44488 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA)

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C.

9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that

on August 12, 1997, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Consolidation

Coal Company, et. al., Civil Action No.

C2–94–785, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Southern

District of Ohio, Eastern Division. The

proposed Consent Decree resolves the

United States pending cost-recovery

claims under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607, as

well as claims under CERCLA Section

106, 42 U.S.C. 9606, for implementation

of remedial action relating to the

Buckeye Reclamation Landfill Site (the

‘‘Site’’), located in Richland Township,

Belmont County, Ohio.

The Site is a 658-acre property that

was a disposal area for mine refuse until

the early 1950s. In 1973, approximately

50 acres of the Site was licensed as a

public sanitary landfill. The facility

accepted municipal waste from local

municipalities and villages, but also

received industrial sludge and liquids.

The estimated total volumes of

industrial waste received are 4.7 million

gallons of liquid and 3,300 tons of

industrial solid wastes. The Site was

listed on the National Priorities List on

September 9, 1983.

The settling defendants (collectively,

the ‘‘Settlors’’) are four owner/operators

(Belmont County, Consolidation Coal

Company, Cravat Coal Company, and

Ohio Resources Corp.) and 10 generators

(Allegheny Ludlum Corporation,

Aristech Chemical Corporation,

Ashland, Inc., Beazer East, Inc.,

National Steel Corporation, The

Pullman Company, SKF USA, Inc.,

Triangle Wire & Cable, Inc., USX

Corporation, and Wheeling-Pittsburgh

Steel Corporation). The Settlors agree in

the proposed Consent Decree to

implement the clean up at the Site

consistent with the Record of Decision

dated August 19, 1991, as modified by

the Explanation of Significant

Differences dated July 17, 1997

(collectively, the ‘‘ROD’’) at an

estimated cost of $26 million; and to

reimburse EPA all future oversight costs

in excess of $300,000.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments concerning the proposed

Consent Decree for a period of thirty

(30) days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Ben Franklin

Station, Washington, D.C., 20044, and

should refer to United States v.

Consolidation Coal Company, et al.,

DOJ Number 90–11–2–1006.

Commenters may request an

opportunity for a public meeting in the

affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act, 42

U.S.C. 6973(d).

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at any of the following offices:

(1) The Office of the United States

Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 280

N. High Street, 4th Floor, Columbus, OH

(614) 469–5715; (2) the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

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

Illinois 60604, (312) 886–6842; (3) the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005, (202) 624–0892. Copies of the

proposed Decree may be obtained by

mail from the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005. For a copy of

the Consent Decree (without

attachments), please enclose a check for

$25.50 ($.25 per page reproduction

charge) payable to ‘‘Consent Decree

Library.’’

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act of

1990

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v.

UNOCAL Civil Action #H–97–2678 was

lodged on August 5, 1997, with the

United States District Court for the

Southern District of Texas, Houston

Division. The parties to the Consent

Decree are the United States, on behalf

of the Secretary of the Department of the

Interior (‘‘DOI’’ or ‘‘Federal Trustee’’)

and the State of Texas on behalf of the

Texas General Land Office (‘‘TGLO’’),

the Texas Natural Resource

Conservation Commission (‘‘TNRCC’’),

and the Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department (‘‘TPWD’’) (collectively,

‘‘State Trustees’’) and UNOCAL. Under

the terms of the Consent Decree,

UNOCAL agrees to pay $200,000 to

create 3 acres of wetlands in the Neches

River basin as compensation for natural

resource damages suffered as a result of

a discharge of crude oil from a UNOCAL

air eliminator discharge line on April

20, 1993, plus $20,000 in future

administrative costs.

Contemporaneously with lodging the

Consent Decree, the United States and

the State of Texas jointly filed a

complaint alleging that UNOCAL is an

owner or operator of the facility that

released the crude oil within the

meaning of the OPA.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Consent Decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v.

UNOCAL, DOJ Reference Number 90–5–

1–1–4340.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005, (202) 624–

0892.

A copy of the proposed Consent

Decree may be obtained in person or by

mail from the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005. In requesting a

copy please refer to the referenced case

and enclose a check in the amount of

$3.50 (25 cents per page reproduction

costs), payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Walker Smith,

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—National Center for

Manufacturing Sciences, Inc. (Spindles

Project)

Notice is hereby given that, on July 8,

1997, 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 National

Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.

(‘‘NCMS’’) has filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in its
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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, the following company,

ORSCO, Inc., Madison Heights, MI, is

no longer a participant in the ‘‘Spindles

Project.’’

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 NCMS

intends to file additional written

notification disclosing all changes in

membership.

On February 20, 1987, NCMS 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 March 17, 1987 (52 FR 8375).

On June 6, 1994, NCMS filed its

original (‘‘Spindle Project’’) 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 15, 1994

(59 FR 36218).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

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 preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

an/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

Department of Labor is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed new

collection, the Applicant Background

Questionnaire. A copy of the proposed

information collection request (ICR) 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

addressee section below on or before

October 20, 1997. The Department of

Labor 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 submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Anderson Glasgow, U.S.

Department of Labor, Human Resources

Services Center, 200 Constitution Ave.

N.W. Room C–5516, Washington, D.C.

20210; Phone: 202–219–6555 ext. 115;

fax: 202–219–5820; internet:

aglasgow@dol.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

The Department of Labor, as part of its

obligation to provide equal employment

opportunities, is charged with ensuring

that qualified individuals in groups that

have historically been underrepresented

in various employments, are included in

applicant pools for Department

positions. See 5 U.S.C. 7201(c); 29

U.S.C. 791; 29 U.S.C. 2000e–16; 5 C.F.R.

720.204; 29 C.F.R. 1614.101(a). To

achieve this goal, DOL employment

offices have outreach to a variety of

sources, including educational

institutions, professional organizations,

newspapers and magazines. DOL has

also participated in career fairs and

conferences, that reach high

concentrations of Hispanics, African

Americans, Native Americans, and

persons with disabilities.

At the present, DOL does not have the

ability to evaluate the effectiveness of

any of these targeted recruiting

strategies because collection of racial

and national origin information only

occurs at the point of hiring. DOL needs

to collect data on the pools of applicants

which result from the various targeted

recruitment strategies listed above. After

the certification and selection process

has been completed, it is necessary to

verify individual applications by name

and social security number within a

merit staffing file in order to analyze the

data collected. With the information

from this new collection, DOL can

adjust and redirect its targeted

recruitment to achieve the best result.

DOL will also be able to respond to

requests for information received from

OPM in the course of OPM’s evaluation

and oversight activities.

II. Current Actions

This new collection will consist of a

series of questions to be answered by all

job applicants external to DOL, and

submitted together with the job

application. The collection will request

the applicant’s name, sex, race and/or

national origin, whether or not disabled,

and the source of information about the

vacancy applied for (e.g., newspaper,

school recruitment, internet, etc.)

Type of Review: New.

Agency: U.S. Department of Labor.

Title: Applicant Background

Questionnaire.

Agency Number: 1225–0000.

Affected Public: Applicants for

positions in the Department of Labor

who are not current DOL employees.

Total Respondents: 5000 per year

(estimate).

Frequency: one time per respondent.

Total Responses: 5000 per year

(estimate).

Average Time per Response: 5

minutes.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 417

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$2285.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $2238.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: August 18, 1997.

Larry K. Goodwin,

Director of Human Resources.

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