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New Orleans, et al. v. Sewerage & Water

Board of New Orleans, et al., Civil

Action No. 93–3212, was lodged with

the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Louisiana.

In this action the United States sought

civil penalties and injunctive relief for

violations of the Clean Air Act and the

Clean Water Act that occurred at the

East Bank Sewage Treatment Plant and

its collection system in New Orleans,

Louisiana. The League of Women

Voters, Lake Ponchartrain Basin

Foundation, Orleans Audubon Society,

and Louisiana Environmental Action

Network also were Plaintiff-Intervenors

in this action, and the State of Louisiana

was a statutory Defendant.

Under the Decree, the Sewerage &

Water Board of New Orleans (‘‘Board’’)

and the City of New Orleans agreed to

perform Clean Water Act remedial

measures, estimated at more than $200

million, including renovating the sewer

collection system, implementing a

preventive maintenance program,

improving reporting procedures for

unauthorized discharges from the sewer

collection system, implementing a

response action plan when sewage is

discharged, and conducting storm sewer

monitoring. The Board agreed to Clean

Air Act remedial measures contained in

the Operation and Maintenance Plan for

the Fluidized Bed Incinerator at the East

Bank Sewage Treatment Plant. The

Board also agreed to pay a civil penalty

of $1.5 million and to perform a $2

million Supplemental Environmental

Project that creates wetlands and a

vegetative buffer at an abandoned local

beach area. The Decree does not resolve

the contingent liability of the State

under Section 309(e) of the Act, 33

U.S.C. 1319(e).

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Decree. 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 and the

League of Women Voters of New

Orleans, et al. v. Sewerage & Water

Board of New Orleans, et al., D.J. Ref.

No. 90–5–1–1–4032.

The Decree may be examined at the

Office of the United States Attorney,

Hale Boggs Building, Room 210, 501

Magazine Street, New Orleans,

Louisiana, 70130, at U.S. EPA Region 6,

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202,

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, NW, 4th Floor, Washington,

DC 20005, (202) 624–0892. A copy of

the Decree 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 indicate whether you want

the text of the Decree only, the Decree

with all attachments (except oversize

maps) in black and white, or the Decree

with all attachments (except oversize

maps) in color. Enclose a check in the

amount of $15,75 for the text of the

Decree only, $527.00 for the Decree with

all attachments (except oversize maps)

in black and white, $785.00 for the

Decree with all attachments (except

oversize maps) in color, payable to the

Consent Decree Library. Reproduction

costs are 25 cents per page for normal

pages and $1.15 per page for color

copies. For copies of the oversize maps,

please add on additional $325.000 to the

total amount.

Joel M. Gross,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environment and Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 98–12790 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Interstate Arrangement for Combining

Employment and Wages

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) (44 U.S.C. 3506 (C)(2)(A)). This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed. Currently, the

Employment and Training

Administration is soliciting comments

concerning the proposed extension of

the Interstate Arrangement For

Combining Employment and Wages,

ETA 586.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request (ICR) can be obtained

by contacting the office listed below in

the addressee section of this notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

addressee section below on or before

July 13, 1998. The Department of Labor

is particularly interested in comments

which:

• 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;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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 submissions

of responses.

ADDRESSES: Mary E. Montgomery,

Unemployment Insurance Service,

Employment and Training

Administration, U.S. Department of

Labor, Room S–4516, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 20210,

telephone number (202) 219–5340, ext.

178 (this is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Section 3304(a)(9)(B), of the Internal

Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986, requires

States to participate in an arrangement

for combining employment and wages

covered under the different State laws

for the purpose of determining

unemployed workers’ entitlement to

unemployment compensation. The

Interstate Arrangement For Combining

Employment and Wages (CWC),

promulgated at 20 CFR part 616,

requires the prompt transfer of all

available employment and wages

between States upon request. The

Benefit Payment Promptness Standard,

20 CFR part 640, requires the prompt

payment of unemployment

compensation including benefits paid

under the CWC arrangement. The ETA

586 report provides the ETA/

Unemployment Insurance Service with

information necessary to measure the

scope and effect of the CWC program

and monitor the performance of each

State in responding to wage transfer

requests and the payment of benefits.

II. Current Actions

This information is necessary in order

for ETA to analyze program

performance, know when program
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performance action plans are needed

and to target technical assistance

resources. Without this report, it would

be impossible for the ETA to identify

activity under the CWC program and

carry out the Secretary’s responsibility

for oversight.

