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’511 and ’880 patents. According to the 

complaint for enforcement, the 

imported items are digital datasets, 

which are used to manufacture dental 

appliances. The notice of institution of 

an enforcement proceeding noted the 

threshold issue of whether the accused 

digital datasets are within the scope of 

the consent order sought to be enforced, 

and indicated that the ALJ may wish to 

consider this issue at an early date. 

On November 28, 2012, the ALJ 

issued Order No. 57, addressing 

whether the accused digital datasets are 

articles within the meaning of the 

consent order. On December 21, 2012, 

the Commission issued a notice 

recognizing that Order No. 57 is an ID 

provided for in the notice of institution 

of an enforcement proceeding and that 

the deadline for determining whether to 

review the ID is January 14, 2013. 

On December 6, 2012, respondents 

filed a petition for review of the ID. On 

December 13, 2012, complainant and 

the Commission investigative attorney 

filed responses. 

Having examined the petitions for 

review, the responses thereto, and the 

relevant portions of the record, the 

Commission has determined to review 

and reverse the subject ID because the 

subject consent order did not contain an 

express provision prohibiting the 

electronic transmission of data. The 

Commission’s determination is 

dispositive of complainant’ s claims, 

and as such, the Commission terminates 

the enforcement proceeding with a 

finding of no violation of the consent 

order. An opinion will follow. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part 

210 of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 

210). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 4, 2013. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Acting Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00313 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–13–001] 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: January 15, 2013 at 11:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes 

3. Ratification List 

4. Vote in Inv. No. 731–TA–739 (Third 

Review)(Clad Steel Plate from 

Japan). The Commission is 

currently scheduled to transmit its 

determination and Commissioners’ 

opinions to the Secretary of 

Commerce on or before January 28, 

2013. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: None. 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 8, 2013. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00418 Filed 1–8–13; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–13–002] 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: January 16, 2013 at 11:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes 

3. Ratification List 

4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–487 and 

731–TA–1198 (Final)(Steel Wire 

Garment Hangers from Vietnam). 

The Commission is currently 

scheduled to transmit its 

determinations and Commissioners’ 

opinions to the Secretary of 

Commerce on or before January 28, 

2013. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: None. 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

Issued: January 8, 2013. 

By order of the Commission. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00426 Filed 1–8–13; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–13–003] 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: January 18, 2013 at 11:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes 

3. Ratification List 

4. Vote in Inv. Nos. 701–TA–486 and 

731-TA–1195–1196 (Final)(Utility 

Scale Wind Towers from China and 

Vietnam). The Commission is 

currently scheduled to transmit its 

determinations and 

Commissioners’’ opinions to the 

Secretary of Commerce on or before 

January 30, 2013. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: None. 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

Issued: January 8, 2013. 

By order of the Commission. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00477 Filed 1–8–13; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent 

Decree 

In accordance with Departmental 

Policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States v. DMH Partners North, 

LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 12-cv-3203 

(RHK/LIB), was lodged with the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Minnesota on January 2, 2013. 

This proposed Consent Decree 

concerns a complaint filed by the 

United States against DMH Partners 

North, LLC, Patrick T. Christiansen, 


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Michael J. Christiansen, and Donald 

Huber, pursuant to sections 301 and 404 

of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 

and 1344, to obtain injunctive relief and 

impose civil penalties against the 

Defendants for violating the Clean Water 

Act by discharging pollutants into 

waters of the United States without 

complying with the terms and 

conditions of a permit issued under 

section 404 of the Clean Water Act, 33 

U.S.C. 1344, and for failing to comply 

with a compliance order regarding the 

permit violations. The proposed 

Consent Decree resolves these 

allegations by requiring Defendant DMH 

Partners North, LLC to perform 

mitigation and pay a civil penalty. 

The Department of Justice will accept 

written comments relating to this 

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) 

days from the date of publication of this 

Notice. Please address comments to 

Assistant United States Attorney Ann 

M. Bildtsen, United States Attorney’s 

Office, 600 United States Courthouse, 

300 South Fourth Street, Minneapolis, 

MN 55415 and refer to United States v. 

DMH Partners North, LLC, et al., DJ #90– 

5–1–1–1904. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United 

States District Court for the District of 

Minnesota, 300 South Fourth Street, 

Minneapolis, MN 55415. In addition, 

the proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined electronically at http:// 

www.justice.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. 

