Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 48 / Friday, March 12, 2010 / Notices 11911 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 

Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: March 8, 2010. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5441 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1190–0001] 

Civil Rights Division; Agency 

Information Collection Activities: 

Proposed Collection; Comments 

Requested 

ACTION: 60-day notice of information 

collection under review: Procedures for 

the Administration of Section 5 of the 

Voting Rights Act of 1965. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil 

Rights Divisions (CRT) will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘thirty days’’ until May 11, 2010. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have comments especially on 

the estimated public burden or 

associated response time, suggestions, 

or need a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, 

please contact Robert S. Berman, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Voting Section, 

Civil Rights Division, 950 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., 7243 NWB, Washington, 

DC 20530. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

—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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Procedures for the Administration of 

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 

1965. 

(3) Agency form number: None. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: State or Local or 

Tribal Government. Other: None. 

Abstract: Jurisdictions specially covered 

under the Voting Rights Act are required 

to comply with Section 5 of the Act 

before they may implement any change 

in a standard, practice, or procedure 

affecting voting. One option for such 

compliance is to submit that change to 

Attorney General for review and 

establish that the proposed voting 

changes are not racially discriminatory. 

The procedures facilitate the provision 

of information that will enable the 

Attorney General to make the required 

determination. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 4,109 

respondents will complete each form 

within approximately 10.02 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 

41,172 total annual burden hours 

associated with this collection. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Lynn Bryant, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 

Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: March 8, 2010. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5439 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Water Act and the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’) 

Notice is hereby given that on March 

8, 2010, a proposed consent decree 

(‘‘proposed Decree’’) in United States v. 

Norfolk Southern Railway Co., Civil 

Action No. 1:08–cv–01707, was lodged 

with the United States District Court for 

the District of South Carolina, Aiken 

Division. 

In this action under Sections 301 and 

311 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1311 and 1321, and Section 301(a) of 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9603(a) (‘‘CERCLA’’), the 

United States sought penalties and 

injunctive relief for releases of chlorine 

and diesel fuel following the January 6, 

2005 derailment of the defendant’s train 

in Graniteville, South Carolina, which 

resulted in the death of nine people, 

evacuation of the surrounding 

community, and environmental injury 

including the death of hundreds of fish 

in nearby waters. The proposed Decree 

requires the defendant to pay $4 million 

to the United States as a civil penalty, 

provide enhanced emergency response 

training to certain employees, restock 

impacted waters with fish, and post the 

number for the National Response 

Center’s incident report hotline in the 

office of its General Superintendent of 

Transportation. In addition, the 

proposed Decree requires the defendant 

to conduct a Supplemental 

Environmental Project (‘‘SEP’’) designed 

to control erosion and improve water 

quality in impacted waters. The 

proposed Decree provides the defendant 

with a covenant not to sue for the 

allegations contained in the United 

States’ amended complaint. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the proposed Decree. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., 

D.J. Ref. 90–5–1–1–09024. 

The proposed Decree may be 

examined at the Office of the United 

States Attorney for the District of South 

Carolina, 1441 Main Street, Suite 500, 

Columbia, S.C. 29201 and at U.S. EPA 


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Region 4, 61 Forsythe Street, SW., 

Atlanta, GA 30303. During the public 

comment period, the proposed Decree 

may also be examined on the following 

Department of Justice Web site: http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

proposed Decree 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 

$10.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 

by email or fax, forward a check in that 

amount to the Consent Decree Library at 

the stated address. 

Maureen Katz, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5276 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Review: 

Comment Request 

March 5, 2010. 

The Department of Labor (DOL) 

hereby announces the submission of 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; including 

among other things a description of the 

likely respondents, proposed frequency 

of response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin A. King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Wage 

and Hour Division (WHD), Office of 

Management and Budget, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone: 

202–395–7316/Fax: 202–395–5806 

(these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov within 

30 days from the date of this publication 

in the Federal Register. In order to 

ensure the appropriate consideration, 

comments should reference the OMB 

Control Number (see below). 

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: Wage and Hour Division. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title of Collection: Requests to 

Approve Conformed Wage 

Classifications and Unconventional 

Fringe Benefit Plans Under the DavisBacon and Related Acts and Contract 

Work Hours and Safety Standards Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1215–0140. 

Agency Form Number: N/A. 

Affected Public: Federal Government 

and businesses and other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2,966. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 746. 

Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden 

(Operation and Maintenance): $1,391. 

Description: The Department 

Regulations at 29 CFR part 5 prescribe 

labor standards for federally financed 

and assisted construction contracts 

subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA), 

40 U.S.C. 3141 et seq., the Davis-Bacon 

Related Acts (DBRA), and labor 

standards for all contracts subject to the 

Contract Work Hours and Safety 

Standards Act (CWHSSA), 40 U.S.C. 

3701 et seq. The DBA and DBRA require 

payment of locally prevailing wages and 

fringe benefits, as determined by the 

Department of Labor (DOL), to laborers 

and mechanics on most federally 

financed or assisted construction 

projects. 40 U.S.C. 3142(a)–(b) and 29 

CFR 5.5(a)(1). The CWHSSA requires 

the payment of one and one-half times 

the basic rate of pay for hours worked 

over forty in a week on most federal 

contracts involving the employment of 

laborers or mechanics. See 40 U.S.C. 

3702(a) and 29 CFR. 5.5(b)(1). The 

requirements of this information 

collection consist of: (A) Reports of 

conformed classifications and wage 

rates, and (B) requests for approval of 

unconventional fringe benefit plans. For 

additional information, see related 

notice published in the Federal Register 

on December 2, 2009 (74 FR 63158). 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–5461 Filed 3–11–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

Division of Coal Mine Workers’ 

Compensation; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. Currently, the Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

proposed collection: Survivor’s Form for 

Benefits (CM–912). A copy of the 

proposed information collection request 

can be obtained by contacting the office 

listed below in the addresses section of 

this Notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

addresses section below on or before 

May 11, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Mr. Vincent Alvarez, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room S–3201, Washington, 

DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0372, 

fax (202) 693–1378, E-mail 

Alvarez.Vincent@dol.gov. Please use 

only one method of transmission for 

comments (mail, fax, or E-mail). 


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