Type of Review: Extension without

change.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Interstate Arrangement for

Combining Employment and Wages.

OMB Number: 1205–0029.

Agency Number: ETA 586.

Recordkeeping: 3 years.

Affected Public: State Government.

Cite/Reference/Form: ETA Handbook

No. 401, ETA 586.

Total Respondents: 53.

Frequency: Quarterly.

Total Responses: 212.

Average Time per Response: 4 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 848.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

N/A.

Total Burden Cost: $16,960.00.

Comments submitted in response to

this comment request will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval of the information

collection request; they will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: May 6, 1998.

Grace A. Kilbane,

Director, Unemployment Insurance Service.

[FR Doc. 98–12859 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Notice of Previously Held Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday,

May 12, 1998.

PLACE: Board Room, 7th Floor, Room

7047, 1775 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA

22314–3428.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS CONSIDERED:

1. Personnel Matter Related to the

OPM Report. Closed pursuant to

exemptions (2) and (6).

2. Personnel Action. Closed pursuant

to exemptions (2) and (6).

The Board voted unanimously that

Agency business required that a meeting

be held with less than the usual seven

days advance notice, that it be closed to

the public, and that earlier

announcement of this was not possible.

The Board voted unanimously to

close the meeting under the exemptions

stated above. Deputy General Counsel

James Engel certified that the meeting

could be closed under those

exemptions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Becky Baker, Secretary of the Board,

Telephone (703) 518–6304.

Becky Baker,

Secretary of the Board.

[FR Doc. 98–13052 Filed 5–12–98; 3:46 pm]

BILLING CODE 7535–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Comment Request: National Science

Foundation Proposal/Award

Information—Grant Proposal Guide

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: National Science Foundation

is announcing plans to request renewed

clearance of this collection. In

accordance with the requirement of

Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, we are providing

opportunity for public comment on this

action. After obtaining and considering

public comment, NSF will prepare the

submission requesting OMB clearance

of this collection for no longer than 3

years.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Gail A. McHenry,

Reports Clearance Officer, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Suite 245, Arlington,

Virginia 22230 or send email to

gmchenry@nsf.gov. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of the

date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. McHenry on (703) 306–1125 x2010

or send email to gmchenry@nsf.gov. You

may also obtain a copy of the data

collection instrument and instructions

from Mrs. McHenry.

Comments are invited on (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the Agency,

including whether the information shall

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of

the Agency’s estimate of the burden of

the proposed collection of information;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Proposed Project

‘‘National Sciences Foundation

Proposal/Award Information—Grant

Proposal Guide.’’ The missions of the

NSF are to:increase the Nation’s base of

scientific and engineering knowledge

and strengthen its ability to support

research in all areas of science and

engineering; and promote innovative

science and engineering education

programs that can better prepare the

Nation to meet the challenges of the

future. The Foundation is committed to

ensuring the Nation’s supply of

scientists, engineers, and science

educators, In its role as leading Federal

supporter of science and engineering,

NSF also has an important role in

national science policy planning.

Use of the Information

The regular submission of proposals

to the Foundation is part of the

collection of information and is used to

help NSF fulfill this responsibility by

initating and supporting merit-selected

research and education projects in all

the scientific and engeering disciplines.

NSF receives more than 30,000

proposals annually for new projects,

and makes approximately 10,000 new

awards. Support is made primarily

through grants, contracts, and other

agreements awarded to approximately

2,800 colleges, universities, academic

consortia, nonprofit institutions, and

small businesses. The awards are based

mainly on evaluations of proposal merit

submitted to the Foundation (proposal

review is cleared under OMB Control

No. 3145–0060).

The Foundation has a continuing

commitment to monitor the operations

of its information collection to identify

and address excessive reporting burdens

as well as to identify any real or

apparent inequities based on gender,

race, ethnicity, or disability of the

proposed principal investigator(s)/

project director(s) or the co-principal

investigator(s)/co-project director(s).

Burden on the Public

The Foundation estimates that an

average of 120 hours is expended for

each proposal submitted. An estimated

38,000 proposals are expected during

the course of one year. These figures

compute to an estimated 4,560,000

public burden hours annually.

Dated: May 8, 1998.

Gail A. McHenry,

NSF Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12829 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Modification Issued

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act

of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.