Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 41 / Monday, March 3, 1997 / Notices 9451

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States v. AlliedSignal, Inc., DOJ Ref. #90–11–3–1149.

Commenters may request a public

hearing in the affected area, pursuant to

Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 6973(d).

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, Central District of

California, Federal Building, Room

7516, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Los

Angeles, California 90012; the Region IX

Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 75 Hawthorne Street, San

Francisco, California 94105; and at the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 ‘‘G’’

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, (202) 624–0892. A copy of

the proposed consent decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 ‘‘G’’

Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005. In requesting a copy, please

refer to the referenced case and enclose

a check in the amount of $23.00 (25

cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel Gross

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–5154 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and

the Rivers and Harbors Act

In accordance with Departmental

Policy, 28 CFR § 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a consent decree in United

States of America v. Fina Oil and

Chemical Company, Belaire Consulting

Inc., Grace Drilling Company, Brown

Water Marine Service, Inc., and Loyd W.

Richardson Construction Corporation,

No. H–93–0691 (S.D. Tex.) and United

States of America v. Fina Oil and

Chemical Company, No. H–93–4012

(S.D. Tex.), was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Southern

District of Texas on February 20, 1997.

The proposed consent decree would

resolve the United States allegations in

these two enforcement actions: (1) that

the Defendants have violated Section

301(a) of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’),

33 U.S.C. § 1311(a), and Section 10 of

the Rivers and Harbors Act (‘‘RHA’’), 33

U.S.C. § 403, by propwashing and

otherwise damaging approximately 37.5

acres of seagrass habitat in the Laguna

Madre near Corpus Christi, Texas; and

(2) that Fina has violated Section 10 of

the RHA, 33 U.S.C. § 403, by continuing

to maintain a wellhead and associated

structures in the Laguna Madre after

Fina’s permit to do so was revoked by

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The proposed consent decree would:

(1) require Fina to restore the 37 acres

of seagrass meadows damaged during

the installation of the wellhead, (2)

require Fina to create an additional 37

acres of seagrass meadows to mitigate

for the past lost ecological value of the

damaged seagrass meadows, (3) require

the non-Fina Defendants to contribute

towards the cost of the restoration and

mitigation projects, and (4) require the

Defendants to pay civil penalties

totaling $2.28 million. As part of this

settlement, the Corps’ revocation of

Fina’s RHA permit would be vacated,

and compliance with that permit would

be enforceable under this Consent

Decree.

The Department of Justice will accept

written comments relating to the

proposed consent decree for thirty (30)

days from the date of publication of this

notice. Comments should be addressed

to the Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

Attention: Scott J. Jordan,

Environmental Defense Section, P.O.

Box 23986, Washington, DC 20026–

3986, and should refer to United States

v. Fina Oil and Chemical Company, DJ

Reference No. 90–5–1–6–486.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at either the Clerk’s Office,

United States District Court, Southern

District of Texas, 515 Rusk Street,

Houston, Texas 77002, or at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, NW., 4th

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Requests

for a copy of the consent decree may be

mailed to the Consent Decree Library at

the above address, and must include a

check in the amount of $12.75.

Letitia J. Grishaw,

Chief, Environmental Defense Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division,

U.S. Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–5152 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

Consent Decree in United States of

America v. David Bowen Wallace, et al.,

Civil Action No. 3–93CV0838–P

(consolidated with No. C:93–CV–0841–

G) among the United States, the State of

Texas, CTU of Delaware, Inc. (‘‘CTU’’),

and the United Technologies

Corporation (‘‘UTC’’) was lodged on

February 18, 1997, with the United

States District Court for the Northern

District of Texas, Dallas Division.

On April 30, 1992, the United States

and the State of Texas filed Complaints

under Section 107 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation, and Liability

Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9607, as

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’) against more

than seventy defendants, including CTU

and UTC, for reimbursement of response

costs incurred and to be incurred by the

United States and the State of Texas for

response actions related to the release or

threatened release of hazardous

substances at the Bio-Ecology

Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) in Grand

Prairie, Texas. The remediation of the

Site was successfully completed in

April 1993.

Under the proposed Consent Decree,

CTU and UTC have agreed to pay the

EPA Hazardous Substances Superfund

$1,600,000 or 14% of the $11,201,300 in

response costs incurred at the Site. The

Consent Decree resolves the liability of

CTU and UTC subject to the

reservations of rights set forth in the

Consent Decree. As part of the Consent

Decree, CTU and UTC have agreed to

dismiss any remaining counterclaims

against the United States, including

those against EPA. When the payment

by CTU and UTC is combined with the

payments already received from

previous settlement agreements, the

United States will have recovered

$10,642,842 or 95% of the total

response costs at the Site.

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 for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division, Department

of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20530, and

should refer to United States of America

v. David Bowen Wallace et al., DOJ No.

90–11–3–204A.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, United States

Courthouse, 1100 Commerce Street,

Room 16G28, Dallas, Texas 75242; the

Region VI Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue,

Dallas, Texas 75202; and at the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005, (202)

624–0892. A copy of the proposed

Consent Decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In

requesting a copy please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in
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the amount of $7.00 (25 cents per page),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–5153 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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[F.C.S.C. Meeting Notice No. 4–97]

Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, Sunshine Act Meeting

The Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, pursuant to its regulations

(45 CFR Part 504) and the Government

in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b),

hereby gives notice in regard to the

scheduling of meetings and oral

hearings for the transaction of

Commission business and other matters

specified, as follows:

Date and Time: Monday, March 10,

1997, 11:00 a.m.

Subject Matter: Consideration of

Proposed Decisions on claims against

Albania.

Status: Open

Subject matter not disposed of at the

scheduled meeting may be carried over

to the agenda of the following meeting.

All meetings are held at the Foreign

claims Settlement Commission, 600 E

Street, NW., Washington, DC. Requests

for information, or advance notices of

intention to observe an open meeting,

may be directed to: Administrative

Officer, Foreign Claims Settlement

Commission, 600 E Street, NW., Room

6029, Washington, DC 20579.

Telephone: (202) 616–6988.

Dated at Washington, DC, February 25,

1997.

Judith H. Lock,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5226 Filed 2–26–97; 8:45 am]

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Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Extension of existing collection;

Affidavit of support.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

‘‘sixty days’’ from May 2, 1997.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) 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:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Affidavit of Support.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–134. Office of

Examinations, Adjudications,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

Households. The information collected

is used to determine whether the

applicant for benefit will become a

public charge if admitted to the United

States.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 44,000 responses at 20 minutes

(.333) per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 14,652 annual burden hours.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–616–7600,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW, Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: February 24, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–5109 Filed 2–28–97; 8:45 am]

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Request OMB emergency

approval; Application for asylum and

withholding of removal.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request (ICR) utilizing

emergency review procedures, to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The information

collection was previously published in

the Federal Register on February 11,

1997 at 62 FR 6270, allowing for a 60-

day public comment period. The INS

cannot wait for the 60-day comment

period to close since the effective date

for implementation of the revised Form

I–589 is April 1, 1997. No comment

have been received by the Immigration

and Naturalization Service. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. OMB

approval has been requested by March

7, 1997. If granted, the emergency

approval is only valid for 180 days. A

copy of this ICR, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Immigration and

Naturalization Service, Director, Policy

Directives and Instructions Branch,

Richard Sloan (202–616–7600).

Comments and questions about the

ICR listed below should be forwarded to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Ms. Debra Bond,

202–395–7316, Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Room 10235, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503.