85654 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 235 / Friday, December 8, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the Clean Air 

Act 

On December 4, 2023, the Department 

of Justice filed a complaint in, and 

simultaneously lodged a proposed Clean 

Air Act Consent Decree with the United 

States District Court for the Eastern 

District of Michigan in the lawsuit 

entitled United States and the Michigan 

Department of Environment, Great 

Lakes, and Energy v. R.J. Torching, Inc., 

Civil Action No. 23–CV–13056. 

Simultaneous with this lodging, the 

United States and the Michigan 

Department of Environment, Great 

Lakes, and Energy (the ‘‘State’’) filed a 

complaint against the Defendant, R.J. 

Torching, Inc. (‘‘Defendant’’). The 

complaint seeks injunctive relief and 

civil penalties for violations of the 

regulations that limit particulate matter 

pollution from Defendant’s torch-cutting 

operations in Flint and (previously) 

Battle Creek, Michigan. The Consent 

Decree requires Defendant to perform 

injunctive relief and pay a $150,000 

penalty. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

consent decree. Comments should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, and should refer to 

United States and the Michigan 

Department of Environment, Great 

Lakes, and Energy v. R.J. Torching, Inc., 

D.J. Ref, No. 90–5–2–1–12118. All 

comments must be submitted no later 

than January 31, 2024. Comments may 

be submitted either by email or by mail: 

To submit 

comments: Send them to: 

By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@

usdoj.gov. 

By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General, 

U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. 

Box 7611, Washington, DC 

20044–7611. 

During the public comment period, 

the Consent Decree may be examined 

and downloaded at this Justice 

Department website: http://

www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 

We will provide a paper copy of the 

Consent Decree upon written request 

and payment of reproduction costs. 

Please mail your request and payment 

to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ— 

ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 

20044–7611. 

Please enclose a check or money order 

for $22.25 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. For a paper copy 

without the exhibits and signature 

pages, the cost is $15.50. 

Patricia McKenna, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Registration and Equal Employment 

Opportunity in Apprenticeship 

Programs 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Registration and Equal 

Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Programs.’’ This 

comment request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by February 

6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden, 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Ayesha Upshur by telephone at 202– 

693–2771 (this is not a toll-free 

number). For persons with a hearing or 

speech disability who need assistance to 

use the telephone system, please dial 

711 to access telecommunications relay 

services. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of 

Apprenticeship, 200 Constitution Ave. 

NW, Room N–5311, Washington, DC 

20210; by email: OA-ICRs@dol.gov; or 

by fax 202–693–3799. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ayesha Upshur by telephone at 202– 

693–2771 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at OA-ICRs@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as 

part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for final 

approval. This program helps to ensure 

requested data can be provided in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements can be properly assessed. 

ETA is requesting an extension to a 

currently approved ICR pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The National 

Apprenticeship Act (NAA) of 1937 (29 

U.S.C. 50) authorizes this information 

collection. If approved, this ICR will 

enable ETA to continue its data 

collection concerning the registration of 

apprenticeship programs and 

apprentices with DOL/ETA’s Office of 

Apprenticeship and recognized State 

Apprenticeship Agencies, properly 

assess the types of sponsors that are 

seeking to register an apprenticeship 

program and the level of growth in 

apprenticeship, collect the data 

necessary to calculate national 

registered apprenticeship program and 

apprentice totals, continue to 

implement the requirements of the 

Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor 

Opportunity Reform (VALOR) Act (Pub. 

L. 115–89) and the Support for Veterans 

in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019 

(Pub. L. 116–134). This ICR will also 

continue to enable ETA to collect data 

from registered apprenticeship programs 

relating to equal employment 

opportunity, and from applicants and/or 

apprentices, who file a discrimination 

complaint. Under the NAA, the 

Secretary of Labor (Secretary) is charged 

with the establishment of labor 

standards designed to safeguard the 

welfare of apprentices and promote 

apprenticeship opportunity. The NAA 

also authorizes the Secretary to ‘‘publish 

information relating to existing and 

proposed labor standards of 

apprenticeship.’’ 

