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are currently waived. 85 FR 15798 (Mar. 

19, 2020). Submissions should refer to 

the investigation number (‘‘Inv. No. 

337–TA–1259’’) in a prominent place on 

the cover page and/or the first page. (See 

Handbook for Electronic Filing 

Procedures, https://www.usitc.gov/ 

documents/handbook_on_filing_

procedures.pdf.). Persons with 

questions regarding filing should 

contact the Secretary (202–205–2000). 

Any person desiring to submit a 

document to the Commission in 

confidence must request confidential 

treatment by marking each document 

with a header indicating that the 

document contains confidential 

information. This marking will be 

deemed to satisfy the request procedure 

set forth in Rules 201.6(b) and 

210.5(e)(2) (19 CFR 201.6(b) & 

210.5(e)(2)). Documents for which 

confidential treatment by the 

Commission is properly sought will be 

treated accordingly. Any non-party 

wishing to submit comments containing 

confidential information must serve 

those comments on the parties to the 

investigation pursuant to the applicable 

Administrative Protective Order. A 

redacted non-confidential version of the 

document must also be filed 

simultaneously with any confidential 

filing and must be served in accordance 

with Commission Rule 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A) 

(19 CFR 210.4(f)(7)(ii)(A)). All 

information, including confidential 

business information and documents for 

which confidential treatment is properly 

sought, submitted to the Commission for 

purposes of this investigation may be 

disclosed to and used: (i) By the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 

internal investigations, audits, reviews, 

and evaluations relating to the 

programs, personnel, and operations of 

the Commission including under 5 

U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 

government employees and contract 

personnel, solely for cybersecurity 

purposes. All contract personnel will 

sign appropriate nondisclosure 

agreements. All nonconfidential written 

submissions will be available for public 

inspection on EDIS. 

This action is taken under the 

authority of 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: March 16, 2022 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05952 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act and 

the Clean Water Act 

On March 16, 2022, the Department of 

Justice lodged a proposed Consent 

Decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the United 

States District Court for the District of 

Alaska in the lawsuit entitled United 

States v. North Slope Borough, Civil 

Action No. 3:22–cv–00059–JWS. 

The proposed Decree will resolve 

alleged violations of the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act arising 

from North Slope Borough’s (‘‘NSB’’) 

solid and hazardous waste management 

practices, as well as alleged violations of 

the Clean Water Act, including failure to 

implement Spill Prevention Control and 

Countermeasure (‘‘SPCC’’) plans at 70 

facilities and two unauthorized 

discharges. Under the terms of the 

Decree, NSB will close all unpermitted 

hazardous waste storage facilities; 

minimize generation and ensure proper 

tracking and management of solid and 

hazardous waste; build or retrofit a 

permitted hazardous waste storage 

facility; revise its SPCC plans; install 

adequate secondary containment around 

oil storage containers; and develop an 

integrity testing program for oil storage 

containers. NSB will pay a civil penalty 

of $6.5 million, and a third-party 

auditor will monitor its compliance 

with the terms of the Decree. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

Decree. Comments should be addressed 

to the Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and should refer to United 

States v. North Slope Borough, D.J. Ref. 

No. 90–5–1–1–12099. 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. 

During the public comment period, 

the 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 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 $26.00 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. 

Susan M. Akers, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–06003 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 

Act 

On March 16, 2022, the Department of 

Justice lodged a proposed Consent 

Decree with the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of Ohio 

in the lawsuit entitled United States v. 

Austin Powder Co., Civil Action No. 

2:22–cv–1645. 

The United States’ Complaint in this 

matter alleges violations of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA) at Austin Powder’s 

Red Diamond Plant explosives 

manufacturing facility in McArthur, 

Ohio. The alleged CWA violations 

include hundreds of exceedances of the 

effluent limits in Austin Powder’s 

NPDES Permit. Under the proposed 

Consent Decree, Austin Powder would 

pay a $2.3 million civil penalty and 

improve two of its wastewater treatment 

plants, including implementing 

comprehensive operation and 

maintenance plans designed to bring the 

company into compliance with its 

NPDES Permit and ensure future 

compliance. 

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 v. Austin Powder Co., D.J. 

Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–12117. 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: 


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