83 FR 17852 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Judgment Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 79 (April 24, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 17852-17853] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08452] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Amendment To Consent Judgment Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On April 17, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed amendment to the 2016 Consent Judgment (``the Consent Judgment'') with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United States v. State of New York et al., Civil Action No. 2:16-6989. In that action, a Consent Judgment settled the United States' claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief that arose out of Defendants' operation of Large Capacity Cesspools (``LCCs'') in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (``SDWA''), 42 U.S.C. 300h, underground injection control (``UIC'') program, specifically the program's Class V UIC regulations found at 40 CFR 144.80 to 144.89. The Consent Judgment required Defendants to (1) close the prohibited LCCs, (2) pay of a civil penalty of $150,000, and (3) perform eight Supplement Environmental Projects (``SEPs'') in seven state parks. The SEPs include various nitrogen reducing projects and have an estimated value of $1,020,000. The Amendment to Consent Judgment (``the Amendment'') proposes to modify a constructed wetland SEP that Defendants agreed to perform at Captree State Park, in Suffolk County, New York. The wetland would have primarily provided for treatment of wastewater discharges from the main comfort station and restaurant. Defendants reported that installing the constructed wetland SEP at Captree State Park (``Captree'') would be unworkable. Defendants report that their data collection at Captree, including delineation of the existing sanitary system, flood hazard areas, environmentally sensitive areas, and available space, indicates that the site cannot accommodate a wetland large enough to treat the waste flow. Under the Amendment, Defendants would install and operate an alternative waste treatment technology--a NitrexTM System with requirement for a smaller area in which to operate. Further, the Nitrex\TM\ system SEP at Captree would operate at the same location, and would [[Page 17853]] treat the same sanitary waste streams--those emanating from the main comfort station and a restaurant. It is estimated that the Nitrex\TM\ system SEP will reduce discharges at Captree by approximately 378 pounds per year, which is 40 additional pounds of nitrogen reduction compared with the estimated reduction from the constructed wetland SEP. The Nitrex\TM\ system SEP also will disturb less of an adjacent shoreline. Additionally, under the Amendment, the SEP offers a public educational component to demonstrate the nitrogen cycle and environmental benefits of nitrogen removal. The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on the Consent Judgment. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and should refer to United States v. State of New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5- 1-1-11400. 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: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To submit comments: Send them to: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ By e-mail........................... [email protected]. By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044-7611. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ During the public comment period, the Consent Judgment may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of the Consent Judgment 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 $18.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $10.25. Robert Maher, Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 2018-08452 Filed 4-23-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-15-P
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The general area of CUI–JIP’s planned On March 28, 2000, Advanced Media Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
activity is to determine the durability of Workflow Association, Inc. filed its Act on January 31, 2018 (83 FR 4516).
various CUI coating types using a original notification pursuant to Section Patricia A. Brink,
refined cost-effective CUI test method 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust
with the purpose of obtaining an Justice published a notice in the Federal Division.
accurate coating performance evaluation Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the [FR Doc. 2018–08439 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am]
under various insulation materials at Act on June 29, 2000 (65 FR 40127). BILLING CODE 4410–11–P
two distinct proposed temperature
regimes. This program will also provide The last notification was filed with
high quality data to support the the Department on December 26, 2017.
A notice was published in the Federal DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
development of new coatings and
insulations pertaining to mitigation of Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
CUI and help make/revise Act on January 31, 2018 (83 FR 4516).
Amendment To Consent Judgment
recommendations for coating/insulation Patricia A. Brink, Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
selection, define acceptance criteria and
safe integrity operating window or risk- Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust On April 17, 2018, the Department of
Division. Justice lodged a proposed amendment to
based assessment for components that
are exposed to aggressive environments. [FR Doc. 2018–08448 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] the 2016 Consent Judgment (‘‘the
BILLING CODE 4410–11–P Consent Judgment’’) with the United
Patricia A. Brink, States District Court for the Eastern
Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust District of New York in the lawsuit
Division. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE entitled United States v. State of New
[FR Doc. 2018–08440 Filed 4–23–18; 8:45 am] York et al., Civil Action No. 2:16–6989.
BILLING CODE 4410–11–P Antitrust Division In that action, a Consent Judgment
settled the United States’ claims for civil
Notice Pursuant to the National penalties and injunctive relief that arose
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Cooperative Research and Production out of Defendants’ operation of Large
Act of 1993—National Fire Protection Capacity Cesspools (‘‘LCCs’’) in
Antitrust Division Association violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Notice Pursuant to the National (‘‘SDWA’’), 42 U.S.C. 300h,
Cooperative Research and Production Notice is hereby given that, on March underground injection control (‘‘UIC’’)
Act of 1993—Advanced Media 6, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the program, specifically the program’s
Workflow Association, Inc. National Cooperative Research and Class V UIC regulations found at 40 CFR
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 144.80 to 144.89. The Consent Judgment
Notice is hereby given that, on March et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National Fire required Defendants to (1) close the
26, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Protection Association (‘‘NFPA’’) has prohibited LCCs, (2) pay of a civil
National Cooperative Research and filed written notifications penalty of $150,000, and (3) perform
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 simultaneously with the Attorney eight Supplement Environmental
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Advanced Media General and the Federal Trade Projects (‘‘SEPs’’) in seven state parks.
