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National Park will be revised to add the

parcel now adjacent to the park and to

exclude the parcel now inside the park.

Land added to the park shall be

administered as part of the park in

accordance with the laws and

regulations applicable thereto. The

lands to be exchanged are generally

described as follows:

Federally-owned parcel.

A parcel of land in Lot 2, Section 5,

Township 41 South, Range 11 West, Salt

Lake Base and Meridian, containing

5.33 acres, more or less.

Privately-owned parcel.

A parcel of land in the NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 of

Section 28, Township 41 South, Range

10 West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian

containing 5.40 acres more or less.

The value of the properties exchanged

shall be determined by a current fair

market value appraisal and if they are

not approximately equal, the values

shall be equalized by payment of cash

as circumstances require.

For a period of 45 calendar days from

the date of this notice, interested parties

may submit comments to the above

address. Adverse comments will be

evaluated and this action may be

modified or vacated accordingly. In the

absence of any action to modify or

vacate, this realty action will become

the final determination of the

Department of Interior.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Michael D. Snyder,

Acting Director, Intermountain Region.

[FR Doc. 97–23085 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–U

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Partial Consent

Decree in United States v. Consolidated

Rail Corp., Civil Action No. 94–1437

(E.D.Pa.), was lodged on August 21,

1997, with the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of

Pennsylvania. The decree addresses

Conrail’s violations of Section 112 of the

Clean Air Act (the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C.

7412, and the National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

for asbestos (‘‘Asbestos NESHAP’’)

which occurred in 1993 at its Port

Richmond Grain Elevator facility

located at 2870 E. Allegheny Avenue,

Philadelphia, PA. Conrail’s violations

included failure to notify the City of

Philadelphia or EPA of asbestos removal

activities involved in the renovation,

failure to wet adequately the asbestos

that was being removed from the

facility, and failure to assure that no

visible emissions were released into the

outdoor atmosphere.

Under the proposed Partial Consent

Decree, Conrail has agreed to pay a civil

penalty of $389,100 to resolve its

liability in the instant District Court

action as well as its liabilities in an

unrelated administrative asbestos

NESHAP action involving another

Conrail facility in Philadelphia. Conrail

has agreed, in addition, to perform

Supplemental Environmental Projects

(‘‘SEPs’’) valued at $410,900. The SEPs

are referred to in Section VII of the new

Decree and described in detail in the

Settlement Conditions Document

attached to the Decree.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

Agreement. 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.

Consolidated Rail Corp., DOJ Ref. #90–

5–2–1–1883.

The proposed Agreement may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 615 Chestnut Street,

Suite 1300, Philadelphia, PA 19106; the

Region III Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut

Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19107; and at the Consent Decree

Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th Floor,

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624–0892.

A copy of the proposed Agreement may

be obtained in person or by mail from

the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC

20005. In requesting a copy please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $15.75 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–23115 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Settlement

Agreement Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on August

18, 1997, a proposed Settlement

Agreement for an adversary complaint

filed by the United States and the State

of Michigan in In Re Richard Thomas,

Civil Action No. 395–38143–RCM–7,

was lodged with the United States

District Bankruptcy Court for the

Northern District of Texas.

In their adversary complaint, the

United States and the State of Michigan

sought a declaration that Thomas was

not entitled to a homestead exemption

for a condominium owned by him in

Dallas, Texas, and sought imposition of

an equitable lien on this property. The

basis of the claims of the United States

and Michigan was that Thomas had

allegedly purchased the property with

funds transferred from companies

owned by Thomas in an effort to protect

his assets from the claims of the United

States and Michigan brought under the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.

The CERCLA suit giving rise to the

Governments’ claims was brought in the

Federal District Court for the Western

District of Michigan, Kelley v. Thomas

Solvent Co., Civil Action Nos. K86–167

CA8 & K86–164 CA8, and concerned

contamination of the Verona Well Field

located near Battle Creek, Michigan.

Pursuant to the settlement between

the Governments and Thomas, Thomas

will pay $160,000 to the United States

and $45,000 to the State of Michigan

upon the sale of the condominium or

within two years of the entry of the

Settlement Agreement, whichever

comes first. In return, the Governments

will release their claims against the

property owned by Thomas.

Furthermore, the Governments agree

that Thomas is no longer subject to the

personal judgments entered against him

through an earlier settlement between

Thomas and the Governments.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Settlement Agreement.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to In re Richard Thomas, No. 395–

38143–RCM–7, D.J. Ref. 90–11–2–140A.

The Settlement Agreement may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 1100 Commerce Street,

Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75242, at U.S.

