81 FR 63225 - Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 178 (September 14, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-22072

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 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.
Bridlewood Development, LLC, Civil No. 2:16-cv-03031-PMD, was lodged
with the United States District Court for the District of South
Carolina on September 8, 2016.
The proposed Consent Decree concerns a complaint filed by the
United States against Defendants Bridlewood Development, LLC,
Whitehorse I, LLC, Gorden Timmons, and Edward Scott, pursuant to
Sections 301, 309, and 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311,
1319, 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 in Dorchester County, South Carolina. The proposed Consent
Decree resolves these allegations by requiring the Defendants to
restore wetlands, to preserve wetlands, 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 Andrew J. Doyle,
Senior Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, Post Office Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044,
and refer to U.S. v. Bridlewood Development, LLC, et al., DJ #90-5-1-4-
20280.
The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the Clerk's Office,
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 85
Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29401. 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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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DATES: Comments must be received by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on October 14,
Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Office of Justice Programs 2016.
Decree How to Respond and What to Include:
[[OJP (NIJ) Docket No. 1725] The draft minimum scheme
In accordance with Departmental requirements are found in the
policy, 28 U.S.C. 50.7, notice is hereby Discontinuing the Metallic Handcuffs Supplementary Information below, or in
given that a proposed Consent Decree in Compliance Testing Program and the document found here: http://
United States v. Bridlewood Request for Public Comment on Draft www.nij.gov/restraints. To submit
Development, LLC, Civil No. 2:16–cv– Minimum Scheme Requirements to comments, please send an email to the
03031–PMD, was lodged with the Certify Criminal Justice Restraints point of contact listed below, and
United States District Court for the Described in NIJ Standard 1001.00 provide contact information with the
District of South Carolina on September submission of comments.
AGENCY: National Institute of Justice, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
8, 2016.
Office of Justice Programs, Justice. Mark Greene, Policy and Standards
The proposed Consent Decree
ACTION: Notice. Division Director, Office of Science and
concerns a complaint filed by the
Technology, National Institute of
United States against Defendants
SUMMARY: The National Institute of Justice, 810 7th Street NW., Washington,
Bridlewood Development, LLC, DC 20531; telephone number: (202)
Justice (NIJ) announces that it is
Whitehorse I, LLC, Gorden Timmons, 307–3384; email address:
discontinuing the metallic handcuffs
and Edward Scott, pursuant to Sections Compliance Testing Program (CTP). The mark.greene2@usdoj.gov.
301, 309, and 404 of the Clean Water program is closed to new submissions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, 1319, and 1344, to effective upon publication of this notice. following describes the minimum
obtain injunctive relief from and impose The metallic handcuffs Compliant requirements that a product certification
civil penalties against the Defendants Products List (CPL) will remain scheme must contain for the
for violating the Clean Water Act by published for an additional year until certification of restraints described in
discharging pollutants without a permit September 14, 2017, after which time it NIJ Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice
into waters of the United States in will be taken down. In place of the CTP, Restraints Standard. A product
Dorchester County, South Carolina. The NIJ has been working with conformity certification scheme includes the rules,
proposed Consent Decree resolves these assessment bodies to develop acceptable procedures, and management required
allegations by requiring the Defendants criteria by which NIJ would recognize a for carrying out product certification,
to restore wetlands, to preserve product certification scheme operated which involves the assessment and
wetlands, and to pay a civil penalty. by a certification body in the private attestation by an impartial third party
The Department of Justice will accept sector. NIJ seeks feedback from the that fulfilment of specified requirements
written comments relating to this public on draft minimum requirements has been demonstrated by a product.
that a product certification scheme must This is discussed further in ISO/IEC
proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30)
contain for the certification of restraints 17067, Conformity assessment —
days from the date of publication of this
described in NIJ Standard 1001.00, Fundamentals of product certification
Notice. Please address comments to Criminal Justice Restraints Standard. and guidelines for product certification
Andrew J. Doyle, Senior Attorney, The draft minimum scheme schemes.
United States Department of Justice, requirements are found in the The following is intended primarily
Environment and Natural Resources Supplementary Information below, as for those considering becoming
Division, Post Office Box 7611, well as in the document found here: certification scheme owners for the
Washington, DC 20044, and refer to U.S. http://www.nij.gov/restraints. NIJ purpose of certifying restraints, in order
v. Bridlewood Development, LLC, et al., anticipates recognizing certification to provide greater confidence to the
DJ #90–5–1–4–20280. programs that meet or exceed the criminal justice end user community
The proposed Consent Decree may be minimum scheme requirements. NIJ that the restraints products conform to
examined at the Clerk’s Office, United also anticipates provisionally the requirements specified in NIJ
States District Court for the District of recognizing the certification program Standard 1001.00. It includes minimum
South Carolina, 85 Broad Street, established by the Safety Equipment reasonable expectations that a
Charleston, South Carolina 29401. In Institute (SEI), which is accredited by certification body should meet in order
addition, the proposed Consent Decree the American National Standards to operate a certification program for
may be examined electronically at Institute (ANSI) to ISO/IEC 17065 restraints.
http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent- Conformity assessment—Requirements The following is also intended for
for bodies certifying products, processes accreditation bodies that accredit
decrees.
and services. SEI added NIJ Standard certification bodies which may be
Cherie L. Rogers, 1001.00 to the scope of its accreditation, considering certifying restraints to a
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental with an effective date of October 7, 2015 scheme that includes laboratory testing
Defense Section, Environment and Natural valid through June 1, 2017. Further of products to NIJ Standard 1001.00.
guidance on recognition of this This document uses the following in
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Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–22072 Filed 9–13–16; 8:45 am] certification program or others will be accordance with international
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published in the Federal Register at a standards:
future date, to be determined. NIJ —‘‘shall’’ indicates a requirement;
Standard 1001.00, Criminal Justice —‘‘should’’ indicates a
Restraints Standard, was published in recommendation;
the Federal Register on November 19, —‘‘may’’ indicates a permission;
2014, and may be found here: https:// —‘‘can’’ indicates a possibility or a
federalregister.gov/a/2014-27367. capability.

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FR Citation		81 FR 63225