83_FR_2833 83 FR 2820 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

83 FR 2820 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 13 (January 19, 2018)

Page Range2820-2821
FR Document2018-00833

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 13 (Friday, January 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 13 (Friday, January 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2820-2821]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00833]


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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 
Act

    On January 10, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed 
Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') with the United States District 
Court for the District of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United 
States v. Borough of Naugatuck and Naugatuck Environmental 
Technologies, LLC, Civil Action No. 3:18-cv-00051-vlbVLBIn a Complaint, 
the United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (``EPA''), alleges that the Borough of Naugatuck, Connecticut 
(``Naugatuck'') and Naugatuck Environmental Technologies, LLC (``NET'') 
violated the Clean Air Act (the ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: 
(1) The Solid Waste Combustion provisions in Section 129 of the Clean 
Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Requirements for 
Sewage Sludge Incineration Units Constructed on or Before October 14, 
2010, 40 CFR part 62, subpart LLL (``Subpart LLL''). The proposed 
Consent Decree in this case, among other things, requires that 
Naugatuck and NET bring the sewage sludge incineration unit located at 
the Naugatuck wastewater treatment facility into compliance with 
Subpart LLL, and pay a civil penalty of $100,000.
    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 v. Borough of Naugatuck, CT and 
Naugatuck Environmental Technologies, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-
11589. 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 proposed Consent Decree 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 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 $9.50 (25 cents per page

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reproduction cost), payable to the United States Treasury.

Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment & 
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-00833 Filed 1-18-18; 8:45 am]
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2820 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 13 / Friday, January 19, 2018 / Notices collection: The estimated public burden both JBW and Webb-Cal will receive entitled United States v. Borough of associated with this collection is 84 site-wide covenants not to sue and Naugatuck and Naugatuck hours. It is estimated that respondents contribution protection under CERCLA, Environmental Technologies, LLC, Civil will need 5 minutes to complete a and JBW will receive a covenant not to Action No. 3:18-cv-00051-vlbVLBIn a questionnaire. The burden hours for sue for fraudulent conveyance under the Complaint, the United States, on behalf collecting respondent data sum to FDCPA. Under this Consent Decree, of the U.S. Environmental Protection approximately 84 hours (1000 California DTSC will receive $50,000 Agency (‘‘EPA’’), alleges that the respondents × 5 minutes = 83.33 hours). from JBW to resolve its claim under Borough of Naugatuck, Connecticut If additional information is required CERCLA against Webb-Cal. (‘‘Naugatuck’’) and Naugatuck contact: Melody Braswell, Department The publication of this notice opens Environmental Technologies, LLC Clearance Officer, United States a period for public comment on the Department of Justice, Justice Consent Decree. Comments should be (‘‘NET’’) violated the Clean Air Act (the Management Division, Policy and addressed to the Assistant Attorney ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413, by violating: (1) Planning Staff, Two Constitution General, Environment and Natural The Solid Waste Combustion provisions Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, Resources Division, and should refer to in Section 129 of the Clean Air Act, 42 Washington, DC 20530. United States and California U.S.C. 7429, and (2) the Federal Plan Department of Toxic Substances Control Requirements for Sewage Sludge Dated: January 16, 2018. v. Jervis B. Webb Company and Jervis B. Incineration Units Constructed on or Melody Braswell, Webb Company of California, D.J. Ref. Before October 14, 2010, 40 CFR part 62, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. No. 90–11–3–10965. All comments must subpart LLL (‘‘Subpart LLL’’). The be submitted no later than thirty (30) proposed Consent Decree in this case, [FR Doc. 2018–00906 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] days after the publication date of this among other things, requires that BILLING CODE 4410–02–P notice. Comments may be submitted Naugatuck and NET bring the sewage either by email or by mail: sludge incineration unit located at the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Naugatuck wastewater treatment facility To submit into compliance with Subpart LLL, and Send them to: Notice of Lodging of Proposed comments: pay a civil penalty of $100,000. Consent Decree Under the By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ The publication of this notice opens Comprehensive Environmental usdoj.gov. a period for public comment on the Response, Compensation, and Liability By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, Act; and Federal Debt Collection proposed Consent Decree. Comments U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Procedures Act Box 7611, Washington, DC should be addressed to the Assistant 20044–7611. Attorney General, Environment and On January 10, 2018, the Department Natural Resources Division, and should of Justice lodged a proposed Consent During the public comment period, refer to United States v. Borough of Decree with the United States District the Consent Decree may be examined Naugatuck, CT and Naugatuck Court for the Central District of and downloaded at this Justice Environmental Technologies, LLC, D.J. California in the lawsuit entitled United Department website: https:// Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–11589. All States and California Department of www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. comments must be submitted no later Toxic Substances Control v. Jervis B. We will provide a paper copy of the than thirty (30) days after the Webb Company and Jervis B. Webb Consent Decree upon written request publication date of this notice. Company of California, Civil Action No. and payment of reproduction costs. 2:18–cv–234–ODW–JEM. Comments may be submitted either by Please mail your request and payment email or by mail: The United States and the California to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— Department of Toxic Substances Control ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC filed this lawsuit asserting a claim To submit 20044–7611. Send them to: comments: under the Comprehensive Please enclose a check or money order Environmental Response, for $8.00 (25 cents per page By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@ Compensation, and Liability Act reproduction cost) payable to the United usdoj.gov. (CERCLA) against the Jervis B. Webb States Treasury. By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, Company of California (Webb-Cal) to U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. recover costs incurred and to be Henry Friedman, Box 7611, Washington, DC incurred by the United States and the Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 20044–7611. State of California in response to Enforcement Section, Environment and releases of hazardous substances at the Natural Resources Division. During the public comment period, Jervis Webb Superfund Site in South [FR Doc. 2018–00822 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] the proposed Consent Decree may be Gate, California (the ‘‘Site’’). The United BILLING CODE 4410–15–P examined and downloaded at this States also asserted a claim against the Justice Department website: https:// Jervis B. Webb Company (JBW), parent www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. company of Webb-Cal, under the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE We will provide a paper copy of the Federal Debt Collections Procedures Act Notice of Lodging of Proposed proposed Consent Decree upon written (‘‘FDCPA’’) to recover assets transferred Consent Decree Under the Clean Air request and payment of reproduction daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES by Webb-Cal to JBW at a time when Act costs. Please mail your request and Webb-Cal was insolvent and indebted to payment to: Consent Decree Library, the United States under CERCLA. Under On January 10, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, the proposed Consent Decree, JBW will pay $3.45 million to the United States Decree (‘‘Consent Decree’’) with the Washington, DC 20044–7611. to resolve the claims of the United United States District Court for the Please enclose a check or money order States. In exchange for this payment, District of Connecticut in the lawsuit for $9.50 (25 cents per page VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 Jan 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 13 / Friday, January 19, 2018 / Notices 2821 reproduction cost), payable to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Personally identifiable information (PII) United States Treasury. Jennifer Everling, Acting Clerk of the is collected only to the extent necessary and Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, is not retained; Jeffrey Sands, • Information gathered will be used only 1615 M Street NW, Washington, DC Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement internally for general service improvement Section, Environment & Natural Resources 20419; phone: (202) 653–7200; fax: (202) and program management purposes and is Division. 