Workflow Association, Inc. has filed Commission disclosing additions or The SEPs include various nitrogen
written notifications simultaneously reducing projects and have an estimated
changes to its standards development
with the Attorney General and the value of $1,020,000.
activities. The notifications were filed The Amendment to Consent Judgment
Federal Trade Commission disclosing
for the purpose of extending the Act’s (‘‘the Amendment’’) proposes to modify
changes in its membership. The
notifications were filed for the purpose provisions limiting the recovery of a constructed wetland SEP that
of extending the Act’s provisions antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages Defendants agreed to perform at Captree
limiting the recovery of antitrust under specified circumstances. State Park, in Suffolk County, New
plaintiffs to actual damages under Specifically, NFPA has provided an York. The wetland would have
specified circumstances. Specifically, updated and current list of its standards primarily provided for treatment of
Beijing Gefei Tech Company Limited, development activities, related technical wastewater discharges from the main
Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF committee and conformity assessment comfort station and restaurant.
CHINA; NEC, Tokyo, JAPAN; and activities. Information concerning NFPA Defendants reported that installing the
Pebble Beach Systems, Weybridge, regulations, technical committees, constructed wetland SEP at Captree
UNITED KINGDOM, have been added as current standards, standards State Park (‘‘Captree’’) would be
parties to this venture. development and conformity unworkable. Defendants report that
Also, Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, assessment activities are publicly their data collection at Captree,
CA; and Nick Ryan (individual available at nfpa.org. including delineation of the existing
member), London, UNITED KINGDOM, sanitary system, flood hazard areas,
On September 20, 2004, NFPA filed
have withdrawn as parties to this environmentally sensitive areas, and
its original notification pursuant to
venture. available space, indicates that the site
No other changes have been made in Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department
cannot accommodate a wetland large
either the membership or planned of Justice published a notice in the enough to treat the waste flow.
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activity of the group research project. Federal Register pursuant to Section Under the Amendment, Defendants
Membership in this group research 6(b) of the Act on October 21, 2004 (69 would install and operate an alternative
project remains open, and Advanced FR 61869). waste treatment technology—a NitrexTM
Media Workflow Association, Inc. The last notification was filed with System with requirement for a smaller
intends to file additional written the Department on December 22, 2017. area in which to operate. Further, the
notifications disclosing all changes in A notice was published in the Federal NitrexTM system SEP at Captree would
membership. operate at the same location, and would
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treat the same sanitary waste streams— DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR
those emanating from the main comfort seeks to extend PRA authority for the
station and a restaurant. It is estimated Office of the Secretary Annual Funding Notice for Defined
that the NitrexTM system SEP will Benefit Pension Plans information
Agency Information Collection collection. Employee Retirement Income
reduce discharges at Captree by
Activities; Submission for OMB Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) section
approximately 378 pounds per year, Review; Comment Request; Annual
which is 40 additional pounds of 101(f) sets forth the requirements
Funding Notice for Defined Benefit applicable to furnishing defined benefit
nitrogen reduction compared with the Pension Plans
estimated reduction from the plan annual funding notices to the
Notice of availability; request Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation,
constructed wetland SEP. The NitrexTM ACTION:
for comments. each plan participant and beneficiary,
system SEP also will disturb less of an
each labor organization representing
adjacent shoreline. Additionally, under such participants or beneficiaries, and
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
the Amendment, the SEP offers a public each employer obligated to make
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
educational component to demonstrate Benefits Security Administration contributions to a multiemployer plan.
the nitrogen cycle and environmental (EBSA) sponsored information An annual funding notice must include,
benefits of nitrogen removal. collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Annual among other things, the plan’s funding
The publication of this notice opens Funding Notice for Defined Benefit percentage, a statement of the value of
a period for public comment on the Pension Plans,’’ to the Office of the plan’s assets and liabilities and a
Consent Judgment. Comments should be Management and Budget (OMB) for description of how the plan’s assets are
addressed to the Assistant Attorney review and approval for continued use, invested as of specific dates, and a
General, Environment and Natural without change, in accordance with the description of the benefits under the
Resources Division, and should refer to Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 plan that are eligible to be guaranteed by
United States v. State of New York, D.J. (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are the PBGC. ERISA sections 101(f) and
Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11400. All invited. 102 authorize this information
DATES: The OMB will consider all collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1021(f), 1022.
comments must be submitted no later This information collection is subject
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