83_FR_14958 83 FR 14891 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Water Act

83 FR 14891 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Water Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 67 (April 6, 2018)

Page Range14891-14892
FR Document2018-07077

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14891-14892]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07077]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean 
Water Act

    On April 2, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of Indiana in United States and State of Indiana v. United 
States Steel Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:18-cv-00127. The lodging 
of the proposed Decree immediately followed DOJ's filing in the same 
court of a civil complaint (Complaint) against United States Steel 
Corporation (U.S. Steel).
    The proposed Consent Decree resolves Clean Water Act and Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act claims in the Complaint by the 
United States on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA), the National Park Service (NPS), and the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and by Co-Plaintiff the State of 
Indiana (State) on behalf of the Indiana Department of Environmental 
Management and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Under the 
proposed Decree, U.S. Steel agrees, among other things, to undertake 
measures to improve its wastewater processing monitoring system at its 
steel manufacturing and finishing facility, known as the Midwest Plant, 
in Portage, Indiana. U.S. Steel also agrees to pay a civil penalty to 
EPA and the State and to reimburse EPA and the NPS for response costs 
incurred as a result of an April 2017 spill of wastewater containing 
hexavalent chromium. U.S. Steel will also pay costs to NOAA for 
assessing natural resource damages due to the April 2017 spill, and 
damages to NPS resulting from the closure of several beaches along the 
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore due to the spill.
    The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on 
the proposed Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the 
Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, 
and should refer to United States et al v. United States Steel 
Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-06476/2. 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].

