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and enclose a check in the amount of

$5.75 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs for the Decree and appendix) made

payable to Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation, and Liability Act, The

Clean Water Act, and The Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on December 23, 1999, a

proposed Consent Decree in United

States and State of Idaho v. Union

Pacific Railroad Co., Case No. 99–606–

N–EJL (D. Idaho) and Coeur d’Alene

Tribe v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.,

Case No. CV 91–0342–N–EJL (D. Idaho)

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of Idaho.

The Consent Decree settles claims by

the United States, the State of Idaho,

and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe (Tribe)

asserts claims against Union Pacific

Railroad Company (Union Pacific)

under Sections 106 and 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9606 and

9607, and Sections 311 of the Clean

Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1321. The

Complaint of the United States and the

State seeks injunctive relief requiring

Union Pacific to implement the nontime-critical removal action selected by

EPA, the State and the Tribe, for most

of Union Pacific’s 71.5-mile-long

railroad right of way between Mullan

and Plummer, Idaho (the ROW) and

certain adjacent areas (collectively the

Project Area) in the Coeur d’Alene Basin

in northern Idaho. The Plaintiffs’

Complaints also seek past and future

CERCLA response costs incurred by

EPA, the Departments of the Interior

(Interior) and Agriculture (Agriculture),

the State, and the Tribe in connection

with the Project Area and damages for

injuries to natural resources throughout

the Coeur d’Alene Basin.

The Consent Decree requires Union

Pacific to implement the response

action selected for the Project Area and

specified additional work needed to

convert the ROW into a biking/hiking

trail for public use. The estimated total

cost of this work is over $25 million. In

addition, Union Pacific agrees to pay (1)

the past response costs incurred by the

United States, the State and the Tribe in

connection with the negotiations and

the Engineering Evaluation and Cost

Analysis (EE/CA) needed to select the

response action (approximately

$600,000 for the United States); (2)

$2,730,000 to the State and the Tribe,

primarily for their expected future costs

of maintaining public amenities along

the biking/hiking trial; (3) $35,000 to

fund educational activities to be

conducted by Plaintiffs as part of the

Response Action; (4) up to $25,000 per

year for 10 years to the Tribe for costs

it incurs for operation and maintenance

of the Chatcolet Bridge; (5) the future

response costs of all three governments

for oversight of the removal action; and

(6) $2,000,000 to Interior, Agriculture,

and the Tribe for natural resource

damages.

In exchange, Union Pacific will

receive a covenant not to sue for

response actions and costs relating to

the Project Area (primarily the ROW)

pursuant to Sections 106 and 107(a) of

CERCLA, Section 311 of the CWA, and

Section 7003 of RCRA. Union Pacific

will also receive a covenant not to sue

for natural resource damages under

CERCLA and the CWA in the ‘‘Coeur

d’Alene Basin Environment,’’ an area

that includes the watersheds of both the

North and South Forks of the Coeur

d’Alene River, the main stem of the

Coeur d’Alene River, Lake Coeur

d’Alene.

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 of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States and State of Idaho

v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., Case No.

99–606–N–EJL (D. Idaho), D.J. Ref. No.

90–11–3–128L. Commenters may

request an opportunity for a public

meeting in the affected area, in

accordance with Section 7003(d) of

RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6973(d).

The Consent Decree may be examined

at the Office of the United States

Attorney, First Interstate Center, 877

West Main Street, Suite 201, Boise,

Idaho 83702 and at North Idaho College

Library, 1000 West Garden Avenue,

Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814. A copy of

the Consent Decree may also be

obtained by mail from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $255.75 (with

exhibits) (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library. If requesting a

copy of the Consent Decree exclusive of

exhibits, please enclose a check in the

amount of $27.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; (New collection) 2000

Census of State and Local Law

Enforcement Agencies.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice

Statistics, has submitted the following

information collection request for

review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. This proposed information

collection is published to obtain

comments from the public and affected

agencies. Comments are encouraged and

will be accepted for ‘‘sixty days’’ until

March 20, 2000.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions or

additional information, please contact

Dr. Brian A. Reaves, 202–616–3287,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of

Justice, 810 7th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20531.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

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(4) 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:

(1) Type of information collection:

New Collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

2000 Census of State and Local Law

Enforcement Agencies.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

The form number is CJ–38L and CJ–38S,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of

Justice Programs, United States

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract:

Primary: Federal, State, or local

government.

Other: None.

42 U.S.C. 3711, et seq. authorizes the

Department of Justice to collect and

analyze statistical information

concerning crime, juvenile delinquency,

and the operation of the criminal justice

system and related aspects of the civil

justice system and to support the

development of information and

statistical systems at the Federal, State,

and local levels.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: It is estimated that 20

respondents will complete a 3-hour

nomination form.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 19,000 respondents at 44

minutes per response. This includes 2

hours per response for 3,000

respondents to Form CJ–38L and 30

minutes per response for 16,000

respondents to Form CJ–38S.

If additional information is required

contact: Mrs. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20530, or via facsimile at (202)

514–1534.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; (New Collection); Survey

of Youth in Residential Placement.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention, has submitted the following

information collection request for

review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on September 1, 1999, allowing

for a 60-day public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comment until February 22, 2000. This

process is conducted in accordance with

5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding 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 20530.

Additionally, comments may be

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)

395–7285. Comments may also be

submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Clearance

Officer, Suite 1220, 1331 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Additionally, comments may be

submitted to DOJ via facsimile to (202)

514–1590.

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) 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;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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:

(1) Type of information collection:

New collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Survey of Youth in Residential

Placement.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

None; Office of Justice Programs, Office

of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract:

Primary: Juveniles in residential

juvenile justice facilities

Other: Juvenile Justice Facilities

42 U.S.C. 5653 authorizes the Office

of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention to collect information on all

aspects of the juvenile justice system

and juvenile offenders. This survey will

collect some information from juvenile

justice facilities and will survey

juveniles resident in these facilities. The

survey will take at most 1 hour to

complete and cover the juvenile’s

background, needs, and services

received.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: 40 facilities in 2000 and

280 facilities in 2002 at 1 hour for each

facility; 1600 juveniles in 2000 and

10,500 in 2002 at 0.75 hours per

juvenile.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 9,395 hours including

facility and juvenile responses.

If additional information is required

contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy

Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff, Justice

Management Division, Suite 850,

Washington Center, 1001 G Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20530, or via facsimile

at (202) 514–1534.

Dated: January 12, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

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