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States $550,000 and DTSC $5,000, in 

reimbursement of past response costs. 

Some or all of the settlement payments 

will be proceeds from the sale of the 

property owned by the defendant 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 Consent 

Decree. Comments should be addressed 

to the Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to United 

States v. Valley-Proctor, LLC, D.J. Ref. 

90–11–2–09232. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at U.S. EPA Region IX at 75 Hawthorne 

Street, San Francisco, California 94105. 

During the public comment period, the 

Consent Decree may also be examined 

on the following Department of Justice 

Web site, to http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

Consent Decree may also be obtained by 

mail from the Consent Decree Library, 

P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of 

Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or 

by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia 

Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), 

fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone 

confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In 

requesting a copy from the Consent 

Decree Library, please enclose a check 

in the amount of $10.25 (25 cents per 

page reproduction cost) payable to the 

U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, 

forward a check in that amount to the 

Consent Decree Library at the stated 

address. 

Henry Friedman, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–4613 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Submission for OMB Emergency 

Review: Comment Request 

February 27, 2009. 

The Department of Labor 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 (Pub. L. 104–13, 

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) and 5 CFR 

1320.13. OMB approval has been 

requested by March 10, 2009. A copy of 

this ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation; including among other 

things a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov 

Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain or by contacting 

Darrin King on 202–693–4129 (this is 

not a toll-free number)/e-mail: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. Interested 

parties are encouraged to send 

comments to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk 

Officer for the Department of Labor— 

EBSA, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, Telephone: 202–395–7316/Fax: 

202–395–6974 (these are not toll-free 

numbers), E-mail: 

OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments and questions about the ICR 

listed below should be received 5 days 

prior to the requested OMB approval 

date. 

The OMB 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 

clarify 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. 

Agency: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

Title of Collection: Notice 

Requirements of the Health Care 

Continuation Coverage—American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

Revision. 

OMB Control Number: 1210–0123. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 2.5 million. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 0. 

Total Net Estimated Annual Costs 

Burden (other than hourly costs): $16.1 

million. 

Description: Section 3001 of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides 

‘‘Assistance Eligible Individuals’’ with 

the right to pay reduced COBRA 

premiums for up to 9 months. To be 

considered an ‘‘Assistance Eligible 

Individual’’ and receive premium 

reduction an individual must: (1) be 

eligible for, and elect, COBRA 

continuation coverage, (2) have 

experienced an involuntary termination 

of employment which led to the COBRA 

election opportunity, (3) have 

experienced the involuntary termination 

during the period beginning September 

1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2009. 

Individuals who experienced an 

involuntary termination of employment 

at any time between September 1, 2008, 

and February 16, 2009, and were 

offered, but did not elect, COBRA 

coverage or who elected COBRA and 

subsequently dropped it may have the 

right to an additional 60-day election 

period. 

ARRA section 3001(a)(7)(D) requires 

the Secretary of Labor to consult with 

the Secretaries of Treasury and Health 

and Human Services to develop model 

notices no later than 30 days after the 

date of enactment for use by group 

health plan and other entities, that, 

pursuant to ARRA, must provide notices 

to affected individuals regarding the 

availability of premium reductions and 

the additional election period for health 

care continuation coverage. The ICR 

relates to the issuance of the model 

notices. 

Why are we requesting Emergency 

Processing? If the Department were to 

comply with standard PRA clearance 

procedures, it would not be able to 

publish the model notices within 30 

days after the ARRA enactment date. 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4733 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Announcement Regarding States 

Triggering ‘‘On’’ to the Second-Tier of 

Emergency Unemployment 

Compensation 2008 (EUC08) 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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SUMMARY: Announcement regarding 

states triggering ‘‘on’’ to the Second-Tier 

of Emergency Unemployment 

Compensation (EUC08). 

Public Law 110–449 created a 

Second-Tier of benefits for qualified 

unemployed workers claiming benefits 

in high unemployment states. The 

Department of Labor produces a trigger 

notice indicating which states qualify 

for the Second-Tier of EUC08 benefits 

and provides the beginning and ending 

dates of the Second-Tier period for each 

qualifying state. The trigger notice 

covering state eligibility for the SecondTier of the EUC08 program can be found 

at: http://ows.doleta.gov/unemploy/ 

claims_arch.asp. A new trigger notice is 

posted at this location each week that 

the program is in effect. 