ETA seeks an extension of this ICR 

which includes the following: ETA 

Form 671 (Program Registration and 

Apprenticeship Agreement); ETA Form 

9039 (Complaint Form—Equal 

Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Programs); and the 

information collection instrument 

pertaining to state program and 

apprentice registration (ETA Form 

9186). ETA Forms 671, 9039, and 9186 


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are currently set to expire on June 30, 

2024. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by OMB under the PRA and 

displays a currently valid OMB Control 

Number. In addition, notwithstanding 

any other provisions of law, no person 

shall generally be subject to penalty for 

failing to comply with a collection of 

information that does not display a 

valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments to the contact shown 

in the ADDRESSES section. Comments 

must be written to receive 

consideration, and they will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval of the final ICR. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1205– 

0223. 

Submitted comments will also be a 

matter of public record for this ICR and 

posted on the internet, without 

redaction. DOL encourages commenters 

not to include personally identifiable 

information, confidential business data, 

or other sensitive statements/ 

information in any comments. 

DOL is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• 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). 

Agency: DOL–ETA. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title of Collection: Registration and 

Equal Employment Opportunity in 

Apprenticeship Programs. 

Forms: ETA Form 671, ETA Form 

9039, and ETA Form 9186. 

OMB Control Number: 1205–0223. 

Affected Public: Individuals/ 

households, state/local/tribal 

governments, Federal government, 

private sector (businesses or other forprofits, and, not-for-profit institutions). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

704,577. 

Frequency: Varies. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

1,066,917. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 522,623 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Cost 

Burden: $0. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Laura P. Watson, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Employment 

and Training, Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26920 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act Joint Quarterly Narrative 

Performance Report 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor’s 

(DOL) Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) is soliciting 

comments concerning a proposed 

extension for the authority to conduct 

the information collection request (ICR) 

titled, ‘‘Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act Joint Quarterly 

Narrative Performance Report.’’ This 

comment request is part of continuing 

Departmental efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

written comments received by February 

6, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation, 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden, 

may be obtained free by contacting 

Stephanie Pena by telephone at (202) 

693–3153 (this is not a toll-free 

number), TTY 1–877–889–5627 (this is 

not a toll-free number), or by email at 

Pena.Stephanie.L@dol.gov. 

Submit written comments about, or 

requests for a copy of, this ICR by mail 

or courier to the U.S. Department of 

Labor, Training and Employment 

Administration, Division of Youth 

Services, Room NC–4526, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20210; by email: Pena.Stephanie.L@

dol.gov; or by fax (202) 693–3015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Pena by telephone at (202) 

693–3153 (this is not a toll-free number) 

or by email at Pena.Stephanie.L@

dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOL, as 

part of continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information 

before submitting them to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for final 

approval. This program helps to ensure 

requested data can be provided in the 

desired format, reporting burden (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements can be properly assessed. 

The Workforce Innovation and 

Opportunity Act (WIOA) (29 U.S.C. 

3101) authorizes this information 

collection. This ICR allows ETA’s 

Senior Community Service Employment 

Program (SCSEP) to perform data 

validation on data collected and 

reported to ETA on program activities 

and outcomes; and provides a 

streamlined WIOA Joint Quarterly 

Narrative Performance Report (Joint 

QNR) for several grant programs. DOL 

seeks a revision of this ICR to include 

the following changes: ETA has added 

the Dislocated Worker Demonstration 

grants to the list of grant programs 

which use the Joint QNR; minor edits 

have been made to the Joint QNR for 

streamlining and clarification purposes; 

and for the SCSEP Data Validation, a 

few non-substantive changes were 

made. 

The Joint QNR provides a detailed 

account of program activities, 

accomplishments, and progress toward 

performance outcomes during the 

quarter. It also provides information on 

grant challenges and timeline progress, 

as well as the opportunity to share 

success stories. The continued use of a 

standardized narrative report supports 

WIOA implementation and the goal of 

systems alignment and consistency of 

reporting. This template also helps 

ensure consistent identification of 

technical assistance needs across the 

discretionary grant programs that are 

reporting on WIOA performance 

indicators and contributes to improved 

quality of performance information that 

ETA receives. 


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