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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; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; 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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Records and Supporting Data: 

Importation, Receipt, Storage, and 

Disposition by Explosives Importers, 

Manufacturers, Dealers, and Users 

Licensed Under Title 18 U.S.C. Chapter 

40 Explosives. 

(3) The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form number: None. 

Component: Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: 

Primary: Business or other for-profit. 

Other: None. 

Abstract: The records show daily 

activities in the importation, 

manufacture, receipt, storage, and 

disposition of all explosive materials 

covered under 18 U.S.C. Chapter 40 

Explosives. The records are used to 

show where and to whom explosive 

materials are sent, thereby ensuring that 

any diversions will be readily apparent, 

and if lost or stolen, ATF will be 

immediately notified. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: An estimated 9,927 

respondents will utilize this collection, 

and it will take each respondent 

approximately 12.6 hours to complete 

this information collection. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated annual public 

burden associated with this collection is 

625,401 hours which is equal to (49,635 

(total # of annual responses) * 12.6 (# 

of hours per response). 

(7) An Explanation of the Change in 

Estimates: The adjustments associated 

with this collection are a decrease in the 

number of respondents by 40,592, and 

reduction in the total responses and 

burden hours by 587,935 and 12,169 

respectively, when compared to the 

previous information collection 

renewal. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Melody Braswell, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: December 21, 2017. 

Melody Braswell, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

[FR Doc. 2017–27922 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OLP Docket No. 167] 

Notice of Request for Certification of 

Texas Capital Counsel Mechanism 

AGENCY: Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the State of Texas has provided 

additional information regarding its 

request for certification of its capital 

counsel mechanism by the Attorney 

General, and that the period to submit 

public comment to the Department of 

Justice regarding Texas’s request has 

been extended to 60 days from the date 

of publication of this notice. 

DATES: Written and electronic comments 

must be submitted on or before February 

26, 2018. Comments received by mail 

will be considered timely if they are 

postmarked on or before that date. The 

electronic Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) will accept comments 

until Midnight Eastern Time at the end 

of that day. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure proper handling 

of comments, please reference ‘‘Docket 

No. OLP 167’’ on all electronic and 

written correspondence. The 

Department encourages that all 

comments be submitted electronically 

through http://www.regulations.gov 

using the electronic comment form 

provided on that site. Paper comments 

that duplicate the electronic submission 

should not be submitted. Individuals 

who wish to submit written comments 

may send those to the contact listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION section 

immediately below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurence Rothenberg, Deputy Assistant 

Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, 

U.S. Department of Justice, 950 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20530; telephone (202) 532–4465. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chapter 

154 of title 28, United States Code, 

provides special procedures for federal 

habeas corpus review of cases brought 

by prisoners in State custody who are 

subject to capital sentences. These 

special procedures may be available to 

a State only if the Attorney General of 

the United States has certified that the 

State has established a qualifying 

mechanism for the appointment, 

compensation, and payment of 

reasonable litigation expenses of 

competent counsel in State 

postconviction proceedings for indigent 

capital prisoners. 28 U.S.C. 2261, 2265; 

28 CFR part 26. 

On November 16, 2017, the 

Department of Justice, Office of Legal 

Policy published a notice in the Federal 

Register (82 FR 53530, OLP Docket No. 

167, Document No. 2017–24874, 

available at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2017/11/16/2017-24874/notice-ofrequest-for-certification-of-texas-capitalcounsel-mechanism), advising the 

public of Texas’s request for 

certification, dated March 11, 2013, and 

requesting public comment regarding 

that request. The Department also sent 

a letter to Texas, dated November 16, 

2017, asking whether the State wished 

to supplement or update that request. 

This notice advises the public that the 

State of Texas has submitted additional 

information in regard to its prior request 

for certification. Public comment is 

solicited regarding Texas’s request, and 

the comment period has been extended 

to 60 days from the date of publication 

of this notice. Texas’s request and 

supporting materials may be viewed at 

https://www.justice.gov/olp/pendingrequests-final-decisions. 

One comment received by the 

Department in response to the 

Department’s November 16, 2017 notice 

requested the comment period be 

extended from 60 days to 90 days from 

the date of publication of Texas’s 

supplemental information. The 

Department declines at this time to 

extend the comment period to 90 days, 

but, as noted, has extended the deadline 

for public comment until 60 days from 

the date of publication of this notice. 

Further, the Department may choose to 

solicit additional public comment if 

necessary during the review process. 


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Dated: December 20, 2017. 

