Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 227 / Friday, November 26, 2004 / Notices 68979

fax No. (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation No. (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $48.00 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury.

Thomas A. Mariani, Jr., 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26118 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent 

Decree 

In accordance with Departmental 

Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States v. Brian Chuchua, et al., 

(S.D. Cal.), 3:01CV1479 DMS (AJB), was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of 

California on November 8, 2004. 

This proposed Consent Decree 

concerns a complaint filed by the 

United States against Brian Chuchua 

pursuant to section 309(b) and (d) of the 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and 

(d), to obtain injunctive relief from and 

impose civil penalties against the 

Defendant for violating the Clean Water 

Act by discharging pollutants without a 

permit into waters of the United States. 

The proposed Consent Decree resolves 

these allegations by requiring Defendant 

Brian Chuchua to mitigate the 

environmental impacts by purchasing 

mitigation credits at the Pilgrim Creek 

Mitigation Bank and to pay a civil 

penalty. 

The Department of Justice will accept 

written comments relating to this 

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) 

days from the date of publication of this 

Notice. Please address comments to 

Pamela S. Tonglao, Trial Attorney, 

United States Department of Justice, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, P.O. Box 23986, Washington, 

DC 20026–3986 and refer to United 

States v. Brian Chuchua et al., (S.D. 

Cal.) 3:01CV1479 DMS (AJB), DJ #90–5–

1–1–1611. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

viewed at http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/

open.html.

Stephen Samuels, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Defense 

Section, Environment & Natural Resources 

Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26117 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement 

Agreement Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that on November 12, 2004, a 

proposed Settlement Agreement in In re: 

Met-Coil Systems, LLC (f/k/a Met-Coil 

Systems Corporation), Case No. 03–

12676 was lodged with the United 

States Bankruptcy Court for the District 

of Delaware. 

In this action the United States sought 

reimbursement from Met-Coil Systems 

Corp. of response costs incurred for 

response actions taken at or in 

connection with the release of 

hazardous substances at the Lockformer 

Site located in Lisle, Illinois. The 

Settlement Agreement provides that 

Met-Coil Systems LLC shall continue its 

cleanup of the Lockformer Site under 

the existing Unilateral Administrative 

Order, the United States shall be 

allowed a general unsecured claim in 

the amount of $415,000, with a cash 

value of $290,500 (under the Plan of 

Reorganization approved by the 

Bankruptcy Court, creditors shall 

receive $0.70 for each dollar of an 

allowed general unsecured claim), and 

the United States shall be allowed an 

administrative expense claim in the 

amount of $120,000 to be paid in full, 

for a total payment of $410,500 as 

partial reimbursement for response costs 

incurred by the United States. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Settlement Agreement. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to In re: 

Met-Coil Systems, LLC (f/k/a Met-Coil 

Systems Corporation), D.J. Ref. No. 90–

11–3–08219. 

The Settlement Agreement may be 

examined at the Office of the United 

States Attorney, 1201 Market Street, 

Wilmington, Delaware, and at U.S. EPA 

Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, 

Illinois. During the public comment 

period, the Settlement Agreement, may 

also be examined on the following 

Department of Justice Web site, http://

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.html. A copy 

of the Settlement Agreement may also 

be obtained by mail from the Consent 

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a 

request to Tonia Fleetwood 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a 

copy from the Consent Decree Library, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$5.50 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

William D. Brighton, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26119 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Water Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

November 15, 2004, a proposed Consent 

Decree in United States v. Orange 

County Sanitation District, Civil Action 

No. SACV04–1317 AHS (MLGx), was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the Central District of 

California. The United States and the 

People of the State of California ex rel.

California Regional Water Quality 

Control Board (‘‘Regional Board’’) are 

signatories to the Consent Decree. 

The United States and the Regional 

Board have filed a complaint against the 

Orange County Sanitation District 

(‘‘OCSD’’) requesting injunctive relief 

and penalties for violations of the 

secondary treatment standards of the 

Clean Water Act (‘‘Act’’), 33 U.S.C. 

1311, and requirements of OCSD’s 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit. 

The Consent Decree requires OCSD to 

construct secondary treatment facilities 

to allow OCSD to achieve compliance 

with the terms and conditions of its 

NPDES permit and the Act. OCSD must 

also comply with interim effluent 

limitations while undergoing secondary 

treatment upgrades, report its progress 

to EPA and the Regional Board and be 

subject to stipulated penalties for noncompliance with the Consent Decree. 

Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, the United 

States Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Consent Decree. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin 

Station, U.S. Department of Justice, 

Washington, DC 20044–7611, and 

should refer to United States v. Orange 

County Sanitation District, D.J. Ref. No. 

90–5–1–1–07914. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

during the public comment period on 

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the following Department of Justice Web 

site: http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/

open.html. A copy of the Consent 

Decree may also be obtained by mail 

from the Settlement Agreement Library, 

U.S. Department of Justice, P.O. Box 

7611, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 

DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or emailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax number 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a 

copy from the Settlement Agreement 

Library, please enclose a check in the 

amount of $8.25 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. 

Treasury.

Ellen M. Mahan, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26116 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request 

November 18, 2004. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) has 

submitted the following public 

information collection request (ICR) to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of this 

ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained by 

contacting Darrin King on 202–693–

4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

e-mail: king.darrin@dol.gov.

Comments should be sent to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the 

Employment Standards Administration 

(ESA), Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, 202–395–7316 (this is not a tollfree number), within 30 days from the 

date of this publication in the Federal 

Register. 

The OMB is particularly interested in 

comments which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Agency: Employment Standards 

Administration. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Report of Construction 

Contractor’s Wage Rates. 

OMB Number: 1215–0046. 

Form Number: WD–10. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Type of Response: Reporting. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 37,500. 

Number of Annual Responses: 75,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 25,000. 

Total Annualized capital/startup 

costs: $0. 

Total Annual Costs (operating/

maintaining systems or purchasing 

services): $0. 

Description: The Davis-Bacon Act (40 

U.S.C. 3141, et seq.) provides that every 

contract in excess of $2,000 to which 

the United States or the District of 

Columbia is a party for construction, 

alteration, and/or repair which requires 

or involves the employment of 

mechanics and/or laborers shall contain 

a provision stating the minimum wages 

to be paid various classes of laborers 

and mechanics which shall be based 

upon the wages that will be determined 

by the Secretary of Labor to be 

prevailing for the corresponding classes 

of laborers and mechanics employed on 

projects of a character similar to the 

contract work in the city, town, village 

or other civil subdivision of the State in 

which the work is to be performed. 

Further, Section 1.3 of Regulations 29 

CFR part 1 provides that the 

Administrator of the Wage and Hour 

Division, through a delegation of 

authority, is responsible for making 

these wage determinations. 

Accordingly, Form WD–10 is used by 

the U.S. Department of Labor to elicit 

construction project data from 

contractor associations, contractors and 

unions. The wage data is used to 

determine locally prevailing wages 

under the Davis-Bacon and Related 

Acts.

Ira L. Mills, 

Departmental Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26146 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards 

Administration; Wage and Hour 

Division 

Minimum Wages for Federal and 

Federally Assisted Construction; 

General Wage Determination Decisions 

General wage determination decisions 

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in 

accordance with applicable law and are 

based on the information obtained by 

the Department of Labor from its study 

of local wage conditions and data made 

available from other sources. They 

specify the basic hourly wage rates and 

fringe benefits which are determined to 

be prevailing for the described classes of 

laborers and mechanics employed on 

construction projects of a similar 

character and in the localities specified 

therein. 

The determinations in these decisions 

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits 

have been made in accordance with 29 

CFR Part 1, by authority of the Secretary 

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of 

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931, 

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended, 

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal 

Statutes referred to in 29 CFR Part 1, 

Appendix, as well as such additional 

statutes as may from time to time be 

enacted containing provisions for the 

payment of wages determined to be 

prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in 

accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act. 

the prevailing rates and fringe benefits 

determined in these decisions shall, in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

foregoing statutes, constitute the 

minimum wages payable on Federal and 

federally assisted construction projects 

to laborers and mechanics of the 

specified classes engaged on contract 

work of the character and in the 

localities described therein. 

Good cause is hereby found for not 

utilizing notice and public comment 

procedure thereon prior to the issuance 

of these determinations as prescribed in 

5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay 

in the effective date as prescribed in that 

section, because the necessity to issue 

current construction industry wage 

determinations frequently and in large 

volume causes procedures to be 

impractical and contrary to the public 

interest.