EPA Region V, Office of Regional

Counsel, 200 West Adams Street,

Chicago, Illinois 60606, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005,

(202) 624–0892. A copy of the

Settlement Agreement may be obtained

in person or by mail from the Consent
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Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $4.25 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–23016 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Federal Bureau of Investigation

DNA Advisory Board Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice

is hereby given that the DNA Advisory

Board (DAB) will meet on September

23, 1997, from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm

at The Marriott Residence Inn, Pentagon

Ballroom, 550 Army Navy Drive,

Arlington, Virginia 22202. All attendees

will be admitted only after displaying

personal identification which bears a

photograph of the attendee.

The DAB’s scope of authority is: To

develop, and if appropriate, periodically

revise, recommended standards for

quality assurance to the Director of the

FBI, including standards for testing the

proficiency of forensic laboratories, and

forensic analysts, in conducting analysis

of DNA; To recommend standards to the

Director of the FBI which specify

criteria for quality assurance and

proficiency tests to be applied to the

various types of DNA analysis used by

forensic laboratories, including

statistical and population genetics

issues affecting the evaluation of the

frequency of occurrence of DNA profiles

calculated from pertinent population

database(s); To recommend standards

for acceptance of DNA profiles in the

FBI’s Combined DNA Index System

(CODIS) which take account of relevant

privacy, law enforcement and technical

issues; and, To make recommendations

for a system for grading proficiency

testing performance to determine

whether a laboratory is performing

acceptably.

The topics to be discussed at this

meeting include: a review of minutes

from the February 22, 1997, meeting;

discussion of draft standards for

convicted offender DNA databasing;

introduction of new members; and a

discussion of topics for the next DNA

Advisory Board meeting.

The meeting is open to the public on

a first-come, first seated basis. Anyone

wishing to address the DAB must notify

the Designated Federal Employee (DFE)

in writing at least twenty-four hours

before the DAB meets. The notification

must include the requestor’s name,

organizational affiliation, a short

statement describing the topic to be

addressed, and the amount of time

requested. Oral statements to the DAB

will be limited to five minutes and

limited to subject matter directly related

to the DAB’s agenda, unless otherwise

permitted by the Chairman.

Any member of the public may file a

written statement for the record

concerning the DAB and its work before

or after the meeting. Written statements

for the record will be furnished to each

DAB member for their consideration

and will be included in the official

minutes of a DAB meeting. Written

statements must be type-written on 81⁄2′′

× 11′′ xerographic weight paper, one

side only, and bound only by a paper

clip (not stapled). All pages must be

numbered. Statements should include

the Name, Organizational Affiliation,

Address, and Telephone number of the

author(s). Written statements for the

record will be included in minutes of

the meeting immediately following the

receipt of the written statement, unless

the statement is received within three

weeks of the meeting. Under this

circumstance, the written statement will

be included with the minutes of the

following meeting. Written statements

for the record should be submitted to

the DFE.

Inquiries may be addressed to the

DFE, Dr. Dwight E. Adams, Chief,

Forensic Science Research and Training

Center, Laboratory Division, Federal

Bureau of Investigation, FBI Academy,

Quantico, VA 22135, (703) 640–1181,

FAX (703) 640–1394.

Dated: August 13, 1997.

Dwight E. Adams,

Chief, Forensic Science Research and

Training Center, Federal Bureau of

Investigation.

[FR Doc. 97–22984 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Request OMB emergency

approval; employment eligibility

confirmation pilot programs employer

data collection and reporting.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

(INS) has submitted the following

information collection request (ICR)

utilizing emergency review procedures,

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the section 1320.13

(a)(1)(ii) and (a)(2)(iii) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The INS has

determined that it cannot reasonably

comply with the normal clearance

procedures under this Part because

normal clearance procedures are

reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt

the collection of information. This

information collection is needed prior to

the expiration of established time

periods as set forth in Title IV, Subtitle

A of the Illegal Immigration Reform and

Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996

(IIRIRA). The Attorney General requires

the INS to conduct three pilot programs

of employment eligibility confirmation

beginning September 30, 1997. Without

expedited approval for the collection of

necessary date from employers for

initial sign-up for a pilot, the programs

cannot proceed. Therefore, OMB

approval has been requested by August

29, 1997. If granted, the emergency

approval is only valid for 90 days. All

comments and/or questions pertaining

to this pending request for emergency

approval must be directed to OMB,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Ms. Debra Bond,

202–395–7316, Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503.

Comments regarding the emergency

submission of this information

collection may also be telefaxed to Ms.

Bond at 202–395–6974.

During the first 60 days of this same

period, a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. During the regular review

period, the INS requests written

comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies concerning

the proposed collection of information.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until October 28, 1997. During

the 60-day regular review all comments

and suggestions, or questions regarding

additional information, to include

obtaining a copy of the proposed

information collection instrument with

instructions, should be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan, 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Your comments

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

functions of the agency, including