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, Deanna Meyer-Pietruszka,
maintenance, and purchase of service
require that interested members of the Chief, Office of Policy, Regulations, and
components. You should describe the Analysis.
public and affected agencies be given an
methods you use to estimate major cost
opportunity to comment on information [FR Doc. 2016–19310 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]
factors, including system and
collection and recordkeeping activities BILLING CODE 4310–MR––P
technology acquisition, expected useful
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)). life of capital equipment, discount
This notice identifies an information rate(s), and the period over which you
collection that the BOEM plans to incur costs. Capital and startup costs DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
submit to OMB for approval. The include, among other items, computers
Paperwork Reduction Act provides that Notice of Lodging of Proposed First
and software you purchase to prepare
an agency may not conduct or sponsor Partial Remedial Design/Remedial
for collecting information, monitoring,
a collection of information unless it Action (RD/RA) Consent Decree Under
and record storage facilities. You should
displays a currently valid OMB control CERCLA
not include estimates for equipment or
number. Until OMB approves a services purchased: (a) Before October 1, On August 9, 2016, the Department of
collection of information, you are not 1995; (b) to comply with requirements Justice lodged a proposed First Partial
obligated to respond. not associated with the information Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/
Comments: The BOEM will request a collection; (c) for reasons other than to RA) Consent Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’)
3-year term of approval for this provide information or keep records for with the United States District Court for
information collection activity. the Government; or (d) as part of the District of New Mexico, in the
Comments are invited on: (1) The need customary and usual business or private lawsuit entitled United States and State
for the collection of information for the practices. of New Mexico, et al. v. Chevron Mining
performance of the functions of the We will summarize written responses Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16–cv–00904.
agency; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s to this notice and address them in our The United States, on behalf of the
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance submission for OMB approval. As a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
the quality, utility and clarity of the result of your comments, we will make together with the State of New Mexico,
information collection; and (4) ways to any necessary adjustments to the burden filed this lawsuit under the
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minimize the information collection in our submission to OMB. Comprehensive Environmental
burden on respondents, such as use of Public Availability of Comments: Response, Compensation, and Liability
automated means of collection of the Before including your address, phone Act of 1980 (‘‘CERCLA’’) against
information. A summary of the public number, email address, or other Chevron Mining Inc. (‘‘CMI’’). The
comments will accompany our personal identifying information in your Defendant, CMI, is the owner and
submission of the information collection comment, you should be aware that operator of the Chevron Questa Mine
requests to OMB. your entire comment—including your Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), an inactive

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Molybdenum mine, located in Taos without the exhibits and signature and Federal agencies an opportunity to
County, New Mexico. The complaint pages, the cost is $11.50. comment on proposed and/or
requests recovery of costs that the continuing collections of information
Jeffrey K. Sands,
United States incurred responding to before submitting them to the OMB for
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental final approval. This program helps to
releases of hazardous substances at the Enforcement Section, Environment and
Site. Under the proposed settlement, Natural Resources Division.
ensure requested data can be provided
CMI agrees to pay $5,269,949 in past in the desired format, reporting burden
[FR Doc. 2016–19335 Filed 8–12–16; 8:45 am]
costs, to perform certain aspects of the (time and financial resources) is
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remedial action selected by EPA for the minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of
Site, which are estimated to cost over
collection requirements can be properly
$143 million, and to pay EPA’s future DEPARTMENT OF LABOR assessed.
costs associated with oversight of that This collection of information is
work. Other aspects of the remedy will Employment and Training necessary to comply with the reporting
proceed at a later date. In return, the Administration requirements of the Workforce
United States agrees not to sue CMI Innovation and Opportunity Act
under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; (WIOA) Section 308 (29 U.S.C. 491–2),
or under section 7003 of the Resource which can be found at https://
Workforce Information Grants to
Conservation and Recovery Act for the www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-
States (WIGS)
work that CMI has agreed to perform. 113publ128/pdf/PLAW-113publ128.pdf;
The publication of this notice opens ACTION: Notice. and 20 Code of Federal Regulations
a period for public comment on the (CFR) Parts 651 and 652 (https://
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor www.doleta.gov/wioa/Docs/wioa-regs-
Consent Decree. Comments should be (DOL), Employment and Training labor-final-rule.pdf).
addressed to the Assistant Attorney Administration (ETA) is soliciting WIOA Section 308 requires the
General, Environment and Natural comments concerning a proposed Secretary of Labor to oversee the
Resources Division, and should refer to revision for the authority to conduct the development, maintenance, and
United States and State of Mexico, et al. information collection request (ICR) continuous improvement of a
v. Chevron Mining Inc., Civil Action No. titled, ‘‘Workforce Information Grants to nationwide Workforce and Labor Market
1:16–cv–00904, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3– States (WIGS).’’ This comment request Information System (workforce
10261. All comments must be submitted is part of continuing Departmental information) system; and to evaluate the
no later than thirty (30) days after the efforts to reduce paperwork and performance of the system and
publication date of this notice. respondent burden in accordance with recommend needed improvements,
Comments may be submitted either by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 taking into consideration customer
email or by mail: (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. consultation results, with particular
DATES: Consideration will be given to all attention given to improvements needed
To submit Send them to: written comments received by October at the state, regional and local levels.
comments: 14, 2016. The WIGS information collection
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with ensures the Secretary of Labor meets
By e-mail ...... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ WIOA requirements, and the states
usdoj.gov. applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely complete grant deliverables such as
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
respondents, proposed frequency of state economic analyses or special
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC response, and estimated total burden workforce information/economic
20044–7611. may be obtained free by contacting studies, and the annual performance
Donald Haughton by telephone at 202– report.
693–2784, TTY 877–889–5627, (these The ETA makes use of the
Under section 7003(d) of the Resource information collected from WIGS
Conservation and Recovery Act are not toll-free numbers) or by email at
Haughton.Donald.W@dol.gov. grantees primarily to serve four
(‘‘RCRA’’), 42 U.S.C. 6973, a commenter customer groups: (1) The public
may request an opportunity for a public Submit written comments about, or
requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail (including job seekers and employers);
meeting in the affected area. (2) labor market intermediaries who
or courier to the U.S. Department of
During the public comment period, Labor, Employment and Training help individuals find a job or make
the Consent Decree may be examined Administration, Office of Workforce career decisions (such as employment
and downloaded at this Justice Investment, 200 Constitution Avenue and school counselors, case managers at
Department Web site: https:// NW., Room C–4510, Washington, DC American Job Centers, and community-
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 20210; by email: Haughton.Donald.W@ based organizations); (3) policymakers
We will provide a paper copy of the dol.gov; or by Fax 202–693–3015. and employment and economic program
Consent Decree upon written request planners and operators; and (4)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
miscellaneous other customers,
and payment of reproduction costs. Contact Donald Haughton by telephone
including researchers, commercial data
Please mail your request and payment at 202–693–2784 (this is not a toll-free
providers, and the news media.
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— number) or by email at This information collection is subject
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ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC Haughton.Donald.W@dol.gov. to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
20044–7611. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
Please enclose a check or money order SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOL, of information, and the public is
for $36.00 (25 cents per page as part of continuing efforts to reduce generally not required to respond to an
reproduction cost) payable to the United paperwork and respondent burden, information collection, unless it is
States Treasury. For a paper copy conducts a pre-clearance consultation approved by the OMB under the PRA
program to provide the general public and displays a currently valid OMB

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