653–7130; or email: mspb@mspb.gov. not intended for release outside of MSPB; [FR Doc. 2018–00833 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] You may contact the Office of the Clerk • Information gathered will not be used for of the Board for copies of the proposed the purpose of substantially informing BILLING CODE 4410–15–P collection of information at: mspb@ influential policy decisions; and mspb.gov. • Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: not be designed or expected to yield BOARD The proposed information collection statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population activity provides a means to obtain Agency Information Collection of study. qualitative customer and stakeholder Activities: Proposed Collection; Feedback collected under this generic feedback in an efficient, timely manner, Comment Request; Generic Clearance clearance provides useful information, in accordance with MSPB’s for the Collection of Qualitative but it does not yield data that can be commitment to improving service Feedback on Agency Service Delivery generalized to the overall population. delivery. Qualitative feedback is AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection information that provides useful This type of generic clearance for Board. insights on perceptions and opinions, qualitative information will not be used Notice and request for ACTION: but are not statistical surveys that can be for quantitative information collections comments. generalized to the population of study. that are designed to yield reliably This feedback will provide insights into actionable results, such as monitoring SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection customer or stakeholder perceptions, trends over time or documenting Board (MSPB), as part of its continuing experiences and expectations, provide program performance. Such data uses effort to reduce paperwork and an early warning of issues with service, require more rigorous designs that respondent burden, is planning to or focus attention on areas where address: The target population to which submit an Information Collection communication, training or changes in generalizations will be made, the Request (ICR) to the Office of operations might improve delivery of sampling frame, the sample design Management and Budget (OMB), products or services. These collections (including stratification and clustering), entitled: ‘‘Generic Clearance for the will allow for ongoing, collaborative and the precision requirements or power Collection of Qualitative Feedback on actionable communications between calculations that justify the proposed Agency Service Delivery’’ and identified MSPB and its customers and sample size, the expected response rate, by OMB Control No. 3124–0015, as stakeholders. It will also allow feedback methods for assessing potential non- required by the Paperwork Reduction to contribute directly to the response bias, the protocols for data Act of 1995 (PRA). This collection was improvement of program management. collection, and any testing procedures developed as part of a Federal that were or will be undertaken prior to Government-wide effort to streamline The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, fielding the study. Depending on the the process for seeking feedback from degree of influence the results are likely the public on service delivery. MSPB is appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of to have, such collections may still be soliciting comments on this extension, eligible for submission for other generic without change, of a previously service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses mechanisms that are designed to yield approved collection set to expire on quantitative results. April 30, 2018. The purpose of this will be assessed to plan and inform As a general matter, information notice is to allow 60 days for public efforts to improve or maintain the collections will not result in any new comment preceding submission of the quality of service offered to the public. system of records containing privacy collection to the OMB. If this information is not collected, vital information and will not ask questions DATES: Consideration will be given to all feedback from customers and of a sensitive nature, such as sexual comments received by March 20, 2018. stakeholders on MSPB’s services will be behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, unavailable. ADDRESSES: Submit comments by using and other matters that are commonly only one of the following methods: The MSPB will only submit a considered private. (1) Email. Submit comments to collection for approval under this Title: Generic Clearance for the mspb@mspb.gov. generic clearance if it meets the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on (2) Mail. Submit comments to Jennifer following conditions: Agency Service Delivery. Everling, Acting Clerk of the Board, • The collections are voluntary; OMB Number: 3124–0015. Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M • The collections are low-burden for Type of Information Collection: Street NW, Washington, DC 20419. respondents (based on considerations of total Extension, without change, of a (3) Fax. Submit comments to (202) burden hours, total number of respondents, currently approved information 653–7130. or burden-hours per respondent) and are low- collection. All comments must reference OMB cost for both the respondents and the Federal ICR Status: This ICR is currently Control No. 3124–0015. Regardless of Government; scheduled to expire on April 30, 2018. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES the method used for submitting • The collections are non-controversial An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, comments or material, all submissions and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; and a person is not required to respond will be posted, without change, to • Any collection is targeted to the to, a collection of information, unless it MSPB’s website (www.mspb.gov) and solicitation of opinions from respondents displays a currently valid OMB control will include any personal information who have experience with the program or number. you provide. Therefore, submitting this may have experience with the program in the Abstract of Proposed Collection: This information makes it public. near future; collection is part of a Federal VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Jan 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1


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FR Citation83 FR 2820 
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