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Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463).

MEETING DATE AND TIME: Wednesday,

February 19, 1997; 1:30 p.m. until 4:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holland Art Collection, 111

N. 4th Street, Allentown, PA 18102.

The agenda for the meeting will focus

on implementation of the Management

Action Plan for the Delaware and

Lehigh Canal National Heritage Corridor

and State Heritage Park. The

Commission was established to assist

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and

its political subdivisions in planning

and implementing an integrated strategy

for protecting and promoting cultural,

historic and natural resources. The

Commission reports to the Secretary of

the Interior and to Congress.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal

National Heritage Corridor Commission

was established by Public Law 100–692,

November 18, 1988.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Executive Director, Delaware and

Lehigh Navigation Canal, National

Heritage Corridor Commission, 10 E.,

Church Street, Room P–208, Bethlehem,

PA 18018, (610) 861–9345.

Gerald R. Bastoni,

Executive Director, Delaware and Lehigh

Navigation Canal NHC Commission.

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BILLING CODE 6820–PE–M

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collections of information for 30 CFR

part 779 and the OSM–1 Form.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by April 21, 1997, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave, NW, Room 120–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection requests, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM will be submitting to OMB for

extension. These collections are

contained in 30 CFR part 779, Surface

Mining Permit Applications—Minimum

Requirements for Environmental

Resources; and the OSM–1 Form, Coal

Reclamation Fee Report.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for each information collection

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will be included in

OSM’s submissions of the information

collection requests to OMB.

The following information is provided

for each information collection: (1) title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information.

Title: Surface Mining Permit

Applications—Minimum Requirements

for Environmental Resources, 30 CFR

779.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0035.

Summary: Applicants for surface coal

mining permits are required to provide

adequate descriptions of the

environmental resources that may be

affected by proposed surface mining

activities. The information will be used

by the regulatory authority to determine

if the applicant can comply with

environmental protection performance

standards.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mining companies.

Total Annual Responses: 500.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 39,185

hours.

Title: Coal Reclamation Fee Report—

OSM–1 Form.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0063.

Summary: The information is used to

maintain a record of coal produced for

sale, transfer, or use nationwide each

calendar quarter, the method of coal

removal and the type of coal, and the

basis for coal tonnage reporting in

compliance with 30 CFR 870 and

section 401 of P.L. 95–87. Individual

reclamation fee payment liability is

based on this information. Without the

collection of information OSM could

not implement its regulatory

responsibilities and collect the fee.

Bureau Form Number: OSM–1.

Frequency of Collection: Quarterly.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mine permittees.

Total Annual Responses: 15,900.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,307.

Dated: February 11, 1997.

Arthur W. Abbs,

Chief, Division Of Regulatory Support.

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BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 C.F.R. 50.7, and Section

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.

7413(g), notice is hereby given that on

February 3, 1997, a proposed Consent

Decree in United States v. Aluminum

Finishing Corporation, Civil Case No.

IP95–1703–CD–M/S, was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

Southern District of Indiana,

Indianapolis Division. This consent

decree represents a settlement of claims

against Aluminum Finishing

Corporation (‘‘AFC’’) for violations of

the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b),

and its implementing regulations, the

Indiana State Implementation Plan

(‘‘SIP’’). The complaint seeks injunctive

relief and civil penalties for the AFC’s

operation of a metal parts and products

coating operation in Indianapolis,

Indiana, at which it caused, allowed or

permitted the continued discharge of

volatile organic compounds in excess of

the emission limitations set forth in the

Indiana SIP, in continued violation of

the Clean Air Act and the Indiana SIP.

Under this settlement, AFC will pay

the United States a civil penalty of
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$50,000. In addition, the Consent Decree

requires AFC to comply with the Clean

Air Act and, in particular, to install and

operate a thermal oxidizer to eliminate

AFC’s discharges of excess volatile

organic compounds. The consent decree

also requires monitoring, reporting and

recordkeeping to ensure AFC will

continue to comply and allow EPA to

monitor AFC’s compliance.

