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seq. The United States’ complaint 

names Justine V.R. Russell, in her 

capacity as Personal Representative of 

the Estate of Roger Milliken, Dr. Ora K. 

Smith, and Sue Beauregard Rife, in her 

capacity as Personal Representative of 

the Estate of William A. Bowes, as 

defendants. The complaint requests 

recovery of costs that the United States 

incurred responding to releases and the 

threat of releases of hazardous 

substances at and from the New York 

Mine Complex Site, the Ajax and 

Magnolia Mines Site, and the 

Independence Mine Group Site (also 

known as the Cougar Mine Site or 

Cougar Complex Site) in northeastern 

Oregon (collectively the ‘‘Historic 

Oregon Sites’’). All of the defendants 

signed the Consent Decree. The 

defendants agreed to pay a total of 

$1,200,000.00 of the United States’ 

response costs. In return, the United 

States agrees not to sue the defendants 

under sections 106, 107, and 113 of 

CERCLA with regard to the Historic 

Oregon Sites. 

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. Justine V.R. Russell, in 

her capacity as Personal Representative 

of the Estate of Roger Milliken, Dr. Ora 

K. Smith, and Sue Beauregard Rife, in 

her capacity as Personal Representative 

of the Estate of William A. Bowes, Civil 

Action No. 2:14–cv–01660–SU, D.J. Ref. 

No. 90–11–3–10258/1. 

All comments must be submitted no 

later than thirty (30) 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 Consent Decree may be examined 

and downloaded at this Justice 

Department Web site: http://

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_

Decrees.html. We will provide a paper 

copy of the Consent 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 $4.75 (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. 2014–25566 Filed 10–27–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission 

[F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 

10–14] 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

The Foreign Claims Settlement 

Commission, pursuant to its regulations 

(45 CFR part 503.25) and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in 

regard to the scheduling of open 

meetings as follows: 

Thursday, November 6, 2014: 10:00 

a.m.—Oral hearing on Objection to 

Commission’s Proposed Decision in 

Claim No. IRQ–I–026; 10:45 a.m.— 

Issuance of Proposed Decisions in 

claims against Libya. 

Status: Open. 

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: Patricia M. Hall, 

Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 

600 E Street NW., Suite 6002, 

Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: 

(202) 616–6975. 

Brian M. Simkin, 

Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25677 Filed 10–24–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Request for Comments on Labor 

Capacity-Building Efforts Under the 

Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement 

AGENCIES: Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor and 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative. 

ACTION: Request for comments from the 

public. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a request for 

comments from the public to assist the 

Secretary of Labor and the United States 

Trade Representative in preparing a 

report on labor capacity-building efforts 

under Chapter 16 (‘‘the Labor Chapter’’) 

and Annex 16.5 of the Dominican 

Republic-Central America-United States 

Free Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’). 

Comments are also welcomed on efforts 

made by the CAFTA–DR countries to 

implement the labor obligations under 

the Labor Chapter and the 

recommendations contained in a paper 

entitled, ‘‘The Labor Dimension in 

Central America and the Dominican 

Republic—Building on Progress: 

Strengthening Compliance and 

Enhancing Capacity’’ (the ‘‘White 

Paper’’). This report is required under 

the Dominican Republic-Central 

America-United States Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act 

(CAFTA–DR Implementation Act). The 

reporting function and the 

responsibility for soliciting public 

comments required under this Act were 

assigned to the Secretary of Labor in 

consultation with the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). 

DATES: Written comments are due no 

later than 5 p.m. (EDT) November 10, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, the Federal erulemaking portal, docket number DOL 

2014–0005. Comments may also be 

submitted by mail to: Mr. James Rude, 

Office of Trade and Labor Affairs, 

Bureau of International Labor Affairs, 

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

5303, Washington, DC 20210. 

Comments that are mailed must be 

received by the date indicated for 

consideration. Also, please note that 

due to security concerns, postal delivery 

in Washinton, DC may be delayed. 

Therefore, in order to ensure that 

comments receive full consideration, 

the Department encourages the public to 

submit comments via the internet as 

indicated above. Please submit only one 

copy of your comments by only one 

method. Also, please be advised that 

comments received will become a 

matter of public record and will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. The 

Department cautions commenters not to 

include personal information, such as 

Social Security Numbers, personal 

addresses, telephone numbers, and 

email addresses in their comments as 

such information will become viewable 

by the public on the http://

www.regulations.gov Web site. It is each 

commenter’s responsibility to safeguard 


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his or her information. Comments 

submitted through http://

www.regulations.gov will not include 

the commenter’s email address unless 

the commenter chooses to include that 

information as part of his or her 

comment. If you are unable to provide 

submissions by either of these means, 

please contact James Rude (202–693– 

4806) to arrange for an alternative 

method of submission. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Rude, Office of Trade and Labor 

Affairs, Bureau of International Labor 

Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue NW., Room S– 

5303, Washington, DC 20210. Email: 

Rude.James@DOL.Gov, Telephone: (202) 

693–4806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background Information 

During the legislative approval 

process for the CAFTA–DR, the 

Administration and the Congress 

reached an understanding on the need 

to support labor capacity-building 

efforts linked to recommendations 

identified in the ‘‘White Paper’’ of the 

Working Group of the Vice Ministers 

Responsible for Trade and Labor in the 

countries of Central America and the 

Dominican Republic. Appropriations 

were made available from FY 2005 

through 2013 to support labor capacity 

building efforts in CAFTA–DR 

countries. For more information, see the 

full text of the CAFTA–DR at http://

www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/freetrade-agreements/cafta-dr-dominicanrepublic-central-america-fta/final-text 

and the ‘‘White Paper’’ at http://

www.sice.oas.org/labor/

White%20Paper_e.pdf. 

