82_FR_61574 82 FR 61327 - Notice of Request for Certification of Texas Capital Counsel Mechanism

82 FR 61327 - Notice of Request for Certification of Texas Capital Counsel Mechanism

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

Page Range61327-61328
FR Document2017-27885

This notice advises the public that the State of Texas has provided additional information regarding its request for certification of its capital counsel mechanism by the Attorney General, and that the period to submit public comment to the Department of Justice regarding Texas's request has been extended to 60 days from the date of publication of this notice.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27885]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[OLP Docket No. 167]


Notice of Request for Certification of Texas Capital Counsel 
Mechanism

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the State of Texas has 
provided additional information regarding its request for certification 
of its capital counsel mechanism by the Attorney General, and that the 
period to submit public comment to the Department of Justice regarding 
Texas's request has been extended to 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Written and electronic comments must be submitted on or before 
February 26, 2018. Comments received by mail will be considered timely 
if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal 
Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until Midnight 
Eastern Time at the end of that day.

ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling of comments, please reference 
``Docket No. OLP 167'' on all electronic and written correspondence. 
The Department encourages that all comments be submitted electronically 
through http://www.regulations.gov using the electronic comment form 
provided on that site. Paper comments that duplicate the electronic 
submission should not be submitted. Individuals who wish to submit 
written comments may send those to the contact listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION section immediately below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant 
Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 
950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; telephone (202) 532-
4465.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 154 of title 28, United States Code, 
provides special procedures for federal habeas corpus review of cases 
brought by prisoners in State custody who are subject to capital 
sentences. These special procedures may be available to a State only if 
the Attorney General of the United States has certified that the State 
has established a qualifying mechanism for the appointment, 
compensation, and payment of reasonable litigation expenses of 
competent counsel in State postconviction proceedings for indigent 
capital prisoners. 28 U.S.C. 2261, 2265; 28 CFR part 26.
    On November 16, 2017, the Department of Justice, Office of Legal 
Policy published a notice in the Federal Register (82 FR 53530, OLP 
Docket No. 167, Document No. 2017-24874, available at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/11/16/2017-24874/notice-of-request-for-certification-of-texas-capital-counsel-mechanism), advising 
the public of Texas's request for certification, dated March 11, 2013, 
and requesting public comment regarding that request. The Department 
also sent a letter to Texas, dated November 16, 2017, asking whether 
the State wished to supplement or update that request.
    This notice advises the public that the State of Texas has 
submitted additional information in regard to its prior request for 
certification. Public comment is solicited regarding Texas's request, 
and the comment period has been extended to 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Texas's request and supporting materials 
may be viewed at https://www.justice.gov/olp/pending-requests-final-decisions.
    One comment received by the Department in response to the 
Department's November 16, 2017 notice requested the comment period be 
extended from 60 days to 90 days from the date of publication of 
Texas's supplemental information. The Department declines at this time 
to extend the comment period to 90 days, but, as noted, has extended 
the deadline for public comment until 60 days from the date of 
publication of this notice. Further, the Department may choose to 
solicit additional public comment if necessary during the review 
process.