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By mail.............................  Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
                                       DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611
                                      Washington, D.C. 20044-7611.
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    During the public comment period, the proposed Consent Decree may 
be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
    We will provide a paper copy of the proposed 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 $14.25 (25 cents per page 
reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Randall M. Stone,
Acting Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-07077 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2018 / Notices 14891 4. Affected public who will be asked of the Safe Drinking Water Act DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE or required to respond, as well as a brief (‘‘SDWA’’), 42 U.S.C. 300g–1 and 300g– abstract: 3(b), for violations of certain National Notice of Lodging of Proposed Primary: Business or other for-profit. Primary Drinking Water Regulations Consent Decree Under The Clean Other (if applicable): None. (‘‘NPDWRs’’) in the public water supply Water Act Abstract: The nonimmigrant alien system in Beaverhead County, Montana. information is used to determine if a On April 2, 2018, the Department of The Complaint filed concurrently with Justice (DOJ) lodged a proposed Consent nonimmigrant alien is eligible to obtain the Consent Decree alleges that a Federal firearms license and purchase, Decree with the United States District Beaverhead owned and/or operated a Court for the Northern District of obtain, possess, or import a firearm. public water system and failed to Nonimmigrant aliens also must Indiana in United States and State of comply with maximum contaminant Indiana v. United States Steel maintain the documents while in levels and monitoring and reporting possession of firearms or ammunition in Corporation, Civil Action No. 2:18–cv– requirements. The proposed Consent 00127. The lodging of the proposed the United States for verification Decree obligates Beaverhead to achieve Decree immediately followed DOJ’s purposes. and maintain continual, long-term 5. An estimate of the total number of filing in the same court of a civil compliance with the NPDWRs and state complaint (Complaint) against United respondents and the amount of time drinking water regulations. States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel). estimated for an average respondent to The publication of this notice opens The proposed Consent Decree respond: An estimated 1,434 a period for public comment on the resolves Clean Water Act and respondents will respond once to this Consent Decree. Comments should be Emergency Planning and Community information collection, and it will take addressed to the Acting Assistant Right-to-Know Act claims in the each respondent approximately 4.08 Attorney General, Environment and Complaint by the United States on minutes to provide their responses. Natural Resources Division, and should behalf of the U.S. Environmental 6. An estimate of the total public refer to United States of America v. Protection Agency (EPA), the National burden (in hours) associated with the Beaverhead County Jackson Water and/ Park Service (NPS), and the National collection: The estimated annual public or Sewer District, Civil Action No. 2:18– Oceanic and Atmospheric burden associated with this collection is Administration (NOAA), and by Co- 98 hours, which is equal to 1,434 (# of cv–00023 (D. Mont.), DOJ number 90–5– Plaintiff the State of Indiana (State) on responses) * .068 hours (4.08 minutes). 1–1–11445. All comments must be 7. An Explanation of the Change in behalf of the Indiana Department of submitted no later than 30 days after the Estimates: The decrease in the total Environmental Management and the publication date of this notice. Indiana Department of Natural number of respondents by 14, 347, the Comments may be submitted either by Resources. Under the proposed Decree, time taken for each response by 2 email or by mail: U.S. Steel agrees, among other things, to minutes, as well as a reduction in total undertake measures to improve its burden 1,489 respectively, is due to the To submit Send them to: comments: wastewater processing monitoring change in methodology used to system at its steel manufacturing and calculate the current public burden, By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ finishing facility, known as the Midwest which differs from that which was used usdoj.gov. Plant, in Portage, Indiana. U.S. Steel during the previous renewal in 2015. By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, also agrees to pay a civil penalty to EPA If additional information is required U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. and the State and to reimburse EPA and contact: Melody Braswell, Department Box 7611, Washington, the NPS for response costs incurred as Clearance Officer, United States D.C. 20044–7611. a result of an April 2017 spill of Department of Justice, Justice wastewater containing hexavalent Management Division, Policy and During the public comment period, chromium. U.S. Steel will also pay costs Planning Staff, Two Constitution the Consent Decree may be examined to NOAA for assessing natural resource Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, and downloaded at this Justice damages due to the April 2017 spill, and Washington, DC 20530. Department website: https:// damages to NPS resulting from the Dated: April 3, 2018. www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. closure of several beaches along the Melody Braswell, We will provide a paper copy of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore due Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Consent Decree upon written request to the spill. Department of Justice. and payment of reproduction costs. The publication of this notice opens [FR Doc. 2018–07095 Filed 4–5–18; 8:45 am] Please mail your request and payment a period for public comment on the BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— proposed Consent Decree. Comments ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC should be addressed to the Assistant 20044–7611. Attorney General, Environment and DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Please enclose a check or money order Natural Resources Division, and should for $6.25 (25 cents per page refer to United States et al v. United Notice of Lodging of Proposed States Steel Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. Consent Decree Under the Safe reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy 90–5–2–1–06476/2. All comments must Drinking Water Act be submitted no later than thirty (30) without the exhibits and signature On March 28, 2018, the Department of pages, the cost is $5.50. days after the publication date of this daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Justice lodged a Consent Decree with notice. Comments may be submitted defendant Beaverhead County Jackson Robert Brook, either by email or by mail: Water and/or Sewer District Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and To submit (‘‘Beaverhead’’) in the United States comments: Send them to: District Court for the District of Natural Resources Division. Montana. The Consent Decree resolves [FR Doc. 2018–07067 Filed 4–5–18; 8:45 am] By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ claims under Sections 1412 and 1414(b) BILLING CODE 4410–15–P usdoj.gov. 