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Copies 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, telephone (202) 624–0892.

For a copy of the Consent Decree please

enclose a check in the amount of $24.25

(25 cents per page reproduction costs)

payable to Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act 42

U.S.C. 9601, et seq.

Under 28 U.S.C. 50.7 notice is hereby

given that on March 31, 1998 proposed

Consent Decrees (‘‘Decrees’’) in United

States v. Ray McCune, et al, Civil Action

No. 2:97CV 0860K were lodged with the

United States District Court for the

District of Utah.

In this enforcement action under

Sections 104, 107 and 113(g)(2) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9604, 9607

and 9613(g)(2), and 28 U.S.C. 2201, the

United States sought reimbursement of

response costs incurred and to be

incurred by the United States in

response to the release or threat of

release of hazardous substances from

the Reclaim Barrel Company Site. The

Site is located at 8487 South Redwood

Road, West Jordan, Salt Lake County,

Utah (‘‘the Site’’). One proposed

Consent Decree resolves claims against:

Amoco Corporation; Ashland Chemical

Company, a Division of Ashland, Inc.;

Chemcentral Corporation d/b/a

Chemcentral; CRP, Inc. d/b/a Springlite;

DLD Distributing Company of Wyoming;

Dyce Chemical, Inc.; Environmental

Chemistries, Inc. d/b/a Enchem; Faball

Acquisitions; Faball Enterprises of Utah;

Intermountain Equipment Sales

Company; Rhinehart Oil Company Inc.;

Thatcher Chemical Company; Triton

Fuel Group, Inc. d/b/a Dunn Oil

Company; Triton Energy Corporation;

Union Pacific Railroad Company; Van

Waters and Rogers, A Royal Pakhoed

Company; WestScot Corporation; and

WestKem-Hall, Inc. This proposed

Consent Decree recovers response costs

of $865,000. The second proposed

Consent Decree resolves similar claims

against Defendant, Ray McCune. This

proposed Consent Decree recovers

response costs of $100,000. These

settlements will resolve claims against

all Defendants in this case except for

Kaziah May Jordan.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Decrees. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General of the Environment

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20530, and should refer to, United

States v. Ray McCune, et al, Civil Action

No. 2:97CV 0860K D.J. Ref. #90–11–2–

1270.

The Decrees may be examined at the

United States Department of Justice,

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Denver Field Office, 999 18th

Street, North Tower Suite 945, Denver,

Colorado, 80202 and the U.S. EPA

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Superfund

Records Center, Suite 500, Denver, Co.

80202, and at the Consent Decree

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

Washington, DC 20005, (202) 624–0892.

A copy of the Decrees may be obtained

in person or by mail from the Consent

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

Floor, Washington, DC 20005. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $10.25 for the

Decree between the United States and

the corporate Defendants and $6.25 for

the Decree between the United States

and Ray McCune (25 cents per page

reproduction cost) payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Assistance; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; new collection; BJAOffense Coverage Certification-Jacob

Wetterling Crimes Against Children and

Sexually Violent Offender Registration

Act.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until June 15, 1998. Request

written comments and suggestions from

the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information. Your comments should

address the following points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies/components 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Linda James McKay, 202–514–6638,

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of

Justice Programs, U.S. Department of

Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20531.

Overview of this Information

(1) Type of information collection:

New Collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

BJA-Offense Coverage CertificationJacob Wetterling Crimes Against

Children and Sexually Violent Offender

Registration Act.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Form Number: None. Bureau of

Justice Assistance, Office of Justice

Programs, United States Department of

Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract:

Primary: State Government Agency

responsible for implementing Jacob

Wetterling Act.

Other: None.

The Byrne Formula Grant Program

was created by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act

of 1988, and is designed to provide

support to its constituency group of

state and local criminal justice agencies

to initiate innovate projects that respond

effectively to crime problems and

improve operations of the Nation’s

criminal justice system. Non-
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compliance with the Jacob Wetterling

Crimes Against Children and Sexually

Violent Offender Registration Act, as

amended, by the prescribed statutory

deadlines will result in a 10 percent

reduction in the amount of monies

awarded to the non-complying state.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: The time burden of the

56 respondents to conduct the legal

research and complete the form is 2

hours per form. This will be a one time

collection.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: The total hour burden to

complete all certifications is 112 annual

burden 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: April 10, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics; Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review: Reinstatement, with

change, of previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

National Survey of Indigent Defense

Systems

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until June 15, 1998. Request

written comments and suggestions from

the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information. Your comments 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or need

additional information, please contact

Dr. Carol J. DeFrances, Statistician,

Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 7th

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20531, or

via facsimile (202) 307–5846.

Overview of This Information

Collection

(1) Type of information collection:

Reinstatment, with change, of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

National Study of Indigent Defense

Systems.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Previous OMB number was 1121–0095.

The agency form number is NSID–2.

Bureau of Justice Statistics, United

States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State and local

providers of indigent defense services

including selected county officials to

identify indigent defense programs.

Other: None.

This information collection will

identify the number and characteristics

of public defense organizations and

agencies and measure the way in which

States provide legal services for indigent

criminal defendants, their caseloads,

policies and practices. Information also

will be gathered on type of offenses

represented, expenditures, funding

sources and other related administrative

issues. The information collected will

provide a comprehensive portrait of

state and local efforts to meet the needs

of indigent criminal defendants.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: An estimated 1,500

respondents for the data collection

period of July 1998 to July 1999.

Completion of data form is estimated at

1.5 hours.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 2250.00 total burden hours

for the data collection.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Suite 850, Washington

Center, 1001 G Street NW, Washington,

DC 20530.

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Office of Juvenile Justice and

Delinquency Prevention

Agency Information Collection

Activities: New Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; New information

collection; Data collection instrument

survey of environmental programs for

youth at risk.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted for 60 days from the date listed

at the top of this page in the Federal

Register.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments 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