81 FR 54605 - Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-19479

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree

    In accordance with Departmental policy, 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is 
hereby given that a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Varca 
Ventures, Inc. and Wildcat Mining Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:16-
cv-02008-WYD, was lodged with the United States District Court for the 
District of Colorado on August 8, 2016.
    The proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the 
United States against Varca Ventures, Inc. and Wildcat Mining 
Corporation, pursuant to Sections 301, 309(b), and 404 of the Clean 
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1319(b), and 1344, to obtain injunctive 
relief from and impose civil penalties against the Defendants for 
violating the Clean Water Act by discharging pollutants without a 
permit into waters of the United States and for violation of a 
compliance order issued by the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations by 
requiring the Defendants to restore the impacted areas and to pay a 
civil penalty.
    The Department of Justice will accept written comments relating to 
this proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) days from the date of 
publication of this Notice. Please address comments to Daniel Pinkston, 
Senior Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division, Environmental Defense Section, 999 18th 
Street, South Terrace--Suite 370, Denver, CO 80202, and refer to United 
States v. Varca Ventures, Inc. and Wildcat Mining Corporation, DJ #90-
5-1-1-20319.
    The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office, 
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, 901 19th 
Street, Denver, CO 80294. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined electronically at http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.

Cherie L. Rogers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Defense Section, Environment and 
Natural Resources Division.
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technological collection techniques or 20 minutes to complete a renewal form. Ventures, Inc. and Wildcat Mining
other forms of information technology, The burden hours for collecting Corporation, DJ #90–5–1–1–20319.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of respondent data, 586 hours, 40 minutes, The proposed Consent Decree may be
responses. are calculated as follows: 275 new examined at the Clerk’s Office, United
Overview of this information respondents × 2 hours = 550 hours, plus States District Court for the District of
collection: 110 renewing respondents × 20 minutes Colorado, 901 19th Street, Denver, CO
1. Type of Information Collection: = 36 hours, 40 minutes. 80294. In addition, the proposed
Extension and revision of a currently If additional information is required Consent Decree may be examined
approved collection. contact: Jerri Murray, Department electronically at http://www.justice.gov/
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Clearance Officer, United States enrd/consent-decrees.
Attorney Student Loan Repayment Department of Justice, Justice
Program Electronic Forms. Cherie L. Rogers,
Management Division, Policy and
3. The agency form number, if any, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Planning Staff, Two Constitution Defense Section, Environment and Natural
and the applicable component of the
Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Resources Division.
Department sponsoring the collection:
Washington, DC 20530.
Form Number: None. Office of Attorney [FR Doc. 2016–19479 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
Recruitment and Management, Justice Dated: August 10, 2016. BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
Management Division, U.S. Department Jerri Murray,
of Justice. Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
4. Affected public who will be asked Department of Justice.
or required to respond, as well as a brief [FR Doc. 2016–19446 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
abstract: Primary: Individuals or BILLING CODE 4410–PB–P
households. Other: None. Employment and Training
The Department of Justice Attorney Administration
Student Loan Repayment Program DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Job Corps: Draft Finding of No
(ASLRP) is an agency recruitment and
Significant Impact Sacramento Job
retention incentive program based on 5 Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent
Corps Center, 3100 Meadowview Rd.,
U.S.C. 5379, as amended, and 5 CFR Decree
Sacramento, CA 95832 for Sacramento
part 537. Anyone currently employed as
In accordance with Departmental Regional Transit District Power Line
an attorney or hired to serve in an
policy, 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is hereby Easement Alignment Alteration
attorney position within the Department
may request consideration for the given that a proposed Consent Decree in
AGENCY: Employment and Training
ASLRP. The Department selects new United States v. Varca Ventures, Inc.
Administration (ETA), Department of
participants during an annual open and Wildcat Mining Corporation, Civil
Labor.
season each spring and renews current Action No. 1:16–cv–02008–WYD, was
lodged with the United States District ACTION: Notice
beneficiaries who remain qualified for
these benefits, subject to availability of Court for the District of Colorado on SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council on
funds. There are two application August 8, 2016. Environmental Quality Regulations (40
forms—one for new requests, and the The proposed Consent Decree CFR part 1500–08) implementing
other for renewal requests. A concerns a complaint filed by the procedural provisions of the National
justification form (applicable to new United States against Varca Ventures, Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
requests only) and a loan continuation Inc. and Wildcat Mining Corporation, Department of Labor, ETA, in
form complete the collection. pursuant to Sections 301, 309(b), and accordance with 29 CFR 11.11(d), gives
5. An estimate of the total number of 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. notice that the alignment alteration of a
respondents and the amount of time 1311, 1319(b), and 1344, to obtain proposed easement and transmission
estimated for an average respondent to injunctive relief from and impose civil line on the Sacramento Job Corps
respond: The Department anticipates penalties against the Defendants for Center, will not have a significant
about 275 respondents annually will violating the Clean Water Act by adverse impact on the environment.
complete the new request form and discharging pollutants without a permit
DATES: Effective Date: These findings are
justification form and apply for into waters of the United States and for
effective as of July 29, 2016.
participation in the ASLRP. In addition, violation of a compliance order issued
by the United States Environmental FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
each year the Department expects to
Protection Agency. The proposed William A Dakshaw, Department of
receive approximately 110 applications
Consent Decree resolves these Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
from attorneys requesting renewal of the
allegations by requiring the Defendants Room N–4460, Washington, DC 20210
benefits they received in previous years.
to restore the impacted areas and to pay (202) 693–2867 (this is not a toll free
It is estimated that each new request
a civil penalty. number).
(including justification) will take two (2)
hours to complete, and each renewal The Department of Justice will accept SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
request approximately 20 minutes to written comments relating to this transmission line is being relocated to
complete. proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) the Job Corps property as part of the
6. An estimate of the total public days from the date of publication of this South Sacramento Corridor Light Rail
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burden (in hours) associated with the Notice. Please address comments to Phase 2 Extension project. The
collection: The estimated public burden Daniel Pinkston, Senior Attorney, transmission line alignment has been
associated with this collection is 586 United States Department of Justice, evaluated for environmental issues by
hours, 40 minutes. It is estimated that Environment and Natural Resources the Sacramento Regional Transit District
new applicants will take 2 hours to Division, Environmental Defense in Initial Study/Proposed Mitigated
complete the request form and Section, 999 18th Street, South Negative Declaration South Sacramento
justification and that current recipients Terrace—Suite 370, Denver, CO 80202, Corridor Phase 2 Extension 69 kV
requesting continued funding will take and refer to United States v. Varca Transmission Line and Joint Pole

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FR Citation		81 FR 54605