81 FR 94419 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)

Page Range		94419-94420
FR Document		2016-31005

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94419-94420]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31005]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act

    On December 19, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
consent decree with the United States District Court for the District 
of Columbia in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Anthony Spanos, 
Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-01625-RJL.
    The United States filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''). 
The United States' complaint names George A. Spanos, in his capacity as 
the trustee of the George A. Spanos Living Trust, Anthony Spanos, Inc., 
and Gus Dinos as defendants. The United States' complaint asserts 
claims against George A. Spanos, in his capacity as trustee of the 
George A. Spanos Living Trust, for recovery of costs incurred and to be 
incurred by the Environmental Protection Agency in connection with the 
removal of hazardous substances at the Georgia Avenue PCE Site, Anthony 
Spanos, Inc. for recovery of costs incurred and to be incurred by the

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Environmental Protection Agency in connection with the removal of 
hazardous substances at the Georgia Avenue PCE Site, as well as civil 
penalties for failure to respond to an information request issued by 
the Environmental Protection Agency, and Gus Dinos for civil penalties 
for failure to respond to an information request issued by the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
    The United States previously lodged with the Court a proposed 
consent decree that, if entered by the Court, would resolve the United 
States' claims against George A. Spanos, in his capacity as the trustee 
of the George A. Spanos Living Trust. The presently proposed consent 
decree resolves the United States' remaining claims against Anthony 
Spanos, Inc. and Gus Dinos. Under the proposed consent decree, Anthony 
Spanos, Inc. agrees to assign its rights to proceeds under its 
insurance policies to the United States. In return, the United States 
agrees not to sue Anthony Spanos, Inc. under Sections 106 and 107 of 
CERCLA. In addition, under the proposed consent decree, Gus Dinos 
agrees to pay a $5,000 civil penalty.
    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 v. Anthony Spanos, Inc., et al., D.J. 
Ref. No. 90-11-3-10721. 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..................................  [email protected]
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: 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 $6.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.

Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE mechanical, or other technological incidents policed by state and local law
collection techniques or other forms enforcement agencies. This survey is the
[OMB Number 1121–0356]
of information technology, e.g., first of its kind to describe the role that
Agency Information Collection permitting electronic submission of state and local law enforcement play in
Activities; Proposed eCollection responses. policing crime on tribal lands in PL–280
eComments Requested; Reinstatement Overview of this information states.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
to a Previously Approved Collection: collection:
respondents and the amount of time
State and Local Justice Agencies (1) Type of Information Collection:
estimated for an average respondent to
Serving Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): New collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: respond: An agency-level survey will be
Census of State and Local Law
sent to approximately 1,600 agencies.
Enforcement Agencies Serving Tribal State and Local Justice Agencies Serving
The expected burden placed on these
Lands (CSLLEASTL) PL–280 Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey
respondents is about 70 minutes per
of State and Local Law Enforcement
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, respondent, including follow-up time.
Agencies Serving PL–280 Tribal Lands (6) An estimate of the total public
Department of Justice. (SSLLEASTL).
ACTION: 60-day notice. burden (in hours) associated with the
(3) The agency form number, if any,
collection: The total respondent burden
and the applicable component of the
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice is approximately 1,773 burden hours.
Department sponsoring the collection: If additional information is required
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs,
No agency form number at this time. contact: Jerri Murray, Department
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be
The applicable component within the Clearance Officer, United States
submitting the following information
Department of Justice is the Bureau of Department of Justice, Justice
collection request to the Office of
Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Management Division, Policy and
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Programs. Planning Staff, Two Constitution
review and approval in accordance with
(4) Affected public who will be asked Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
or required to respond, as well as a brief Washington, DC 20530.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and abstract: Respondents will be general
will be accepted for 60 days until purpose state and local law enforcement Dated: December 19, 2016.
February 21, 2017. agencies (LEAs) that are responsible for Jerri Murray,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If policing tribal lands in the sixteen Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
you have additional comments Public Law 280 (PL–280) states, Department of Justice.
especially on the estimated public including state police departments, [FR Doc. 2016–30931 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am]
burden or associated response time, sheriff’s offices, and general purpose BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
suggestions, or need a copy of the local law enforcement agencies.
proposed information collection Abstract: Among other responsibilities,
instrument with instructions or the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
additional information, please contact charged with collecting data regarding
Suzanne Strong, Statistician, crimes occurring on tribal lands. The Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, SLJASTL is the first effort by BJS to Consent Decree Under the
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh include state and local justice agencies Comprehensive Environmental
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 responsible for policing and prosecuting Response, Compensation, and Liability
(email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; crimes that occur on tribal lands in PL– Act
telephone: 202–616–3666). 280 states. Specifically, the SSLLEASTL On December 19, 2016, the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written will collect information that will help Department of Justice lodged a proposed
comments and suggestions from the fill the gaps we have in our consent decree with the United States
public and affected agencies concerning understanding of the nature of crime on District Court for the District of
the proposed collection of information tribal lands. There are two survey Columbia in the lawsuit entitled United
are encouraged. Your comments should instruments: One for Alaska and one for States v. Anthony Spanos, Inc., et al.,
address one or more of the following the remaining fifteen PL–280 states. The Civil Action No. 1:14–cv–01625–RJL.
four points: data collection instruments are designed The United States filed this lawsuit
—Evaluate whether the proposed to capture administrative, operational under the Comprehensive
collection of information is necessary and caseload data from respondents. Environmental Response,
for the proper performance of the Information requested includes the Compensation, and Liability Act
functions of the Bureau of Justice staffing and budgets of the state and (‘‘CERCLA’’). The United States’
Statistics, including whether the local law enforcement agencies, the complaint names George A. Spanos, in
information will have practical utility; types of agreements state and local law his capacity as the trustee of the George
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s enforcement agencies have with tribal A. Spanos Living Trust, Anthony
estimate of the burden of the governments, types of patrol services, Spanos, Inc., and Gus Dinos as
proposed collection of information, traffic services, and detention services defendants. The United States’
including the validity of the provided to tribal lands, information complaint asserts claims against George
methodology and assumptions used; sharing between state and local law A. Spanos, in his capacity as trustee of
—Evaluate whether and if so how the enforcement and tribal governments, the George A. Spanos Living Trust, for
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quality, utility, and clarity of the training provided by state and local law recovery of costs incurred and to be
information to be collected can be enforcement to tribal law enforcement incurred by the Environmental
enhanced; and (including cross-deputization Protection Agency in connection with
—Minimize the burden of the collection agreements), training received by state the removal of hazardous substances at
of information on those who are to and local law enforcement agencies on the Georgia Avenue PCE Site, Anthony
respond, including through the use of tribal jurisdiction, tribal law and tribal Spanos, Inc. for recovery of costs
appropriate automated, electronic, culture, and the number and types of incurred and to be incurred by the