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    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Beth A. Williams,
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-27885 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 / Notices 61327 whether the information will have (total # of annual responses) * 12.6 (# the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section practical utility; of hours per response). immediately below. —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s (7) An Explanation of the Change in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: estimate of the burden of the Estimates: The adjustments associated Laurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant proposed collection of information, with this collection are a decrease in the Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, including the validity of the number of respondents by 40,592, and U.S. Department of Justice, 950 methodology and assumptions used; reduction in the total responses and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, —Evaluate whether and if so how the burden hours by 587,935 and 12,169 DC 20530; telephone (202) 532–4465. quality, utility, and clarity of the respectively, when compared to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter information to be collected can be previous information collection 154 of title 28, United States Code, enhanced; and renewal. provides special procedures for federal —Minimize the burden of the collection If additional information is required habeas corpus review of cases brought of information on those who are to contact: Melody Braswell, Department by prisoners in State custody who are respond, including through the use of Clearance Officer, United States subject to capital sentences. These appropriate automated, electronic, Department of Justice, Justice special procedures may be available to mechanical, or other technological Management Division, Policy and a State only if the Attorney General of collection techniques or other forms Planning Staff, Two Constitution the United States has certified that the of information technology, e.g., Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, State has established a qualifying permitting electronic submission of Washington, DC 20530. mechanism for the appointment, responses. Dated: December 21, 2017. compensation, and payment of Overview of This Information Melody Braswell, reasonable litigation expenses of Collection Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. competent counsel in State (1) Type of Information Collection: Department of Justice. postconviction proceedings for indigent Revision of a currently approved [FR Doc. 2017–27922 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] capital prisoners. 28 U.S.C. 2261, 2265; collection. BILLING CODE 4410–14–P 28 CFR part 26. (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: On November 16, 2017, the Records and Supporting Data: Department of Justice, Office of Legal Importation, Receipt, Storage, and DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Policy published a notice in the Federal Disposition by Explosives Importers, Register (82 FR 53530, OLP Docket No. [OLP Docket No. 167] Manufacturers, Dealers, and Users 167, Document No. 2017–24874, Licensed Under Title 18 U.S.C. Chapter Notice of Request for Certification of available at https:// 40 Explosives. Texas Capital Counsel Mechanism www.federalregister.gov/documents/ (3) The agency form number, if any, 2017/11/16/2017-24874/notice-of- AGENCY: Department of Justice. request-for-certification-of-texas-capital- and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: ACTION: Notice. counsel-mechanism), advising the Form number: None. public of Texas’s request for SUMMARY: This notice advises the public certification, dated March 11, 2013, and Component: Bureau of Alcohol, that the State of Texas has provided Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. requesting public comment regarding additional information regarding its that request. The Department also sent Department of Justice. request for certification of its capital (4) Affected public who will be asked a letter to Texas, dated November 16, counsel mechanism by the Attorney 2017, asking whether the State wished or required to respond, as well as a brief General, and that the period to submit abstract: to supplement or update that request. public comment to the Department of This notice advises the public that the Primary: Business or other for-profit. Justice regarding Texas’s request has State of Texas has submitted additional Other: None. Abstract: The records show daily been extended to 60 days from the date information in regard to its prior request activities in the importation, of publication of this notice. for certification. Public comment is manufacture, receipt, storage, and DATES: Written and electronic comments solicited regarding Texas’s request, and disposition of all explosive materials must be submitted on or before February the comment period has been extended covered under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 26, 2018. Comments received by mail to 60 days from the date of publication Explosives. The records are used to will be considered timely if they are of this notice. Texas’s request and show where and to whom explosive postmarked on or before that date. The supporting materials may be viewed at materials are sent, thereby ensuring that electronic Federal Docket Management https://www.justice.gov/olp/pending- any diversions will be readily apparent, System (FDMS) will accept comments requests-final-decisions. and if lost or stolen, ATF will be until Midnight Eastern Time at the end One comment received by the immediately notified. of that day. Department in response to the (5) An estimate of the total number of ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling Department’s November 16, 2017 notice respondents and the amount of time of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket requested the comment period be estimated for an average respondent to No. OLP 167’’ on all electronic and extended from 60 days to 90 days from respond: An estimated 9,927 written correspondence. The the date of publication of Texas’s respondents will utilize this collection, Department encourages that all supplemental information. The and it will take each respondent comments be submitted electronically Department declines at this time to daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES approximately 12.6 hours to complete through http://www.regulations.gov extend the comment period to 90 days, this information collection. using the electronic comment form but, as noted, has extended the deadline (6) An estimate of the total public provided on that site. Paper comments for public comment until 60 days from burden (in hours) associated with the that duplicate the electronic submission the date of publication of this notice. collection: The estimated annual public should not be submitted. Individuals Further, the Department may choose to burden associated with this collection is who wish to submit written comments solicit additional public comment if 625,401 hours which is equal to (49,635 may send those to the contact listed in necessary during the review process. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:43 Dec 26, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