In addition, in December 2006, the 

U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) 

published its procedural guidelines for 

the receipt and review of submissions 

under U.S. Free Trade Agreements, 

including the CAFTA–DR (71 FR 76691 

Dec. 21, 2006). Subsequently, pursuant 

to CAFTA–DR Article 16.4.2, in 

November 2008, the United States and 

CAFTA–DR partner countries held the 

first Labor Affairs Council meeting in 

San Salvador, El Salvador. Since the 

CAFTA–DR came into force, USDOL’s 

Office of Trade and Labor Affairs 

(OTLA) has received and accepted three 

submissions under the labor chapter of 

the CAFTA–DR. OTLA issued a public 

report in January 2009 on its review of 

a submission regarding Guatemala and 

another in September 2013 regarding 

the Dominican Republic. Another 

submission regarding Honduras is 

currently in the review process with the 

public report expected in 2014. 

Under section 403(a) of the CAFTA– 

DR Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 

4111(a), the President must report 

biennially to the Congress on the 

progress made by the CAFTA–DR 

countries in implementing the labor 

obligations and the labor capacitybuilding provisions found in the Labor 

Chapter and in Annex 16.5, and in 

implementing the recommendations 

contained in the ‘‘White Paper.’’ Section 

403(a)(4) requires that the President 

establish a mechanism to solicit public 

comments on the matters described in 

section 403(a)(3)(D) of the CAFTA–DR 

Implementation Act, 19 U.S.C. 

4111(a)(4) (listed below in 2). 

By Proclamation, the President 

delegated the reporting function and the 

responsibility for soliciting public 

comments under section 403(a) of the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act, 19 

U.S.C. 4111(a), to the Secretary of Labor, 

in consultation with the USTR. 

Proclamation No. 8272, 73 FR 38,297 

(June 30, 2008). This notice serves to 

request public comments as required by 

this section. 

2. The USDOL Is Seeking Comments on 

the Following Topics as Required 

Under Section 403(a)(3)(D) of the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act 

a. Capacity-building efforts by the United 

States government envisaged by Article 16.5 

of the CAFTA–DR Labor Chapter and Annex 

16.5; 

b. Efforts by the United States government 

to facilitate full implementation of the 

‘‘White Paper’’ recommendations; and 

c. Efforts made by the CAFTA–DR 

countries to comply with Article 16.5 of the 

Labor Chapter and Annex 16.5 and to fully 

implement the ‘‘White Paper’’ 

recommendations, including progress made 

by the CAFTA–DR countries in affording to 

workers internationally-recognized worker 

rights through improved capacity. 

3. Requirements for Submission 

Persons submitting comments must 

do so in English and must make the 

following note on the first page of their 

submissions: ‘‘Comments regarding the 

CAFTA–DR Implementation Act.’’ In 

order to be assured consideration, 

comments should be submitted by 5 

p.m. (EDT) October 27, 2014. The 

Department of Labor encourages 

commenters to make on-line 

submissions using the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. When 

entering this site, enter docket number 

DOL 2014–0005 on the home page and 

click ‘‘search.’’ The site will provide a 

search-results page listing all documents 

associated with this docket. Find a 

reference to this notice and click on the 

link entitled ‘‘Comment Now.’’ (For 

further information on using the 

www.regulations.gov Web site, please 

consult the resources provided on the 

Web site by clicking on ‘‘How to Use 

This Site’’ (found on the left side of the 

home page)). 

The www.regulations.gov Web site 

allows users to provide comments by 

filling in a ‘‘Type Comment field,’’ or by 

attaching a document using an ‘‘Upload 

File’’ field. The USDOL prefers that 

uploaded submissions be in Microsoft 

Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If 

the submission is in an application 

other than those two, please indicate the 

name of the application in the ‘‘Type 

Comment’’ field. 

Please do not attach separate cover 

letters to electronic submissions; rather 

include any information that might 

appear in a cover letter in the 

submission itself. Similarly, to the 

extent possible, please include any 

exhibits, annexes, or other attachments 

in the same file as the submission itself 

and not as separate files. 

As noted, USDOL strongly urges 

submitters to file comments through the 

www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Comments will be placed in the 

docket and open to public inspection. 

Comments may be viewed on the 

www.regulations.gov Web site by 

entering the relevant docket number in 

the search field on the home page. 

Signed at Washington, DC, the 16 day of 

October 2014. 

Carol Pier, 

Deputy Undersecretary for International 

Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection, Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance 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 


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