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(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 the 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.

Comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time should be directed to the

Office of Attorney Personnel

Management, U.S. Department of

Justice, Attn: P. Vickers, Room 6150,

950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530–0001 (202–514–

8902). If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Paula Vickers, 202–514–8902, Office of

Attorney Personnel Management, U.S.

Department of Justice, Room 6150, 950

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC, 20530–0001.

Overview of This Information

Collection

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Reinstatement, without change, of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application Booklets—Attorney

General’s Honor Program, Summer Law

Intern Program, Law Student Program.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form Number: None. Office

of Attorney Personnel Management,

Justice Management Division, U.S.

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

households. Other: None. This data

collection is the only vehicle for the

Department of Justice (DOJ) to hire

graduating law students. This

application form is submitted

voluntarily, submitted only once a year

by students/judicial law clerks who will

be in this applicant pool only once; and

the information sought only relates to

the hiring criteria established as an

internal matter by DOJ personnel.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 5,700 respondents at 1 hour

per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 5,700 annual hours.

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: January 8, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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BILLING CODE 4410–26–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive,

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

(‘‘CERCLA’’)

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 C.F.R. § 50.7, and Section

122(d)(2) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 9622(d)(2), notice is hereby given that

a proposed consent decree in United

States v. Alpert Iron & Metal Corp. et al.,

Civil Action No. CV–97–AR–0001–S

was lodged on January 2, 1997, with the

United States District Court for the

Northern District of Alabama, Southern

Division. This agreement resolves a

judicial enforcement action brought by

the United States, pursuant to Sections

106(a) and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.

§§ 9606(a) and 9607, against a group of

potentially responsible parties

(‘‘Settlors’’) who by contract, agreement

or otherwise arranged for disposal or

treatment, or arranged with a transporter

for transport for disposal or treatment,

of hazardous substances at the Interstate

Lead Company Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’

or ‘‘ILCO Site’’) in Leeds, Jefferson

County, Alabama. The Consent Decree

also provides a covenant not to sue

under Section 7003(d) of the Resource

Conservation and Recovery Act

(‘‘RCRA’’) 42 U.S.C. § 6973.

The Site is comprised of a former

battery recycling and smelter facility

(‘‘the ILCO facility’’), and several

Satellite Sites where furnace slag was

taken. Furnace slag is a byproduct of the

Site smelting operations. The Satellite

Sites included the adjacent parking lot,

the City of Leeds landfill, and properties

owned by a gas station, a church, a

resident, a restaurant, and a local

business.

Under the consent decree, the Settlors

have agreed to pay $1,823,644 of the

government’s past response costs, and

all future response costs of the

government in excess of $300,000. The

Settlors have also agreed to implement

the Site remedy as set forth in Records

of Decision (‘‘RODs’’) dated September

30, 1991, October 13, 1994, September

25, 1995, and August 27, 1996. The

selected remedy provides for the

excavation of contaminated soils and

sediment, treatment by soil

solidification/stabilization, and disposal

in an appropriate, permitted landfill.

Contaminated groundwater at the ILCO

facility and the City of Leeds landfill

will be pumped and treated.

Groundwater monitoring will be

conducted at the other Satellite Sites,

with annual sediment and biota

monitoring along a nearby creek and

tributary thereto.

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 v. Alpert

Iron & Metal Corp. et al., DOJ Ref #90–

11–2–108D. Commenters may request

an opportunity for a public meeting in

the affected area, in accordance with

Section 7003(d) of RCRA.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 200 Federal Building,

1800 Fifth Avenue North, Birmingham,

AL 35203; the Region 4 office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 100

Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia,

30303; 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 for the

reproduction costs. If you want a copy

of the Consent Decree without

attachments, which attachments include

the RODs, Statement of Work, and list

of Settlors, then the amount of the check

should be $29.25 (117 pages at 25 cents

per page). If you want a copy of the

Consent Decree with the above stated
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attachments, then the amount of the

check should be $106.75 (427 pages at

25 cents per page). The check should be

made payable to the Consent Decree

Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–796 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Amendment to

Modified Consent Decree Pursuant to

the Clean Water Act

In accordance with 28 CFR 50.7,

notice is hereby given that on December

31, 1996, a proposed Amendment to the

Modified Consent Decree in United

States of America v. Lynn Water and

Sewer Commission, et al., Civil Action

No. 76–2184–G, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

District of Massachusetts. The United

States’ complaint sought compliance

with the Clean Water Act. The Modified

Consent Decree, as amended in 1995,

requires the construction of various

projects to reduce combined sewer

overflows from Lynn Water and Sewer

Commission outfalls in accordance with

a specified schedule. The Amendment

to the Modified Consent Decree extends

the deadline for completion of one of

those projects—the Eastern Avenue

Sewer Separation Project, Phase II—

from September 1, 1997 to December 31,

1998.