61328 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 / Notices Dated: December 20, 2017. General, Environment and Natural against Honeywell International Inc. Beth A. Williams, Resources Division and refer to United (‘‘Honeywell’’) and Onondaga County Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal States and Commonwealth of (‘‘County’’) (collectively the Policy. Pennsylvania Department of ‘‘Defendants’’) for natural resource [FR Doc. 2017–27885 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] Environmental Protection v. City of damages resulting from the releases of BILLING CODE 4410–BB–P Lancaster, DJ. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11135. hazardous substances at or from the All comments must be submitted no Defendants’ facilities at the Onondaga later than thirty (30) days after the Lake Superfund Site, located in the City DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE publication date of this notice. of Syracuse, New York. The proposed Comments may be submitted either by Decree provides that Honeywell will (1) Notice of Lodging of Proposed email or by mail: implement and maintain 20 restoration Consent Decree Under the Clean Water projects to restore and protect wildlife Act To submit comments: Send them to: habitat and water quality, and increase recreational opportunities at Onondaga On December 20, 2017, the By email .................... pubcomment- Lake; (2) pay $5 million for future Department of Justice lodged a proposed ees.enrd@ restoration projects to be undertaken by Consent Decree with the United States usdoj.gov. the Trustees; (3) pay $500,000.00 toward District Court for the Eastern District of By mail ...................... Assistant Attorney General, stewardship activities to protect and Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled U.S. DOJ–ENRD, maintain restoration projects; and (4) United States and Commonwealth of P.O. Box 7611, pay $750,000.00 for Trustees’ future Pennsylvania Department of Washington, DC oversight costs. The proposed Decree Environmental Protection (PADEP) v. 20044–7611. also requires that the County will City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Civil operate, repair, maintain, and monitor Action No. 17–cv–5684. In a civil action During the public comment period, five of these restoration projects located filed on December 19, 2017, under the Consent Decree may be examined on or adjacent to County parklands for Section 309(d) of the Clean Water Act and downloaded at this Justice 25 years. The Defendants’ work and and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Department website: https:// payment obligations under the Decree Law, Act of June 22, 1987, P.S. 1937, as www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. total more than $26 million. amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1–691.1001, We will provide a paper copy of the Appendix A to the proposed Decree is the United States, on behalf of the Consent Decree upon written request the Final Onondaga Lake Natural Environmental Protection Agency, and and payment of reproduction costs. Resource Damage Assessment PADEP alleged that Lancaster violated Please mail your request and payment Restoration Plan and Environmental its National Pollutant Discharge to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ– Assessment (‘‘RP/EA’’) issued in August Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 2017. The RP/EA describes the natural and the Clean Water Act and 20044–7611. resource injuries and associated losses Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by Please enclose a check or money order and outlines the 20 restoration projects. failing to develop and implement an for $23.25 (25 cents per page The plan also includes responses to oral adequate Long Term Control Plan reproduction cost) payable to the United and written comments received from the (‘‘LTCP’’), violating effluent limits, States Treasury. public on the draft plan during a 90-day failing to comply with the Nine Robert Brook, public comment period, which included Minimum Control Requirements, and Assistant Section Chief, Environmental four public meetings and one public discharging sanitary sewer overflows. In Enforcement Section, Environment and hearing held during the spring 2017. the Complaint, the United States and Natural Resources Division. The final RP/EA is available at http:// PADEP sought injunctive relief and [FR Doc. 2017–27816 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/ penalties. onondaga.htm The proposed Consent Decree BILLING CODE 4410–15–P The publication of this notice opens resolves the claims alleged in the a period for public comment on the Complaint, and requires the City to take DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE proposed Decree. Comments should be specified actions designed to achieve addressed to the Assistant Attorney compliance with the Clean Water Act, Notice of Lodging of Proposed General, Environment and Natural Clean Streams Law, and the City’s Consent Decree Under The Resources Division, and should refer to NPDES Permit. The proposed Consent Comprehensive Environmental United States v. Honeywell Decree requires the City to submit an Response, Compensation and Liability International Inc. and Onondaga Amended Long Term Control Plan in Act County, New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11– accordance with the schedules 3–08348/1. All comments must be contained in the Decree. In addition, On December 20, 2017, the submitted no later than thirty (30) days City must pay a civil penalty of Department of Justice lodged a proposed after the publication date of this notice. $135,000, to be split equally between consent decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the Comments may be submitted either by the United States and PADEP, and the United States District Court for the email or by mail: City must complete a Supplemental Northern District of New York in the Environmental Project designed to lawsuit entitled United States v. To submit improve water quality in the Conestoga Honeywell International Inc. and Send them to: comments: daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES River. The SEP involves daylighting a Onondaga County, New York, Civil stream in the City of Lancaster, Action No. 5:17–cv–01364–FJS–DEP. By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ identified as Groff’s Run.23. The proposed Decree resolves claims usdoj.gov. The publication of this notice opens under Section 107(a) of the By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, a period for public comment on the Comprehensive Environmental U.S. DOJ–ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC Consent Decree. Please address Response, Compensation, and Liability 20044–7611. comments to the Assistant Attorney Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:43 Dec 26, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1


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DatesWritten and electronic comments must be submitted on or before February 26, 2018. Comments received by mail will be considered timely if they are postmarked on or before that date. The electronic Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) will accept comments until Midnight Eastern Time at the end of that day.
ContactLaurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; telephone (202) 532- 4465.
FR Citation82 FR 61327 
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