Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 194 / Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Notices 51877 

Dated: September 30, 2009. 

David R. Henderson, 

Vale District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–24322 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1105–0082] 

Civil Division; Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

ACTION: 30-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Annuity 

Broker Qualification Declaration Form. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil 

Division, 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. This proposed 

information collection was previously 

published in the Federal Register 

Volume 74, Number 147, page 38471 on 

August 3, 2009, allowing for a 60 day 

comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comment until November 9, 2009. This 

process is conducted in accordance with 

5 CFR 1320.10. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the items contained in this 

notice, especially the estimated public 

burden and associated response time, 

should be directed to the Office of 

Management and Budget, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention Department of Justice Desk 

Officer, Washington, DC 20503. 

Additionally, comments may be 

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202) 

395–5806. 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 agencies 

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: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Annuity Broker Qualification 

Declaration Form. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Civil Division, U.S. Department of 

Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals. This 

declaration is to be submitted annually 

to determine whether a broker meets the 

qualifications to be listed as an annuity 

broker pursuant to section 11015(b) of 

Public Law 107–273. 

(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 300 

respondents will complete the form 

annually within approximately 1 hour. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

burden hours to complete the 

certification form is 300 hours. 

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: October 5, 2009. 

Lynn Bryant, 

Department Clearance Officer, PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. E9–24343 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water 

Act, Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act, and Emergency 

Planning and Community Right-ToKnow Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

September 29, 2009, a proposed Consent 

Decree in United States v. Formosa 

Plastics Corporation, Texas, Formosa 

Hydrocarbons Company, Inc., and 

Formosa Plastics Corporation, 

Louisiana, Civil Action No. 6:09-cv00061, was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the Southern 

District of Texas, Victoria Division. 

In its complaint, the United States 

alleged that Defendants violated Clean 

Air Act (‘‘CAA’’) provisions regulating 

the leaks of air pollutants from chemical 

manufacturing equipment and 

emissions of vinyl chloride, Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act 

(‘‘RCRA’’) provisions governing 

hazardous waste management, and 

Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’) wastewater 

discharge limits. The United States also 

alleges that Formosa Plastics 

Corporation, Texas violated CAA 

provisions regulating benzene waste 

operations and Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act 

(‘‘EPCRA’’) toxic release inventory 

reporting obligations. The alleged 

violations occurred at co-located 

facilities in Point Comfort, Texas, 

owned and operated by Formosa 

Plastics Corporation, Texas and 

Formosa Hydrocarbons Company, Inc., 

and a facility located in Baton Rouge, 

Louisiana, that is owned and operated 

by Formosa Plastics Corporation, 

Louisiana. 

Under the Consent Decree, 

Defendants will pay a civil penalty of 

$2.8 million, and will implement a 

comprehensive leak detection and 

repair (‘‘LDAR’’) program, implement an 

innovative vinyl chloride leak detection 

and elimination program, perform a 

comprehensive assessment of benzene 

waste operations, implement measures 

to prevent future CWA violations, 

change RCRA hazardous waste 

management practices, and conduct a 

comprehensive assessment of toxic 

release reporting under EPCRA. 

The 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, 

Environmental and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

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51878 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 194 / Thursday, October 8, 2009 / Notices 

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

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. Formosa Plastics Corporation, 

Texas, Formosa Hydrocarbons 

Company, Inc., and Formosa Plastics 

Corporation, Louisiana, D.J. Ref. 90–5– 

2–1–08995. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, Southern District of Texas, 

919 Milam Street, Houston, Texas, and 

at U.S. EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, TX. During 

the public comment period, the Consent 

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 

Consent 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 $18.50 (25 cents per 

page reproduction costs of Consent 

Decree and Appendices) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, 

forward a check in the amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Maureen M. Katz, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–24240 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

September 25, 2009, a proposed de 

minimis party consent decree with the 

City of De Pere (‘‘Consent Decree’’) in 

United States, et al. v. George A. 

Whiting Paper Co., et al., Civil Action 

No. 1:09-cv-00692 was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of Wisconsin. 

In this action the United States and 

the State of Wisconsin sought to recover 

unreimbursed costs incurred for 

response activities undertaken in 

response to the release and threatened 

release of hazardous substances from a 

facility at and near the Lower Fox River 

and Green Bay Site in northeastern 

Wisconsin and damages for injury to, 

loss of, or destruction of natural 

resources in order to compensate for 

and restore natural resources injured by 

the release of hazardous substances into 

the environment at the Site. 

The Consent Decree reflects the 

conclusion of the United States and the 

State of Wisconsin that the City of De 

Pere qualifies for treatment as a 

CERCLA Section 122(g) de minimis 

party. The proposed Consent Decree 

requires the City of De Pere to pay of 

$210,000. 

The 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, and either emailed 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, et al. v. George A. Whiting Paper 

Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–1045/7. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, Eastern District of Wisconsin, 

530 Federal Building, 517 East 

Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 

53202, and at U.S. EPA Region Region 

5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 

60604. During the public comment 

period, the Consent 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 

Consent 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 $7.75 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail 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. E9–24241 Filed 10–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office of Information Policy; Attorney 

General Memorandum for Executive 

Departments and Agencies 

Concerning the Freedom of 

Information Act 

Correction 

In notice document E9–23375 

beginning on page 49892 in the issue of 

Tuesday, September 29, 2009, make the 

following correction: 

On page 49893, in the first column, 

immediately following the signature 

block, three photo pages did not appear. 

The photo pages are printed below in 

their entirety. 

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