Cherie L. Rogers, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Defense Section, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00284 Filed 1–9–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Methodology for Selecting Job Corps 

Centers for Closure; Comments 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of Job Corps, 

Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

requests public comment on the 

methodology for selecting Job Corps 

centers for closure, outlined in this 

notice. 

DATES: Comments are requested 

February 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Address comments to the 

National Director, Office of Job Corps, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room N4459, 

Washington, DC 20210. Please note mail 

may be delayed because of security 

procedures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

National Director, Office of Job Corps, 

ETA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room N– 

4459, Washington, DC 20210; 

Telephone (202) 693–3000 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing or speech impairments may 

access the telephone number above via 

TTY by calling the toll-free Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–877– 

889–5627 (TTY/TDD). 

Background: Established in 1964, the 

Job Corps program is a national program 

administered by the Department of 

Labor (DOL or we), Employment and 

Training Administration (ETA). It is the 

nation’s largest federally-funded, 

primarily residential training program 

for at-risk youth, ages 16–24. With 125 

centers in 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the 

District of Columbia, Job Corps provides 

economically disadvantaged youth with 

the academic, career technical, and 

employability skills to enter the 

workforce, enroll in post-secondary 

education, or enlist in the military. 

Serving approximately 60,000 

participants each year, Job Corps 

emphasizes the attainment of academic 

credentials, including a high school 

diploma (HSD) or general educational 

development (GED), and career 

technical training credentials, including 

industry-recognized credentials, state 

licensures, and pre-apprenticeship 

credentials. 

Large and small businesses, nonprofit 

organizations, and Native American 

tribes manage and operate 97 of the Job 

Corps centers through contractual 

agreements with the Department of 

Labor following competitive 

procurement, while 28 centers are 

operated through an interagency 

agreement with the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA). Job Corps also 

contracts with firms and companies, 

usually small businesses, through 

competitive procurements, to recruit 

new students for the program and place 

graduates and former enrollees into 

meaningful jobs, education programs, 

the military, or apprenticeship training. 

Job Corps also receives annual 

Construction, Rehabilitation, and 

Acquisition (CRA) funding to build, 

maintain, expand, or upgrade new and 

existing facilities at all 125 centers. 

Pursuing Program Reform 

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, we began an 

ambitious reform agenda aimed at 

improving the performance of Job Corps 

centers nationwide. This included 

setting higher standards for all centers, 

identifying historically underperforming 

centers, and implementing appropriate 

corrective action. 

As part of this reform process, Job 

Corps continues to undergo a rigorous 

and comprehensive review of its 

operations and management to identify 

changes that can be made to improve 

the program’s effectiveness and 

efficiency. Job Corps has implemented a 

National Certification Initiative to 

strengthen and align existing career 

technical training programs to technical 

standards established by industries or 

trade organizations, which enables 

students to graduate with industryrecognized credentials. These 

credentials provide for long-term 

attachment to the workforce and 

economic mobility as Job Corps 

graduates advance through their careers. 

They also ensure that program graduates 

have gained the skills and knowledge 

necessary to compete in today’s 

workforce. Job Corps has also expanded 

academic opportunities for students 

with the introduction of evening 

educational programs, as well as 

community college partnerships and 

expanded high school diploma options. 

Current budgetary constraints make it 

even more critical to ensure the 

program’s resources are deployed in a 

way that maximizes results to students 

and taxpayers. 

Job Corps has intensified and 

reinforced federal oversight of 

operations and performance outcomes 

for all centers. Federal program 

managers supervise centers through 

monitoring visits, desk audits, and 

Contractor Performance Assessment 

Reports during each contractor’s 

performance period. Job Corps regional 

offices also conduct the Regional Office 

Center Assessments. Through these 

oversight activities, Job Corps federal 

program managers develop Performance 

Improvement Plans (PIPs) for entire 

centers that need improvement, or 

Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) to 

address specific aspects of operations, 

such as career technical training. Both 

PIPs and CAPs are used for continued 

monitoring and implemented for USDA 

and contract centers respectively. These 

oversight actions have strengthened 

collaboration between Job Corps, 

contractors, and the USDA to rectify 

deficiencies, and improve policy 

compliance and performance outcomes. 

While the majority of centers meet 

program standards, some centers are 

chronically low-performing and have 

remained in the bottom cohort of center 

performance rankings for multiple years 

despite extensive DOL interventions 

including corrective measures. Given 

the resource intensiveness of the Job 


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