Beth A. Williams, 

Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–27885 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–BB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 

Act 

On December 20, 2017, the 

Department of Justice lodged a proposed 

Consent Decree with the United States 

District Court for the Eastern District of 

Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled 

United States and Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection (PADEP) v. 

City of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Civil 

Action No. 17–cv–5684. In a civil action 

filed on December 19, 2017, under 

Section 309(d) of the Clean Water Act 

and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams 

Law, Act of June 22, 1987, P.S. 1937, as 

amended, 35 P.S. §§ 691.1–691.1001, 

the United States, on behalf of the 

Environmental Protection Agency, and 

PADEP alleged that Lancaster violated 

its National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit 

and the Clean Water Act and 

Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law by 

failing to develop and implement an 

adequate Long Term Control Plan 

(‘‘LTCP’’), violating effluent limits, 

failing to comply with the Nine 

Minimum Control Requirements, and 

discharging sanitary sewer overflows. In 

the Complaint, the United States and 

PADEP sought injunctive relief and 

penalties. 

The proposed Consent Decree 

resolves the claims alleged in the 

Complaint, and requires the City to take 

specified actions designed to achieve 

compliance with the Clean Water Act, 

Clean Streams Law, and the City’s 

NPDES Permit. The proposed Consent 

Decree requires the City to submit an 

Amended Long Term Control Plan in 

accordance with the schedules 

contained in the Decree. In addition, 

City must pay a civil penalty of 

$135,000, to be split equally between 

the United States and PADEP, and the 

City must complete a Supplemental 

Environmental Project designed to 

improve water quality in the Conestoga 

River. The SEP involves daylighting a 

stream in the City of Lancaster, 

identified as Groff’s Run.23. 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

Consent Decree. Please address 

comments to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division and refer to United 

States and Commonwealth of 

Pennsylvania Department of 

Environmental Protection v. City of 

Lancaster, DJ. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–11135. 

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 .................... pubcommentees.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 website: https://

www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. 

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 $23.25 (25 cents per page 

reproduction cost) payable to the United 

States Treasury. 

Robert Brook, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2017–27816 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Proposed 

Consent Decree Under The 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act 

On December 20, 2017, the 

Department of Justice lodged a proposed 

consent decree (‘‘Decree’’) with the 

United States District Court for the 

Northern District of New York in the 

lawsuit entitled United States v. 

Honeywell International Inc. and 

Onondaga County, New York, Civil 

Action No. 5:17–cv–01364–FJS–DEP. 

The proposed Decree resolves claims 

under Section 107(a) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), 

against Honeywell International Inc. 

(‘‘Honeywell’’) and Onondaga County 

(‘‘County’’) (collectively the 

‘‘Defendants’’) for natural resource 

damages resulting from the releases of 

hazardous substances at or from the 

Defendants’ facilities at the Onondaga 

Lake Superfund Site, located in the City 

of Syracuse, New York. The proposed 

Decree provides that Honeywell will (1) 

implement and maintain 20 restoration 

projects to restore and protect wildlife 

habitat and water quality, and increase 

recreational opportunities at Onondaga 

Lake; (2) pay $5 million for future 

restoration projects to be undertaken by 

the Trustees; (3) pay $500,000.00 toward 

stewardship activities to protect and 

maintain restoration projects; and (4) 

pay $750,000.00 for Trustees’ future 

oversight costs. The proposed Decree 

also requires that the County will 

operate, repair, maintain, and monitor 

five of these restoration projects located 

on or adjacent to County parklands for 

25 years. The Defendants’ work and 

payment obligations under the Decree 

total more than $26 million. 

Appendix A to the proposed Decree is 

the Final Onondaga Lake Natural 

Resource Damage Assessment 

Restoration Plan and Environmental 

Assessment (‘‘RP/EA’’) issued in August 

2017. The RP/EA describes the natural 

resource injuries and associated losses 

and outlines the 20 restoration projects. 

The plan also includes responses to oral 

and written comments received from the 

public on the draft plan during a 90-day 

public comment period, which included 

four public meetings and one public 

hearing held during the spring 2017. 

The final RP/EA is available at http://

www.fws.gov/northeast/nyfo/ec/ 

onondaga.htm 

The publication of this notice opens 

a period for public comment on the 

proposed Decree. Comments should be 

addressed to the Assistant Attorney 

General, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division, and should refer to 

United States v. Honeywell 

International Inc. and Onondaga 

County, New York, D.J. Ref. No. 90–11– 

3–08348/1. 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. 


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