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(3) The agency form number, if any,

and applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Procurement Solicitation Documents,

Justice Management Division,

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Commercial

organizations and individuals who

voluntarily submit offers and bids to

compete for contract awards to provide

supplies and services required by the

Government. All work statements and

pricing data are required to evaluate the

contractors bid or proposal.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time for

an average respondent to respond: 7,462

respondents, 20 hours average response

time..

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with this

collection: 149,240 hours annually..

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Justice Management Division,

Suite 1220, National Place Building,

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20530.

Dated: September 27, 2000.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, Department of

Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–25343 Filed 10–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–26–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Clean Air Act

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7,

notice is hereby given that on

September 12, 2000, a proposed Consent

Decree (‘‘Decree’’) in United States v.

Northwestern Steel and Wire Company,

Civil Action No. 00 C 3700 was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Northern District of Illinois.

In this action the United States sought

injunctive relief and civil penalties for

alleged violations of the Clean Air Act,

42 U.S.C. § 741 et seq., and applicable

regulations thereunder, including

provisions of the Illinois State

Implementation Plan (‘‘SIP’’) and New

Source Performance Standards

applicable to Northwestern Steel and

Wire Company’s (‘‘NWSW’s’’) electric

arc furnaces (‘‘EAFs’’) in Sterling,

Illinois. The proposed Decree requires

NWSW to achieve, demonstrate and

maintain compliance with the Clean AIr

Act and applicable regulations. The

Decree prohibits NWSW from operating

its EAF No. after August 15, 2000 unless

NWSW installs pollution capture and

control equipment meeting

requirements for a new source and

obtains applicable construction or

operating permits from the Illinois

Environmental Protection Agency. In

addition, the Decree requires NWSW to

complete emissions testing of EAF No.

8, where NWSW has substantially

upgraded the EAF and associated air

pollution controls, and to submit the

results of this testing to U.S. EPA by

January 1, 2001. The Decree also

requires NWSW to comply at all times

with SIP particulate and opacity

requirements at EAF No. 7, except as

authorized in applicable permits for the

facility. Finally, the proposed Decree

provides for payment of a civil penalty

in the amount of $434,460 and for

implementation of three Supplemental

Environmental Projects (‘‘SEPs’’),

including a road paving project,

installation of a new baghouse dust

transfer system and installation of a new

electrolytic macroetching machine

intended to reduce emissions of

particulate matter and hydrochloric acid

vapors at the facility.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of the publication comments

relating to the proposed Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, P.O. Box 7611, U.S.

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. Northwestern Steel and Wire

Company, Civil Action No. 00 C 3700,

D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–2173.

The proposed Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 219 South Dearborn

Street, Chicago, IL 60604, and at U.S.

EPA Region 5, Office of Regional

Counsel, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, IL 60604. A copy of the

proposed Decree may also be obtained

by mail from the Consent Decree

Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department

of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $7.00 (25 cents

per page reproduction costs) payable to

to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Principal Deputy Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–25302 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on August

4, 2000 a proposed partial consent

decree in the action entitled United

States v. Woodward Metal Processing,

Corp. et al., Civil Action No. 98–2736

(JWB/GDH), was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of

New Jersey.

In this action, the United States

sought the recovery of response costs

incurred in connection with a removal

action at the Woodard Metal Processing

Corporation Site, located at 125

Woodward Street, Jersey City, New

Jersey (‘‘Site’’), pursuant to Section 107

of the Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. § 9607. The

proposed consent decree, if entered by

the Court, would resolve the claims of

the United States against Defendant

Muriel Rosenberg Fierman (‘‘Settling

Defendant’’). Under the proposed

consent decree, Settling Defendant

would pay the United States $100,000

in five annual installments of $20,000

each, plus interest. That amount,

together with the response costs already

recovered by the United States in

settlements with other parties, equals

approximately $1,957.400 of

approximately $2,364,500 in total

response costs incurred by the United

States in connection with the Site.

The U.S. Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of publication of this

Notice, comments relating to the

proposed consent decree. Any

comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General for the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C. 20044–

7611, and should reference the

following case name and number:

United States v. Woodward Metal

Processing Corp., et al., DJ # 90–11–2–

1299/1.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the offices of EPA Region

II, located at 290 Broadway, New York,

New York. A copy of the proposed

consent decree may also be obtained by

mail from the Consent Decree Library,

P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of

Justice, Washington, D.C. 20044–7611.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $7.25 (25 cents