75308 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 232 / Friday, December 1, 2000 / Notices

Center, Meeting Street at Broad,

Charleston, S.C. 29401.

Joseph P. Griffith, Jr.,

Assistant United States Attorney, United

States Attorneys Office, Charleston, South

Carolina.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water

Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on November 13, 2000, a

proposed Consent Decree (‘‘the Decree’’)

in United States v. Russell Wilkey, Civil

Action No. 4:97 CV–239–M, was lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Western District of Kentucky.

The Defendent was the owner and

operator of four underground injection

wells located in Daviess County,

Kentucky. The Complaint filed by the

United States alleged that Defendent

violated the Safe Drinking Water Act

(‘‘the SDWA’’), an Administrative Order

on Consent (‘‘AOC’’) issued by the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency to Dependent under the SDWA,

and regulations contained in the

Underground Injection Control (‘‘UIC’’)

program for Kentucky in his operation

of those injection wells. The Decree will

resolve all of the United States’ claims

against the Dependent. Dependent has

agreed to pay the United States a civil

penalty of $20,000 for the violations.

Dependent has already plugged and

abandoned all of the injection wells.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Decree. Comments should

be addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General, Environmental and Natural

Resources Division, U.S. Department of

Justice, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, D.C.

20044–7611, and should refer to United

States v. Russell Wilkey, DOJ No. 90–5–

1–1–4487.

The Decree may be examined at the

Office of the United States Attorney for

the Western District of Kentucky, 510

W. Broadway, 10th Fl., Louisville,

Kentucky, and also at the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency,

Region 4, Environmental Accountability

Division, 61 Forsyth Street, S.W.,

Atlanta, Georgia.

A copy of the 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 of the

Decree, please enclose a check in the

amount of $3.25 (25 cents per page

reproduction cost), made payable to the

‘‘Consent Decree Library.’’

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment & Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

[AAG/A Order No. 209–2000]

Privacy Act of 1974; System of

Records

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5

U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that

the Department of Justice proposes to

establish a new system of records to be

maintained by the 94 United States

Attorneys’ offices nationwide and the

Executive Office for United States

Attorneys (EOUSA) in Washington, D.C.

The United States Attorneys’ Office,

Giglio Information Files, JUSTICE/USA

018, is a new system of records for

which no public notice consistent with

the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552(e)(4) and

(11) has been published. This system

has been established to enable the

United States Attorneys’ offices to

maintain and disclose records of

potential impeachment information

received from the Department’s

investigative agencies, in accordance

with the United States Supreme Court

case of Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S.

150 (1972). It permits the United States

Attorneys’ offices to acquire, maintain,

and disclose for law enforcement

purposes, records obtained from federal

and state agencies’ personnel records

relating to impeachment information

that is material to the defense.

Title 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (11)

provide that the public be given a 30-

day period in which to comment on the

proposed new system. The Office of

Management and Budget (OMB), which

has oversight responsibilities under the

Act, requires a 40-day period in which

to conclude its review of the system.

Therefore, please submit any comments

by January 2, 2001. The public, OMB,

and the Congress are invited to submit

written comments to Mary Cahill,

Management Analyst, Management and

Planning Staff, Justice Management

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530 (Room 1400,

National Place Building).

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r),

the Department has provided a report to

OMB and the Congress on the proposed

modification.

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Stephen R. Colgate,

Assistant Attorney General for

Administration.

JUSTICE/USA–018

SYSTEM NAME:

United States Attorney’s Office, Giglio

Information Files.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Ninety-four United States Attorney’s

offices (see Appendix identified as

Justice/USA–999, last published 2–3–93

(58 FR 6983)) and offices posted on the

Internet web site of the Executive Office

for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) at

http://www.usdoj.gov/eousa; and the

EOUSA, U.S. Department of Justice, 950

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20530.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Individuals who may serve as affiants

or testify as witnesses in criminal

proceedings brought by the ninety-four

United States Attorneys’ offices.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

This system contains potential

witness impeachment information

including records of disciplinary

actions. Records will include, but are

not limited to: (a) Specific instances of

witness conduct that may be used for

the purpose of attacking the witness’

credibility or character for truthfulness;

(b) evidence in the form of opinion as

to a witness’ character or reputation for

truthfulness; (c) prior inconsistent

statements; and (d) information that

may be used to suggest that a witness is

biased. The system may also contain

any judicial rulings, related pleadings,

correspondence, or memoranda

pertaining to the relevant criminal case.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:

This system is established and

maintained under the authority of 5

U.S.C. 516 and 547.

PURPOSE OF THE SYSTEM:

This system has been established to

enable the Department of Justice’s

prosecuting offices to maintain and

disclose records of potential

impeachment information from the

Department’s investigative agencies, in

accordance with Giglio v. United States,

405 U.S. 150 (1972).

It permits the United States Attorneys’

offices to obtain information from

federal and state agencies and to

maintain and disclose for law

enforcement purposes records of

impeachment information that is

material to the defense of federal

criminal prosecutions.