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Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

on December 16, 1997. This hearing is

required by the OPIC Amendments Act

of 1985, and this notice is being

published to facilitate public

participation. The notice also describes

OPIC and the subject matter of the

hearing.

DATES: The hearing will be held on

December 16, 1997, and will begin

promptly at 2 p.m. Prospective

participants must submit to OPIC before

close of business December 3, 1997,

notice of their intent to participate.

ADDRESSES: The location of the hearing

will be: Overseas Private Investment

Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue,

N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C.

Notices and prepared statements should

be sent to Harvey Himberg, Financial

Management and Statutory Review

Department, Overseas Private

Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20527.

Procedures

(a) Attendance; Participation. The

hearing will be open to the public.

However, a person wishing to present

views at the hearing must provide OPIC

with advance notice on or before

December 3, 1997. The notice must

include the name, address and

telephone number of the person who

will make the presentation, the name

and address of the organization which

the person represents (if any) and a

concise summary of the subject matter

of the presentation.

(b) Prepared Statements. Any

participant wishing to submit a

prepared statement for the record must

submit it to OPIC with the notice or, in

any event, not later than 5 p.m. on

December 12, 1997. Prepared statements

must be typewritten, double spaced and

may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.

(c) Duration of Presentations. Oral

presentations will in no event exceed

ten (10) minutes, and the time for

individual presentations may be

reduced proportionately, if necessary, to

afford all prospective participants on a

particular subject an opportunity to be

heard or to permit all subjects to be

covered.

(d) Agenda. Upon receipt of the

required notices, OPIC will prepare an

agenda for the hearing setting forth the

subject or subjects on which each

participant will speak and the time

allotted for each presentation. OPIC will

provide each prospective participant

with a copy of the agenda.

(e) Publication of Proceedings. A

verbatim transcript of the hearing will

be compiled. The transcript will be

available to members of the public at the

cost of reproduction.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPIC is a

U.S. Government agency which

provides, on a commercial basis,

political risk insurance and financing in

friendly developing countries and

emerging democracies for

environmentally sound projects which

confer positive developmental benefits

upon the project country while creating

employment in the U.S. OPIC is

required by section 231A(b) of the

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as

amended (‘‘the Act’’) to hold at least one

public hearing each year.

Among other issues, OPIC’s annual

public hearing has, in previous years,

provided a forum for testimony

concerning section 231A(a) of the Act.

This section provides that OPIC may

operate its programs only in those

countries that are determined to be

‘‘taking steps to adopt and implement

laws that extend internationally

recognized worker rights to workers in

that country (including any designated

zone in that country).’’

Based on consultations with Congress,

OPIC complies with annual

determinations made by the Executive

Branch with respect to worker rights for

countries that are eligible for the

Generalized System of Preferences

(GSP). Any country for which GSP

eligibility is revoked on account of its

failure to take steps to adopt and

implement internationally recognized

worker rights is subject concurrently to

the suspension of OPIC programs until

such time as a favorable worker rights

determination can be made.

For non-GSP countries in which OPIC

operates its programs, OPIC reviews any

country which is the subject of a formal

challenge at its annual public hearing.

To qualify as a formal challenge,

testimony must pertain directly to the

worker rights requirements of the law as

defined in OPIC’s 1985 reauthorizing

legislation (P.L. 99–204) with reference

to the Trade Act of 1974, as amended,

and be supported by factual

information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE

PUBLIC HEARING CONTACT: Harvey A.

Himberg, Financial Management and

Statutory Review Department, Overseas

Private Investment Corporation, 1100

New York Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20527 (202) 336–8614 or by

facsimile at (202) 218–0177.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

James R. Offutt,

Assistant General Counsel, Department of

Legal Affairs.

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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

December 9, 1997 Board of Directors

Meeting; Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, December 9,

1997, 1:00 p.m. (Open Portion); 1:30

p.m. (Closed Portion).

PLACE: Offices of the Corporation,

Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New

York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

STATUS: Meeting Open to the Public

from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm; Closed portion

will commence at 1:30 pm (approx.).

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. President’s Report

2. Testimonial

3. Approval of September 16, 1997

Minutes (Open Portion)

4. Meeting schedule through September,

1998

FURTHER MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

(Closed to the Public 1:30 PM)

1. Finance Project in Jamaica

2. Insurance Project India

3. Approval of September 16, 1997

Minutes (Closed Portion)

4. Pending Major Projects

5. Report on OPIC’s Small Business

Initiative

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Information on the meeting may be

obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202)

336–8438.Q04

Dated: November 24, 1997.