The Department of Justice will receive

comments relating to the proposed

Amendment to Modified Consent

Decree for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, D.C. 20530, and should

refer to United States v. Lynn Water and

Sewer Commission, et al., D.J. Ref. 90–

5–1–1–545B.

The proposed Amendment to

Modified Consent Decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 1003 John M.

McCormack P.O. & Courthouse, Boston,

Massachusetts 02109 and at the New

England Region office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, One

Congress St., Boston, Massachusetts

02203. The proposed Amendment to

Modified Consent Decree may also be

examined at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G. St., N.W., 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20005, 202–624-0892.

A copy of the proposed Amendment to

Modified Consent Decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G. St.,

N.W., 4th Floor, Washington, D.C.

20005. In requesting a copy, please

enclose a check in the amount of $1.25

(25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the ‘‘Consent Decree

Library.’’

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment & Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–798 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

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 v. Janet

Schusheim, et al., Civil Action No. 97–

0019, was lodged on January 2, 1997

with the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of New York.

Defendant Janet Schusheim was the

former owner of the property

comprising the SMS Instruments, Inc.

Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) in Deer Park,

New York at the time wastes containing

hazardous substances were disposed of

at the Site. Defendant 120 Realty Corp.

is the current owner of the Site

property.

Under the terms of the proposed

decree, defendants will pay the United

States $290,000 for certain past response

costs incurred by the United States for

remedial action work involving air and

steam stripping of contaminated soil

and groundwater extraction, treatment,

and reinjection. The proposed decree

includes a covenant not to sue by the

United States under Sections 106 and

107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et

seq.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposes

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 v. Janet

Schusheim, et al. D.J. reference #90–11–

2–1123A.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney for the Eastern District

of New York, 225 Cadman Plaza East,

Brooklyn; New York, the Region II,

Office of the Environmental Protection

Agency, 290 Broadway, New York, New

York; and at the Consent Decree Library,

1120 G Street, N.W. 4th floor,

Washington, D.C. 2005, (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

enclose a check in the amount of $7.25

(25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–797 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, notice is hereby given that a

proposed consent decree in United

States v. Western Crude Reserves, Inc. et

al, Civil Action No. 95–52, was lodged

on October, 1994 with the United States

District Court for Eastern District of

Kentucky, Lexington division. Under

the consent decree the United States is

settling claims against two defendants,

Western Crude Reserves, Inc. and

Reserve Energy, Ltd., based on claims

for civil penalties and injunctive relief

relating to alleged violations of the Safe

Drinking Water Act (‘‘SDWA’’) and the

implementing Underground Injection

Control (‘‘UIC’’) regulations, 40 C.F.R.

§ 144.28 et seq. The United States

alleged that Reserve Energy, Ltd. and

Western Crude Reserves, Inc. once

owned and operated, respectively, 113

underground injection wells in the

Irvine, Garrett and South Fork units in

the Irvine-Furnace field in Powell and

Estill Counties, Kentucky. Reserve

Energy, Ltd. is a limited partnership.

Western Crude Reserves, Inc. is the

corporate general partner of Reserve

Energy. In 1993, Reserve Energy

transferred the wells to defendant Kish

Resources PLC. Under the proposed

settlement, Western Crude Reserves,

Inc. and Reserve Energy, Ltd. will

provide $75,000 in financial assurance

for plugging abandoned injection wells,

and the field will be transferred to a

nonparty, Trinity Group, LLC.

(‘‘Trinity’’), for the purpose of bringing

the wells into regulatory compliance

pursuant to a schedule set forth in an

Administrative Order on Consent

(‘‘AOC’’) entered between Trinity and

EPA. Under the AOC, Trinity will

provide $50,000 in financial assurance

and will plug or case and cement the

injection wells over the course of three

years. Under this settlement, EPA will

obtain the injunctive relief it seeks to

bring the field into compliance, plus a