9386 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 34 / Friday, February 18, 2022 / Notices 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: February 15, 2022. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03578 Filed 2–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 

Act, Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act, and 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act 

On February 14, 2022, the Department 

of Justice lodged a proposed Consent 

Decree with the United States District 

Court for the Northern District of 

Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United 

States and the State of Indiana v. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC and 

Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Case No. 22– 

CV–26 (N.D. Ind.). 

The Complaint seeks civil penalties, 

injunctive relief, and recovery of 

response costs relating to a steel 

manufacturing and finishing facility in 

Burns Harbor, Indiana (‘‘Facility’’) 

owned and operated by Cleveland-Cliffs 

Burns Harbor LLC and its corporate 

parent Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC 

(collectively, ‘‘Cleveland-Cliffs’’). The 

Complaint alleges that Cleveland-Cliffs 

exceeded discharge pollution limits for 

cyanide and ammonia, including during 

an August 2019 spill; failed to properly 

report those cyanide and ammonia 

releases under the Emergency Planning 

and Community Right-to-Know Act, and 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act; and violated other Clean Water Act 

and permit terms. Under the Consent 

Decree, Cleveland-Cliffs would be 

required to take a number of measures 

to come into compliance with the law. 

In particular, the proposed Consent 

Decree requires the operation of 

ammonia and cyanide treatment 

systems; measures to improve pollution 

control system reliability; specific 

procedures for preventing violations 

during another Facility incident, 

including the diversion of wastewater to 

a retention pond, treatment of 

wastewater, and prompt shutdown of 

the Facility processes; improvements to 

Cleveland-Cliffs’ sampling and lab 

analysis; and public notification in the 

event of certain exceedances. 

Defendants are also required to 

complete two EnvironmentallyBeneficial Projects, to be administered 

by the state of Indiana: (1) The donation 

of 127 acres of land abutting the Indiana 

Dunes National Park to a qualified land 

trust organization for permanent 

conservation protection; and (2) a water 

sampling project to monitor and report 

on water quality at four locations in the 

East Branch of the Little Calumet River 

and Lake Michigan. Finally, the 

proposed Consent Decree would require 

payment of a civil penalty of $3 million, 

split evenly between the United States 

and Indiana, and reimbursement of the 

governments’ response costs in 

responding to the August 2019 spill. 

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 State of Indiana 

v. Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC 

and Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, D.J. Ref. 

No. 90–5–1–1–12268. All comments 

must be submitted no later than 30 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. 

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. 

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 $15.25 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. 

Patricia McKenna, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03497 Filed 2–17–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

Variance Regulations 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting this Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA)-sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are 

invited. 

DATES: The OMB will consider all 

written comments that the agency 

receives on or before March 21, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are invited on: (1) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) if the 

information will be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of the burden and 

cost of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (4) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nora Hernandez by telephone at 202– 

693–8633, or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

6(b)6(A), 6(b)6(B), 6(b)6(C), 6(d), and 16 

of the OSH Act, and 29 CFR 1905.10, 

1905.11, and 1905.12, specify the 

procedures that employers must follow 

to apply for a variance from the 

requirements of an OSHA standard. 

OSHA uses the information collected 

under these procedures to: (1) Evaluate 

the employer’s claim that the alternative 

means of compliance would provide 


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