66764 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 7, 2000 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Bruce Wadlington, Mid-Pacific Regional

Concessions Manager, Central California

Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation,

7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA

95630; telephone: Folsom (916) 989–

7175, Berryessa (707) 966–2111 ext. 108

(TDD (916) 989–7285).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Lake Berryessa was created as part of

the Solano Project with the completion

of Monticello Dam in 1957. In 1958,

Reclamation and the County of Napa

entered into an agreement for the

County to assume management

responsibilities for the lake. A Public

Use Plan (PUP) was developed by the

National Park Service in 1959 to guide

Reclamation and the County in

development of the recreational

facilities at the lake. In 1975,

Reclamation resumed direct

management of Lake Berryessa as a

result of Title VI of the Reclamation

Development Act of October 27, 1974

(Public Law 93–493), which authorizes

Reclamation to provide for the

protection, use, and enjoyment of the

aesthetic and recreational values at Lake

Berryessa. In 1987 a new planning

process began to develop an updated

management document for the lake. A

Reservoir Area Management Plan

(RAMP) was developed to provide

guidance for Reclamation in

management issues which were not

mentioned in the PUP and to assist

Reclamation in administering the lake

and concession areas. Reclamation

completed a final EIS for the RAMP in

1993.

Presently there are seven (7)

concessionaires authorized by

Reclamation to provide commercial

support services to visitors to Lake

Berryessa. These concession contracts

have been in effect since the late 1950’s.

All the contracts will expire by 2009.

Reclamation also administers two dayuse areas and a public launching

facility, as well as numerous roadside

turnouts and trails. The eastside of the

lake has been designated a State

Wildlife Area and is managed

cooperatively by Reclamation and the

California Department of Fish and

Game.

Visitor Services Plan

The Visitor Services Plan will identify

and develop the requirements, terms,

and conditions for new competitive

concession contracts that will be

developed by the Federal Government.

Some of the issues to be addressed in

the plan include day-use needs, longterm and short-term recreational vehicle

and trailer sites, campground

development, marina development,

consolidation or expansion of

operations, new services development

and construction, retention or removal

of existing facilities, food and beverage

service needs, overnight lodging

facilities, and support for marine based

activities, i.e., fishing (individual and

tournament), swimming, water skiing,

etc.

Public Involvement and Planning

Schedule

The time frame for completion of this

plan is 18 to 24 months. Formal Public

Scoping meetings are scheduled to be

held in May 2001. The draft EIS is

expected to be completed by November

2001. The final EIS is scheduled to be

released in March 2002.

Anyone interested in more

information concerning the plan, or who

has an interest in the future

development of Lake Berryessa as

related to this planning effort or has

suggestions as to significant

environmental issues, should contact

Mr. Bruce Wadlington as provided

above. A web site has been established

to provide additional information

regarding plan progress and public

comment at: http://www.mp.usbr.gov/

berryessa.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Frank Michny,

Regional Environmental Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–28454 Filed 11–06–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

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

collection of information for the

exemption of coal extraction incidental

to the extraction of other minerals at 30

CFR Part 702.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by January 8, 2001, 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

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@smre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, 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

implementing 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 an

information collection that OSM will be

submitting to OMB for extension. This

collection is contained in 30 CFR 702,

Exemption for Coal Extraction

Incidental to the Extraction of Other

Minerals.

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 accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Exemption for Coal Extraction

Incidental to the Extraction of Other

Minerals, 30 CFR Part 702.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0089.

Summary: This part implements the

requirement in Section 701(28) of the

Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA),

which grants an exemption from the

requirements of SMCRA to operators

extracting not more than 162⁄3

percentage tonnage of coal incidental to

the extraction of other minerals. This

information will be used by the

regulatory authorities to make that

determination.

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Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once and

annually thereafter.

Description of Respondents:

Producers of coal and other minerals.

Total Annual Responses: 61.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 513.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–28563 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with the Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Consent Decree in

United States of America and the State

of Louisiana Department of

Environmental Quality v. Acadia Woods

Add. #2 Sewer Co., et al., Defendants,

and Total Environmental Solutions,

Inc., Intervening Defendant, Civil

Action No. 6:98–0687, was lodged on

October 23, 2000, with the United States

District Court for the Western District of

Louisiana, Lafayette-Opelousas

Division. The Consent Decree addresses

relief sought by the United States on

behalf of the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’) under the Clean Water Act

(‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., with

respect to numerous, ongoing, violations

of the CWA and applicable National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

(‘‘NPDES’’) permits at more than 170

package sewage treatment plants

(‘‘STPs’’) in Louisiana owned and

formerly operated by Johnson

Properties, Inc., its numerous

subsidiaries and affiliates, Glenn

Johnson, and Darren K. Johnson

(collectively, the ‘‘Original

Defendants’’).