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 of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Aluminum

Finishing Corporation, D.J. No. 90–5–2–

1–1913.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Southern District of

Indiana, Indianapolis Division, 46 East

Ohio Street, Indianapolis, Indiana; at

the Region 5 Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 77

West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, Illinois;

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

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

D.C. (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

enclose a check in the amount of $5.50

(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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BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas

was lodged on January 30, 1997 with the

United States District Court for the

Southern District of Texas. The

proposed Consent Decree requires

Formosa to pay a $150,000 civil penalty

and conduct a Supplemental

Environmental Project at its Point

Comfort, Texas facility. The

Supplemental Environmental Project

includes the replacement of two

ethylene dichloride cracking furnaces at

Formosa’s facility before the end of the

useful life of the furnaces. Replacement

of the furnaces before the end of the

useful life of the equipment will reduce

emissions from existing furnaces and

reduce the amount of hazardous waste

generated by the furnaces.

Contemporaneously with lodging the

Consent Decree, the United States filed

an action against Formosa pursuant to

the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq,

the Standards of Performance for New

Stationary Sources, 40 C.F.R. Part 60,

Subpart VV, and the National Emission

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants,

40 C.F.R. Part 61, Subparts F, V, and FF.

This action is based upon violations that

occurred at Formosa’s facility located in

Point Comfort, Texas (‘‘Formosa’s

facility’’).

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 Civil Action No. 97–287,

United States v. Formosa Plastics

Corporation, Texas, DOJ Reference

Number 90–5–2–1–2005.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Region VI Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445

Ross Avenue Dallas, Texas 75202; 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 requesting a copy please refer

to the referenced case and enclose a

check in the amount of $4.50 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs), payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environmental and Natural

Resources Division.

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BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as Amended

Consistent with Departmental policy,

28 C.F.R. 50.7, notice is hereby given

that on February 6, 1997, a proposed

Settlement Agreement of Environmental

Claims and Issues (‘‘Settlement

Agreement’’) in In re Metallurgy, Inc.

and Shieldalloy Metallurgical

Corporation, Bankr. Nos. 93 B 44468

(JLG) and 93 B 4446 (JLG), was lodged

with the United States Bankruptcy

Court for the Southern District of New

York. This proposed Settlement

Agreement resolves the United States’

claims under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, 42

U.S.C. 9601 et seq., on behalf of the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) and the Department of Interior

(‘‘DOI’’), and under the Resources

Conservation and Recovery Act, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.

(‘‘RCRA’’), on behalf of EPA, relating to

Shieldalloy’s facilities in Cambridge,

Ohio (the ‘‘Cambridge Site’’) and

Newfield, New Jersey (the ‘‘Newfield

Site’’). The Settlement Agreement also

resolves claims with respect to licensing

fees incurred by the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (‘‘NRC’’) pursuant to the

Atomic Energy Act of 1974, as amended,

42 U.S.C. 2011, et seq.

As part of this Settlement Agreement,

Shieldalloy and Metallurg will post

approximately $22 million in cash and/

or letters of credit to assure the

completion of the Newfield Site cleanup

which is currently in progress pursuant

to an administrative order issued by the

State of New Jersey. Shieldalloy and

Cyprus Foote Mineral Company, the

prior owner of the Cambridge Site, will

also post approximately $11 million in

cash, letters of credit, and an annuity to

assure the completion of the cleanup of

the Cambridge Site which is currently in

progress pursuant to a consent order

entered into between the State of Ohio

and Shieldalloy.

In addition, the United States’ claims

against Shieldalloy for unreimbursed

pre-petition response costs incurred at

both Sites will be allowed as general

unsecured claims (in the amount of

$178,192.92 at the Newfield Site and

$41,562.35 at the Cambridge Site), and

the United States’ claims against

Shieldalloy for unreimbursed postpetition response costs incurred at the

Sites will be allowed as administrative

claims (in the amount $191,177.23 at

the Newfield Site and $108,046.73 at the

Cambridge Site). The Settlement

Agreement also resolves the United

States’ claims for natural resource

damages at the Sites. Shieldalloy will

remediate wetlands present on the

Newfield Site and create approximately

10 acres of wetlands in and around the

Newfield Site. Shieldalloy will enhance,

restore and/or preserve approximately

40 to 45 acres of wetlands in the vicinity

of the Cambridge Site. The United States

will also receive, on behalf of DOI, an

allowed administrative claim in the

amount of $4,714.67 for post-petition