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Environmental Protection Agency in Please enclose a check or money order proposed collection of information,
connection with the removal of for $6.25 (25 cents per page including the validity of the
hazardous substances at the Georgia reproduction cost) payable to the United methodology and assumptions used;
Avenue PCE Site, as well as civil States Treasury. —Evaluate whether and if so how the
penalties for failure to respond to an quality, utility, and clarity of the
Robert Brook,
information request issued by the information to be collected can be
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental enhanced; and
Environmental Protection Agency, and
Enforcement Section, Environment and —Minimize the burden of the collection
Gus Dinos for civil penalties for failure Natural Resources Division.
to respond to an information request of information on those who are to
[FR Doc. 2016–31005 Filed 12–22–16; 8:45 am] respond, including through the use of
issued by the Environmental Protection
BILLING CODE 4410–15–P appropriate automated, electronic,
Agency.
The United States previously lodged mechanical, or other technological
with the Court a proposed consent collection techniques or other forms
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE of information technology, e.g.,
decree that, if entered by the Court,
would resolve the United States’ claims [OMB Number 1121–NEW] permitting electronic submission of
against George A. Spanos, in his responses.
capacity as the trustee of the George A. Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection Overview of This Information
Spanos Living Trust. The presently Collection:
proposed consent decree resolves the eComments Requested; New
United States’ remaining claims against Collection: State and Local Justice (1) Type of Information Collection:
Anthony Spanos, Inc. and Gus Dinos. Agencies Serving Tribal Lands New collection.
Under the proposed consent decree, (SLJASTL): Census of Prosecutor (2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Anthony Spanos, Inc. agrees to assign Offices Serving Tribal Lands State and Local Justice Agencies Serving
its rights to proceeds under its (CSLPOSTL) PL–280 Tribal Lands (SLJASTL): Survey
insurance policies to the United States. of State and Local Prosecutor Offices
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Serving PL–280 Tribal Lands
In return, the United States agrees not Department of Justice.
to sue Anthony Spanos, Inc. under (SSLPOSTL)
ACTION: 60-day notice. (3) The agency form number, if any,
Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA. In
addition, under the proposed consent SUMMARY: The Department of Justice and the applicable component of the
decree, Gus Dinos agrees to pay a $5,000 (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Department sponsoring the collection:
civil penalty. Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be No agency form number at this time.
The publication of this notice opens submitting the following information The applicable component within the
a period for public comment on the collection request to the Office of Department of Justice is the Bureau of
consent decree. Comments should be Management and Budget (OMB) for Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice
addressed to the Assistant Attorney review and approval in accordance with Programs.
General, Environment and Natural (4) Affected public who will be asked
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Resources Division, and should refer to or required to respond, as well as a brief
DATES: Comments are encouraged and abstract:
United States v. Anthony Spanos, Inc., will be accepted for 60 days until
et al., D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–10721. All Respondents will be state and local
February 21, 2017. prosecutor offices located in the sixteen
comments must be submitted no later
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Public Law 280 (PL–280) states.
than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice. you have additional comments Abstract: Among other responsibilities,
Comments may be submitted either by especially on the estimated public the Bureau of Justice Statistics is
email or by mail: burden or associated response time, charged with collecting data regarding
suggestions, or need a copy of the crimes occurring on tribal lands. The
To submit comments: Send them to: proposed information collection SLJASTL is the first effort by BJS to
instrument with instructions or include state and local justice agencies
By email .................... pubcomment- additional information, please contact responsible for policing and prosecuting
ees.enrd@ Suzanne Strong, Statistician, crimes that occur on tribal lands.
usdoj.gov Prosecution and Judicial Statistics, Specifically, the SSLPOSTL will collect
By mail ...................... Assistant Attorney Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh
General, U.S. information that will help fill the gaps
Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 we have in our understanding of the
DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Wash- (email: Suzanne.M.Strong@usdoj.gov; nature of crime on tribal lands. There
ington, DC 20044– telephone: 202–616–3666). are two survey instruments: One for
7611. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written Alaska and one for the remaining fifteen
comments and suggestions from the PL–280 states. The data collection
During the public comment period, public and affected agencies concerning instruments are designed to capture
the consent decree may be examined the proposed collection of information administrative, operational and caseload
and downloaded at this Justice are encouraged. Your comments should data from prosecutor offices that
Department Web site: https:// address one or more of the following investigate and prosecute crimes that
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. four points: occur on tribal lands in PL–280 states.
We will provide a paper copy of the —Evaluate whether the proposed The information collected includes the
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consent decree upon written request collection of information is necessary staffing and budget of the prosecutor
and payment of reproduction costs. for the proper performance of the office, the types of agreements
Please mail your request and payment functions of the Bureau of Justice prosecutor offices have with tribal
to: Statistics, including whether the governments, where prosecutors try
Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— information will have practical utility; crimes occurring on tribal lands (i.e., in
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s tribal or state courts), non-prosecutorial
DC 20044–7611. estimate of the burden of the services provided on tribal lands (such

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