The Consent Decree has been signed

by Total Environmental Solutions, Inc.,

(‘‘TESI’’), a wholly-owned subsidiary of

South Louisiana Electric Cooperative

Association (‘‘SLECA’’). TESI is a

corporation newly created by SLECA to

purchase all of the assets of the

corporate Original Defendants, and is

not connected with the Original

Defendants. On October 25, 2000, TESI

filed a motion to intervene as a

defendant in the above-captioned action

for the purpose of placing the STPs on

the compliance schedule set forth in the

Consent Decree.

The Original Defendants failed to

comply with a 1998 Consent Decree

requiring them to bring the STPs into

compliance. In March 1999, the District

Court replaced the management of the

corporate Original Defendants with a

receiver. Also in March 1999, the

corporate Original Defendants

commenced a proceeding under Chapter

11 of the Bankruptcy Code, entitled In

re Johnson Properties, No 99–10437, in

the United States Bankruptcy Court for

the Middle District of Louisiana. The

Bankruptcy Court appointed the

receiver as trustee. After a hearing on

plan conformation, the Bankruptcy

Court concluded that sale of the STPs to

a qualified buyer willing to invest in

repairs and capital improvements would

serve to advance the objective of causing

the STPs to comply with the CWA.

Under the confirmed plan of

reorganization, all of the STPs will be

sold to TESI. In the Consent Decree,

TESI agrees to a schedule for performing

repairs and improvements and for

reaching compliance at all of the STPs.

If TESI complies with the Consent

Decree, it will not be liable for penalties

if the STPs exceed permitted effluent

limitations during certain defined

periods.

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, Environment and Natural

Resources Division, United States

Department of Justice, PO Box 7611,

Washington, DC 20044, and should refer

to United States v. Acadia Woods Add.

#2 Sewer Co., DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–

4375.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 800 Lafayette Street,

Lafayette, Louisiana 70501; the Region 6

office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,

Texas 75202. A copy of the proposed

Consent Decree may be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, PO

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy, refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $13.50 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Principal Deputy Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 00–28538 Filed 11–6–00; 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

Pursuant to section 122(d)(2) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(d)(2),

and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby given

that a proposed consent decree

embodying a settlement in United States

v. Akzo Nobel Chemicals, Inc. and CK

Video Corporation, Civil Action No. 00–

0908–RV–M, was lodged on October 10,

2000, with the United States District

Court for the Southern District of

Alabama.

The United States seeks

reimbursement of response costs

incurred by the United States

Environmental Protection Agency

(‘‘EPA’’), pursuant to section 107 of

CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607, in response to

releases of hazardous substances at the

Stauffer Chem (LeMoyne Plant)

Superfund Site (the ‘‘Site’’), which is

located near Mobile, Alabama.

Under the proposed consent decree,

the Settling Parties, Akzo Nobel

Chemical, Inc. and CK Witco

Corporation have agreed to address

groundwater and subsurface soil

contamination on Site in the area

designated by EPA as the Operable Unit

#2 (‘‘OU #2’’). The remedial action

selected from EPA’s Record of Decision

of OU #2 will be the construction,

operation, and maintenance of an in-situ

soil flushing system, which will operate

in tandum with an existing groundwater

treatment system, OU #1. OU #2 will

significantly expand the range of

groundwater and soil remediation of OU

#1 by extending the treated areas of the

Site reached by the treatment system

and enhancing the capture, acceleration

of the migration, and removal of

contaminants. Monitoring and reporting

of the subsurface soil for cyanide and

thiocyanate will continue throughout

the affected areas on an annual basis to

determine if contaminants are moving

into the groundwater in a controlled

manner and are affectively being

captured and treated by the total

groundwater treatment system. The

Settling Parties also agree to reimburse

the Agency for 100% of past and future

response and oversight costs.

The Department will receive, for a

period of thirty (30) days from the date

of this publication, comments relating to

the propose consent decree. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment

and Natural Resources Division, U.S.