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14892 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2018 / Notices To submit Avenue NW, Room N–5437 A, B, & C, Telephone number (202) 693–3737 Send them to: comments: Washington, DC 20210. (VOICE) (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Council Rosemary Lahasky, By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. members and members of the public are Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Box 7611 encouraged to arrive early to allow for Training Administration. Washington, D.C. 20044– security clearance into the Frances [FR Doc. 2018–07000 Filed 4–5–18; 8:45 am] 7611. Perkins Building. BILLING CODE 4501–FR–P Security Instructions: Meeting During the public comment period, participants should use the visitors’ the proposed Consent Decree may be entrance to access the Frances Perkins examined and downloaded at this Building, one block north of Justice Department website: http:// Constitution Avenue at 3rd and C LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. Streets NW. For security purposes, We will provide a paper copy of the Sunshine Act Meeting: Board of meeting participants must: proposed Consent Decree upon written Directors and Its Six Committees 1. Present a valid photo ID to receive request and payment of reproduction a visitor badge. costs. Please mail your request and AGENCY: Legal Services Corporation. 2. Know the name of the event being payment to: Consent Decree Library, attended: The meeting event is the ACTION: Change Notice. U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Native American Employment and Washington, DC 20044–7611. Training Council (NAETC). SUMMARY: On April 2, 2018, the Legal Please enclose a check or money order Services Corporation (LSC) published a for $14.25 (25 cents per page Visitor badges are issued by the security officer at the visitor entrance notice in the Federal Register (83 FR reproduction cost), payable to the located at 3rd and C Streets NW after 14060) titled ‘‘Board of Directors and its United States Treasury. the visitor proceeds through the security Six Committees will meet on April 8– Randall M. Stone, screening. When receiving a visitor 10, 2018, Eastern Standard Time (EST)’’. Acting Assistant Section Chief, badge, the security officer will retain the A correction to change the Audit Environmental Enforcement Section, visitor’s photo ID until the visitor badge Committee Open Session Agenda Environment and Natural Resources Division. is returned to the security desk. Laptops scheduled for Monday, April 9, 2018 by [FR Doc. 2018–07077 Filed 4–5–18; 8:45 am] and other electronic devices may be moving item #6 (Pursuant to Section BILLING CODE 4410–15–P inspected and logged for identification VIII(A)(6) of the Committee Charter, purposes. Due to limited parking review and discuss with LSC options, DC Metro’s Judiciary Square Management assessment regarding DEPARTMENT OF LABOR station is the easiest way to access the financial business processes) to the Frances Perkins Building. Close Session Agenda; all other items Employment and Training The meeting will be open to the remain consecutively the same. This Administration public. document changes the notice by Members of the public not present revising the Audit Committee Open Workforce Innovation and Opportunity may submit a written statement by April Session Agenda by moving item #6 to Act; Native American Employment and 20, 2018, to be included in the record the Close Session of the Agenda. Training Council of the meeting. Statements are to be AGENCY: Employment and Training submitted to Athena R. Brown, CHANGES IN THE MEETING: Moving #6 of Administration, U.S. Department of Designated Federal Officer (DFO), U.S. the Audit Committee Open Session Labor. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Agenda to the Close Session Agenda. ACTION: Notice of Meeting. Avenue NW, Room S–4209, —Item #6 of the Agenda: Pursuant Washington, DC 20210. Persons who SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10 (a)(2) Section VIII(A)(6) of the Committee need special accommodations should of the Federal Advisory Committee Act Charter, review and discuss with LSC contact Craig Lewis at (202) 693–3384, (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, at least two business days before the Management assessment regarding and Section 166 (i)(4) of the Workforce meeting. The formal agenda will focus financial business processes Innovation and Opportunity Act on the following topics: (1) WIOA DATES: This change is effective April 2, (WIOA), notice is hereby given of the Implementation, including Performance 2018. next meeting of the Native American Indicators; (2) Administrative and Employment and Training Council Financial Reporting; (3) Four-Year FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (Council), as constituted under WIOA. Strategic Planning; (4) Update on Public Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to DATES: The meeting will begin at 9:00 Law 102–477; (5) Council Expirations the Vice President for Legal Affairs and a.m., (Eastern Daylight Time) on and Nominations Updates; (5) Census General Counsel, Legal Services Tuesday, April 24, 2018, and continue Updates; (6) Council and Workgroup Corporation, 3333 K Street NW, until 5:00 p.m., that day. The meeting Updates and Recommendations; (7) Washington, DC 20007; (202) 295–1500; will reconvene at 9:00 a.m., on New Business and Next Steps; and (8) kward@lsc.gov. Wednesday, April 25, 2018 and adjourn Public Comment. Dated: April 4, 2018. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES at 5:00 p.m., that day. The period from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Ward, 3:00 p.m., to 5:00 p.m., on April 24, Athena R. Brown, DFO, Division of Executive Assistant to the Vice President for 2018 is reserved for participation and Indian and Native American Programs, Legal Affairs and General Counsel. comment by members of the public. Employment and Training [FR Doc. 2018–07162 Filed 4–4–18; 11:15 am] ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Administration, U.S. Department of BILLING CODE 7050–01–P the U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Labor, Room S–4209, 200 Constitution Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210. 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