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(4) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations will not participate as a 

party in this investigation. 

Responses to the complaint and the 

notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondents in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as 

amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 

2020), such responses will be 

considered by the Commission if 

received not later than 20 days after the 

date of service by the complainant of the 

complaint and the notice of 

investigation. Extensions of time for 

submitting responses to the complaint 

and the notice of investigation will not 

be granted unless good cause therefor is 

shown. 

Failure of a/respondent to file a 

timely response to each allegation in the 

complaint and in this notice may be 

deemed to constitute a waiver of the 

right to appear and contest the 

allegations of the complaint and this 

notice, and to authorize the 

administrative law judge and the 

Commission, without further notice to 

the respondent, to find the facts to be as 

alleged in the complaint and this notice 

and to enter an initial determination 

and a final determination containing 

such findings, and may result in the 

issuance of an exclusion order or a cease 

and desist order or both directed against 

the respondent. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: September 5, 2024. 

Sharon Bellamy, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20417 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–1395] 

Certain Aerosol Fire Extinguishing 

Technology, Components Thereof, and 

Products Containing Same; Notice of a 

Commission Determination Not To 

Review an Initial Determination 

Granting a Motion To Terminate the 

Investigation Based on Withdrawal of 

the Complaint; Termination of the 

Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined not to 

review the presiding administrative law 

judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determination 

(‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 18) granting an 

unopposed motion to terminate the 

investigation based on withdrawal of 

the complaint. The investigation is 

terminated in its entirety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathy Chen, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202– 

205–2392. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help 

accessing EDIS, please email 

EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted this investigation 

on April 1, 2024, based on a complaint 

filed on behalf of Nano Fire LLC and 

Defender Safety, LLC, both of Plainview, 

New York (collectively, 

‘‘Complainants’’). 89 FR 22454 (Apr. 1, 

2024). The complaint, as supplemented, 

alleged violations of section 337 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 

U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

or the sale within the United States after 

importation of certain aerosol fire 

extinguishing technology, components 

thereof, and products containing same 

by reason of the infringement of certain 

claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 8,865,014 and 

9,199,108. Id. The complaint further 

alleged that an industry in the United 

States exists as required by the 

applicable Federal Statute. Id. The 

Commission’s notice of investigation 

named as respondents Halma Plc of the 

United Kingdom; Halma Holdings LLC 

of Summit, New Jersey; and FirePro 

Systems, Ltd. of Cyprus (collectively, 

‘‘FirePro’’); and Hochicki America 

Corporation of Buena Park, California. 

Id. at 22455. The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations was also named a party in 

this investigation but later withdrew its 

participation. See id.; Commission 

Investigative Staff’s Notice of NonParticipation (May 17, 2024). 

On July 15, 2024, Complainants filed 

a motion to terminate the investigation 

based on withdrawal of the complaint. 

No party opposed the motion although 

FirePro filed a response asserting that 

Complainants wasted administrative 

resources by not conducting an 

adequate pre-filing investigation. See ID 

at 1–2. 

On August 7, 2024, the ALJ issued the 

subject ID (Order No. 18) granting 

Complainants’ motion to terminate. The 

ID found that the motion complied with 

Commission Rule 210.21(a)(1), 19 CFR 

210.21(a)(1), and Ground Rule 2. ID at 

2. The ID also found ‘‘no evidence of 

extraordinary circumstances that would 

weigh against granting the Motion.’’ Id. 

No petitions for review were filed. 

The Commission has determined not 

to review the subject ID. The 

investigation is terminated in its 

entirety. 

The Commission vote for this 

determination took place on September 

5, 2024. 

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: September 5, 2024. 

Sharon Bellamy, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20415 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act 

On September 4, 2024, the 

Department of Justice lodged a proposed 

Consent Decree with the United States 

District Court for the District of New 

Jersey in the lawsuit entitled United 

States, et al. v. NL Industries, Inc., et al., 

Civil Action No. 3:24–cv–8946 and NL 

Industries, Inc., et al. v. Old Bridge 

Township, et al., Civil Action No. 13– 

cv–3493 MAS (D. New Jersey). 

The proposed Consent Decree would 

resolve the affirmative claims of the 

United States in United States, et al. v. 