Beginning February 15, 2009, the 

following states are in a high 

unemployment period, resulting in their 

triggering ‘‘on’’ to the Second-Tier of the 

EUC08 program: Montana and Vermont. 

Information for Claimants 

The duration of benefits payable in 

the EUC program, and the terms and 

conditions under which they are 

payable, are governed by Public Laws 

110–252 and 110–449, and the operating 

instructions issued to the states by the 

U.S. Department of Labor. The State 

Workforce Agency in states beginning a 

high unemployment period, will furnish 

a written notice of potential entitlement 

to each individual who is potentially 

eligible for Second-Tier EUC08 benefits. 

Persons who believe they may be 

entitled to additional benefits under the 

EUC08 program or who wish to inquire 

about their rights under the program 

should contact their State Workforce 

Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Security, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S– 

4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or by e-mail: 

gibbons.scott@dol.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

February 2009. 

Douglas F. Small, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–4627 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Change in Status of an 

Extended Benefit (EB) Period for 

Nevada and Wisconsin 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

change in benefit period eligibility 

under the EB program for Nevada and 

Wisconsin. 

The following change has occurred 

since the publication of the last notice 

regarding the State’s EB status: 

• The 13-week insured 

unemployment rate (IUR) for Nevada 

and Wisconsin for the week ending 

February 07, 2009, rose above 5.0 

percent and exceeded 120 percent of the 

corresponding average rate in the two 

prior years. Therefore, beginning the 

week of February 22, 2009, eligible 

unemployed workers will be able to 

collect up to an additional 13 weeks of 

UI benefits. 

Information for Claimants 

The duration of benefits payable in 

the EB program, and the terms and 

conditions on which they are payable, 

are governed by the Federal-State 

Extended Unemployment Compensation 

Act of 1970, as amended, and the 

operating instructions issued to the 

states by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

In the case of a state beginning an EB 

period, the State Workforce Agency will 

furnish a written notice of potential 

entitlement to each individual who has 

exhausted all rights to regular benefits 

and is potentially eligible for EB (20 

CFR 615.13(c)(1)). 

Persons who believe they may be 

entitled to EB or who wish to inquire 

about their rights under the program 

should contact their State Workforce 

Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Security, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S– 

4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or by e-mail: 

gibbons.scott@dol.gov. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 26th day of 

February 2009. 

Douglas F. Small, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and 

Training Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–4625 Filed 3–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of a Change in Status of an 

Extended Benefit (EB) Period for 

Pennsylvania 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

change in benefit period eligibility 

under the EB program for Pennsylvania. 

The following change has occurred 

since the publication of the last notice 

regarding the State’s EB status: 

• Pennsylvania’s 13-week insured 

unemployment rate (IUR) for the week 

ending January 31, 2009, rose to 5.04 

percent and exceeds 120 percent of the 

corresponding average rate in the two 

prior years. Therefore, beginning the 

week of February 15, 2009, eligible 

unemployed workers will be able to 

collect up to an additional 13 weeks of 

UI benefits. 

Information for Claimants 

The duration of benefits payable in 

the EB program, and the terms and 

conditions on which they are payable, 

are governed by the Federal-State 

Extended Unemployment Compensation 

Act of 1970, as amended, and the 

operating instructions issued to the 

states by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

In the case of a state beginning an EB 

period, the State Workforce Agency will 

furnish a written notice of potential 

entitlement to each individual who has 

exhausted all rights to regular benefits 

and is potentially eligible for EB (20 

CFR 615.13(c)(1)). 

Persons who believe they may be 

entitled to EB or who wish to inquire 

about their rights under the program 

should contact their State Workforce 

Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Gibbons, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Employment and Training 

Administration, Office of Workforce 

Security, 200 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Frances Perkins Bldg., Room S– 

4231, Washington, DC 20210, telephone 

number (202) 693–3008 (this is not a 

toll-free number) or by e-mail: 

gibbons.scott@dol.gov. 


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