Connie M. Downs,

OPIC Corporate Secretary.

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p.m.]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Existing Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review: Claims under the

Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until January 27, 1998.

We are requesting written comments

and suggestions from the public and

affected agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information.

Your comments should address one or

more of the following points:

1. Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the
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functions 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 the assumptions used;

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information being sought;

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.

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:

Gerard W. Fischer, Assistant Director,

Torts Branch, Civil Division, P.O. Box

146, Ben Franklin Station, Washington,

D.C. 20044–0146. Comments may also

be submitted to the Department of

Justice (DOJ), Justice Management

Division, Information Management and

Security Staff, Attention: Department

Clearance Officer, Suite 850,

Washington Center, 1001 G Street, N.W.,

Washington D.C. 20530.

Overview of This Information

Collection

1. Type of Information collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

2 Title of the Form/Collection: Claims

under the Radiation Exposure

Compensation Act.

3. Agency form number: None.

Applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: The Radiation Exposure

Compensation Unit, Constitutional and

Specialized Torts Branch, Civil

Division.

4. Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract:

Primary: Individuals or households.

Other: None. Information is needed to

determine whether an applicant is

eligible for a statutory compensation

payment under the Radiation Exposure

Compensation Act, 42 U.S.C. 2210 note

(1994). Applicants are persons who

reside near the Nevada Test Site, onsite

participants in an atmospheric nuclear

weapons test, and persons employed in

underground uranium mines.

5 An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 2,000 annual respondents at

2.5 hours per response.

6. An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 5,000 annual burden hours.

Public comment on the proposed

information is strongly encouraged.

Dated: November 24, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’) of 1980

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v. Larry

A. Bell, et al., Civil Action No. 3–96–

CV–80047, was lodged on October 29,

1997, with the United States District

Court for the Southern District of Iowa,

Davenport Division.

The complaint alleges that defendants

Larry A. Bell (‘‘Bell’’) and Bell

Cedaridge Development, Inc. (‘‘Bell

Cedaridge’’) are liable for the United

States’ approximately $740,000 in

response costs at the Davenport Lead

Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), located at 5403

Ricker Hill Road, Davenport, Iowa,

pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA,

42 U.S.C. § 9607(a). The complaint also

includes an in rem action to recover

these costs, which are secured by a

CERCLA lien against the Site, pursuant

to Section 107(l) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 9607(l).

The Site, a partially-wooded lot

owned by defendant Bell Cedaridge,

was used as a disposal site for ebonite

and other battery components in the

early 1970s. As a result, on-Site soils

were contaminated with lead at levels of

up to 27,300 mg/kg. The United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) incurred its approximately

$740,000 in response costs in this case

by conducting a removal action at the

Site in 1993.

The only valuable asset owned by Bell

and Bell Cedaridge is the Site itself,

which is appraised at approximately

$49,000. The Site is subject to an

approximate $25,000 mortgage and the

CERCLA lien that secures the United

States’ response costs. Under the

proposed consent decree, defendants

Bell and Bell Cedaridge shall sell the

Site and pay to United States the

proceeds from the sale, less costs of the

sale and amounts paid to secured

lienholders with lien interests superior

to the United States’ interest. In

exchange, the United States will grant

Bell and Bell Cedaridge a Covenant Not

to Sue for the claims set forth in the

complaint, and release the 107(l) lien

attached to the Site.

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. Larry A.

Bell, et al., DOJ Ref. #90–11–2–1008.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, District of Iowa, U.S.

Courthouse Annex, 110 E. Court

Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50304, (515)

284–6257; the Region VII Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 726

Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS

66101, (913) 551–7010; and 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 requiring a copy please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $9.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), 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

Notice of Lodging of Consent Order

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v. The

Glidden Company, Civil Action No.

3:96CV7198, has been lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Northern District of Ohio on November

17, 1997.

The Consent Decree resolves the

claims alleged against defendant, The

Glidden Company (‘‘Glidden’’), under

the Clean Water Act (‘‘Act’’), 33 U.S.C.

§ 1251 et seq. The proposed Consent

Decree provides that Glidden shall

discharge process wastewaters from its

facility at 300 Sprowl Road, Huron, OH,

to the Erie County Sanitary Sewer

System, and shall comply with the

applicable National Pollutant Discharge