NL Industries, Inc., et al., Civil Action 

No. 3:24–cv–8946, on behalf of the 

United States Environmental Protection 

Agency (‘‘EPA’’), the United States 

Department of the Interior (‘‘DOI’’), and 

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (‘‘NOAA’’); and the 


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State of New Jersey, including New 

Jersey Department of Environmental 

Protection (‘‘NJDEP’’), the 

Commissioner of the New Jersey 

Department of Environmental 

Protection, and the Administrator of the 

New Jersey Spill Compensation Fund 

(collectively, the ‘‘State Plaintiffs’’); and 

the following parties: NL Industries, 

Inc., Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, 

Atlantic Battery Co., Inc., Atlantic 

Richfield Co., Bixon Liquidation Corp., 

C&D Technologies, Inc., Clarios, LLC, 

Crown Battery Manufacturing Co., East 

Penn Manufacturing Co., EnerSys 

Delaware, Inc., E. I. du Pont de Nemours 

and Co., (n/k/a EIDP, Inc.), FMC Corp., 

Gould Electronics Inc., Honeywell 

International, Inc., Joe Krentzman & 

Son, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Rae 

Storage Battery Co., Tiffen Acquisition 

Corp., Tiffen Co., LLC, Rio Tinto 

Minerals Inc., Rio Tinto Metals Limited, 

Rio Tinto plc, Wimco Metals, Inc., and 

Yuasa Battery, Inc., (collectively 

referred to as ‘‘Defendants’’ herein), 

regarding the Raritan Bay Slag 

Superfund Site in Old Bridge Township 

and Borough of Sayreville, New Jersey 

(‘‘Site’’). The Consent Decree will also 

resolve all claims regarding the Site, 

including but not limited to 

contribution claims, between and 

amongst the United States on behalf of 

the General Services Administration 

and the Department of Defense, 

including but not limited to the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, the State and 

Defendants, including those in the 

action NL Industries, Inc. v. Old Bridge 

Township, et al., 13–cv–03493 MAS (D. 

New Jersey). 

Under the Proposed Consent Decree 

$151.1 million will be paid to the 

United States and State Plaintiffs by 

Defendants, as well as settling federal 

and state agencies. From the $151.1 

million, EPA will receive $132.3 million 

as reimbursement for past costs and to 

pay for the remaining cleanup work at 

the Site, and $18.7 million will go 

towards restoration of natural resource 

damages and assessment costs by 

Federal Trustees, NOAA and DOI, and 

State Trustee, NJDEP. In exchange, 

Defendants and settling federal and state 

agencies will receive contribution 

protection and covenants not to sue 

under Sections 106, 107(a) and 113 of 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

9606, 9607(a) and 9613 (‘‘CERCLA’’), 

the Spill Compensation and Control Act 

(the ‘‘Spill Act’’), N.J.S.A. 58:10–23.11 

through –23.24, the Water Pollution 

Control Act (the ‘‘WPCA’’), N.J.S.A. 

58:10A–1 through –20, and the Solid 

Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E– 

1 through –227, for the Site. 

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, et al. v. NL Industries, 

Inc., et. al., Civil Action No. 3:24–cv– 

8946, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11–3–10954 and 

NL Industries, Inc. et al., v. Old Bridge 

Township, et al., Civil Action No. 13– 

cv–3493 MAS (D. New Jersey), D.J. Ref. 

No. 90–11–6–19872. All comments must 

be submitted no later than sixty (60) 

days after the publication date of this 

notice. 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. 

NJDEP, in accordance with N.J.S.A 

58:10–23.11e2 of the Spill Act will also 

publish notice of the proposed Consent 

Decree in the New Jersey Register and 

on NJDEP’s website for a period of 60 

days. Comments that are submitted to 

the Department will be shared with the 

State for consideration and will not 

need to be resubmitted. 

During the public comment period, 

the Consent Decree may be examined 

and downloaded at this Justice 

Department website: https://

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

If you require assistance accessing the 

proposed Consent Decree, you may 

request assistance by email or by mail 

to the addresses provided above for 

submitting comments. 

Eric D. Albert, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20336 Filed 9–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1121–0095] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; 

Reinstatement, With Change, of a 

Previously Approved Collection: 

Census of Public Defender Offices 

AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 

Department of Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Bureau of Justice Statistics, will 

be submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

November 12, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional comments 

especially on the estimated public 

burden or associated response time, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions or 

additional information, please contact 

Ryan Kling, Statistician, Judicial 

Statistics Unit, Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20531 (email: 

Ryan.Kling@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202– 

704–0076). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, 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; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; 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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Reinstatement, with change, of a 

previously approved collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Census of Public Defender Offices 

(CPDO). 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 


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