5486 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 24 / Wednesday, February 5, 1997 / Notices

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

Consistent with Departmental Policy,

28 CFR 50.7, 38 FR 19029, notice is

hereby given that on January 24, 1997,

a proposed Supplemental Consent

Decree in United States v. Puerto Rico

Administration of Corrections, Civil

Action No. 90–2119, was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

District of Puerto Rico. The proposed

Supplemental Consent Decree settles

the United States’ claims for stipulated

penalties under a 1992 Consent Decree

between the parties as well as the

United States’ claims under the Clean

Water Act alleged in a Supplemental

Complaint.

Puursuant to the Supplemental

Consent Decree, the Puerto Rico

Administration of Corrections will pay

$625,000 to the United States, will

undertake numerous remedial actions to

bring four of its facilities into

compliance with the Clean Water Act in

accordance with a schedule specified in

the Consent Decree, and will expend

$600,000 in carrying out additional

remedial actions aimed at the

improvement of community drinking

water supplies in Puerto Rico.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposed Supplemental

Consent Decree. Any 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 United States v. Puerto

Rico Administration of Corrections,

Civil Action No. 90–2119, D.J. Ref. 90–

5–1–1–3364A.

The proposed Supplemental Consent

Decree may be examined at the Office of

the United States Attorney, District of

Puerto Rico, Federal Office Building,

Rm. 101, Carlos E. Chardon Avenue,

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918, at Region

II, Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, New

York, New York 10007, and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

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

(202) 624–0892. A copy of the proposed

Supplemental Consent Decree 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 indicate the

consent decree desired and enclose a

check (there is a 25 cent per page

reproduction cost) in the amount of

$11.75 payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–2770 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission

Holocaust Survivor Claims; Notice of

Deadline for Filing of Claims

AGENCY: Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission of the United States;

Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Foreign Claims

Settlement Commission announces the

extension of the deadline previously set

for filing of claims by certain United

States survivors of the Holocaust for

compensation pursuant to a September

19, 1995, agreement between the United

States and Germany.

DATES: The new deadline for filing of

claims in this program is February 23,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David E. Bradley, Chief Counsel,

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission

of the United States, U.S. Department of

Justice, 600 E St., N.W., Suite 6002,

Washington, DC 20579, Tel. (202) 616–

6975, FAX (202) 616–6993.

Notice of Deadline for Filing of

Holocaust Claims

Certain United States survivors of the

Holocaust are eligible for compensation

pursuant to a September 19, 1995,

agreement between the United States

and the Government of the Federal

Republic of Germany.

The Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission is conducting a claims

program to identify persons eligible for

compensation under the agreement.

This will be the only opportunity for

U.S. citizens to seek compensation from

Germany through the U.S. Government

for loss of liberty or damage to health

due to Nazi persecution. The decisions

of the Commission will serve as the

basis for negotiation of a compensation

figure between the U.S. Department of

State and the German Government,

which has already agreed in principle to

compensate eligible claimants.

This program is open to those U.S.

citizens who were U.S. citizens at the

time of their persecution and were

interned in concentration camps or

under comparable conditions. The

agreement excludes compensation for

those who were subjected to forced

labor only.

Any person wishing to file a claim

must request and complete an official

claim form, providing information

including:

(1) The name, address and telephone

number of claimant;

(2) A brief narrative description of the

circumstances leading to and the nature

of the Nazi persecution, including the

dates and places of internment, and the

impact of persecution on the freedom

and health of claimant;

(3) Documentary proof of United

States citizenship both (a) at the time of

Nazi persecution and (b) at present;

(4) Documentary proof of claimant’s

loss of liberty or damage to health as a

result of Nazi persecution (for example,

a certified copy of a contemporaneous

government document or report of a

contemporaneous medical examination,

or sworn witness statements);

(5) Any additional information or

documentation relevant to the level of

compensation sought by the claimant.

Completed claim forms and

supporting documentation must be

submitted no later than February 23,

1997.

The Commission is conducting this

program and rendering its decisions in

accordance with its regulations, which

are published in Chapter V of Title 45,

Code of Federal Regulations (45 CFR

500 et seq.). In particular, attention is

directed to 45 CFR 531.6(d), which

provides that the claimant shall bear the

burden of proof on all elements of a

claim. A copy of the regulations is

available from the Commission upon

request.

Requests for claim forms should be

addressed to: Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission of the United States,

Washington, DC 20579. Forms also may

be requested by telephone, at (202) 616–

6975, or by facsimile, at (202) 616–6993.

Approval has been obtained from the

Office of Management and Budget for

the collection of this information.

Approval No. 1105–0068.

Delissa A. Ridgway,

Chair.

[FR Doc. 97–2836 Filed 2–4–97; 8:45 am]

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