24980 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

that the information collection requests

for the titles described below have been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

requests describe the nature of the

information collections and their

expected burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 30, 2000, to be assured of

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of either information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783. You

may also contact Mr. Trelease at

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

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

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). OSM has

submitted two requests to OMB to

renew its approval for the collections of

information found at 30 CFR part 779,

Surface mining permit applications—

minimum requirements for

environmental resources; and for the

Coal Production and Reclamation Fee

Report—Form OSM–1. OSM is

requesting a 3-year term of approval for

these information collection activities.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for these collections of

information are 1029–0035 for Part 779

and 1029–0063 for the OSM–1 form.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on February

16, 2000 (65 FR 7881). No comments

were received. This notice provides the

public with an additional 30 days in

which to comment on the following

information collection activities.

Title: Surface mining permit

applications—minimum requirements

for environmental resources, 30 CFR

part 779.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0035.

Summary: Applicants for surface coal

mining permits are required to provide

adequate descriptions of the

environmental resources that may be

affected by proposed surface mining

activities. The information will be used

by the regulatory authority to determine

if the applicant can comply with

environmental protection performance

standards.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mining companies and State regulatory

authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 315.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 51,188

hours.

Title: Coal Reclamation Fee Report—

OSM–1 Form.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0063.

Summary: The information is used to

maintain a record of coal produced for

sale, transfer, or use nationwide each

calendar quarter, the method of coal

removal and the type of coal, and the

basis for coal tonnage reporting in

compliance with 30 CFR 870 and

section 401 of Pub. L. 95–87. Individual

reclamation fee payment liability is

based on this information. Without the

collection of information OSM could

not implement its regulatory

responsibilities and collect the fee.

Bureau Form Number: OSM–1.

Frequency of Collection: Quarterly.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mine permittees.

Total Annual Responses: 15,804.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,280.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information collection; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burden of respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following address.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Department of Interior Desk Officer, 725

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Judgment Pursuant

to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental

Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, notice

is hereby given that a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Big Apple

Wrecking Corp., et al., 88 Civ. No. 9190

(D.S.N.Y.) (DNE), was lodged in the

United States District Court for the

Southern District of New York on March

30, 2000. This is an action brought

under section 113(b) of the Clean Air

Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(B), for

civil penalties and injunctive relief for

violations of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et

seq., and of the asbestos National

Emission Standard for Hazardous

Pollutants (the ‘‘asbestos NESHAP’’), 40

CFR part 61, Subpart M. promulgated

pursuant to section 112 of the Act, 42

U.S.C. 7412.

The proposed Consent Decree

resolves the claims against defendants

Big Apple Wrecking Corporation (‘‘Big

Apple’’), DeMatteis Construction

Corporation and Crescent-Duane Co. for

their failures to comply with work

practice standards contained in the

asbestos NESHAP during the removal,

handling and disposal of asbestos from

a building being demolished at 105–107

Duane Street in New York City (the

‘‘Duane Street site’’). The Consent

Decree provides that Big Apple

Wrecking Corporation will pay

$15,000.00, and DeMatteis Construction

Corporation and Crescent-Duane Co.

will pay, collectively, $25,000.00 to the

United States as civil penalties. The

Consent Decree also includes general

injunctive relief that prohibits future

violations of the Act and the asbestos

NESHAP, and requires the defendants to

provide notice to EPA of future

demolition or renovation operations.

The Consent Decree resolves only those

civil claims alleged in the complaint

against settling defendants.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

written comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environmental

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, DC

20530, and should refer to United States

v. Big Apple Wrecking Corp., et al., DOJ

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices 24981

#90–5–2–1–1281, 88 Civ. No. 9190

(DNE).

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Southern District of

New York, 100 Church Street, 19th

Floor, New York, New York 10007; and

at the Region II Office of the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 290

Broadway, New York, New York 10278.

Copies of the Consent Decree may be

obtained by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, United States

Department of Justice, PO Box 7611 Ben

Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044, (202) 514–1547. In requesting a

copy, please enclose a check in the

amount of $3.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Corrected Notice of Lodging of

Consent Decree Pursuant to the Clean

Water Act (‘‘CWA’’) and the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’)

On April 7, 2000, a Notice of Lodging

was published in the Federal Register

stating that a Consent Decree had been

lodged in United States v. Gulf States

Steel, Inc., in the United States District

Court for the Northern District of

Alabama on March 28, 2000 (CV–97–

BU–2755–M). See 65 FR 18351 (April 7,

2000).

This Notice of Lodging contained a

typographical error. Specifically, the

original Notice of Lodging stated that

Gulf States Steel had agreed to

undertake certain Supplemental

Environmental Projects (SEPs) in the

amount of at least $206 million as part

of its Consent Decree resolving its Clean

Water Act liability. The actual SEP

amount contained in the Consent Decree

with the United States is 42.6 million.

Due to the typographical error in the

original publication, the Department of

Justice will extend the comment period

for an additional ten (10) days. Thus,

the Department of Justice will receive,

for a period of forty (40) days from the

date of the original Federal Register

publication, comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment

and Natural Resources Division, U.S.

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044; and refer to

United States v. Gulf States Steel, Inc.,

DOJ Ref. #90–5–1–1–4211.

The proposed settlement agreement

may be examined at the Office of the

United States Attorney, 1800 Fifth

Avenue, North, Birmingham, Alabama,

35203, and at the office of the

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street, SW.,

Atlanta, GA 30303. In requesting a copy,

please refer to the referenced case and

enclose a check in the amount of $4.25

(25 cents per page reproduction costs).

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to The National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Advanced Lead-Acid

Battery Consortium (ALABC)

Notice is hereby given that, on

October 6, 1999, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the

Advanced Lead-Acid Battery

Consortium has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its

membership status. The notifications

were filed for the purpose of extending

the Act’s provisions limiting the

recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual

damages under specified circumstances.

Specifically, AeroVironment, Inc.,

Monrovia, CA has been added as a party

to this venture.

No other changes have been made in

either the membership or planned

activity of the group research project.

Membership in this group research

project remains open, and Advanced

Lead-Acid Battery Consortium intends

to file additional written notification

disclosing all changes in membership.

On June 15, 1992, Advanced LeadAcid Battery Consortium filed its

original notification pursuant to Section

6(a) of the Act. The Department of

Justice published a notice in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on July 29, 1992 (57 FR 33522).

The last notification was filed with

the Department on April 8, 1999. A

notice was published in the Federal

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the

Act on May 26, 1999 (64 FR 28515).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant To The National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Affymetrix, Inc.,

Molecular Dynamics, Inc. and

Molecular Applications Group

Notice is hereby given that, on August

17, 1999, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301

et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Affymetrix Gene

Chip has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing (1) the identities

of the parties and (2) the nature and

objectives of the venture. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of invoking the Act’s provisions limiting

the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to

actual damages under specified

circumstances. Pursuant to Section 6(b)

of the Act, the identities of the parties

are Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA;

Molecular Dynamics, Inc., Sunnyvale,

CA; and Molecular Applications Group,

Palo Alto, CA. The nature and objectives

of the venture are to conduct research

and development activities relating to

the miniature integrated nucleic acid

diagnostic (MIND) development. The

work is being performed pursuant to

Proposal No. 94–05–0016 made to the

National Institute of Standards and

Technology, United States Department

of Commerce, Advanced Technology

Program (‘‘the Proposal’’). The work will

be performed to generate and develop

nucleic acid evaluation systems for use

in, for example, DNA diagnostics,

research, forensics, and other

applications.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations Antitrust Division.

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