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should be addressed to the Assistant 

Attorney General, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division, and should 

refer to United States, et. al v. AL 

Solutions, Inc., Civil Action No. 5:13– 

cv–00169–FPS, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1– 

10710. 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 e-mail ...... 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 proposed Settlement Agreement 

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 proposed Settlement 

Agreement 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 $3.50 (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. 2013–30722 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent 

Decree 

In accordance with Departmental 

Policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby 

given that a proposed Consent Decree in 

United States, et al. v. Chesapeake 

Appalachia, LLC, Civil Action No. 5:13– 

cv–00170–FPS, was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

Northern District of West Virginia on 

December 19, 2013. 

This proposed Consent Decree 

concerns a complaint filed by the 

United States and the State of West 

Virginia against Chesapeake 

Appalachia, LLC. The United States 

asserts claims pursuant to Section 

301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1311(a), to obtain injunctive relief from 

and impose civil penalties against the 

Defendant for violating the Clean Water 

Act by discharging pollutants without a 

permit into waters of the United States. 

The proposed Consent Decree resolves 

these allegations, as well as the claims 

asserted by the State of West Virginia, 

by requiring the Defendant to restore the 

impacted areas and/or perform 

mitigation and to pay a civil penalty. 

The Department of Justice will accept 

written comments relating to this 

proposed Consent Decree for thirty (30) 

days from the date of publication of this 

Notice. Please address comments to 

Kenneth C. Amaditz, Environmental 

Defense Section, United States 

Department of Justice, P.O. Box 7611, 

Washington, DC, 20044, and refer to 

United States, et al. v. Chesapeake 

Appalachia, LLC, DJ # 90–5–1–1–19241. 

The proposed Consent Decree may be 

examined at the Clerk’s Office, United 

States District Court for the Northern 

District of West Virginia, 1125 Chapline 

Street, Wheeling, WV 26003. In 

addition, the proposed Consent Decree 

may be examined electronically at 

http://www.justice.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. 

Cherie L. Rogers, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Defense Section, Environment and Natural 

Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30772 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; 

Occupational Noise Exposure 

Standard 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor 

(DOL) is submitting the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA) sponsored information 

collection request (ICR) titled, 

‘‘Occupational Noise Exposure 

Standard,’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval for continued use, without 

change, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 27, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201311-1218-009 

(this link will only become active on the 

day following publication of this notice) 

or by contacting Michel Smyth by 

telephone at 202–693–4129 (this is not 

a toll-free number) or sending an email 

to DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693– 

4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 

by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ICR 

seeks to maintain PRA authority for the 

information collection requirements 

specified in regulations 29 CFR 1910.95, 

the Occupational Noise Exposure 

Standard, that require a covered 

employer to monitor worker exposure to 

noise when it is likely such exposures 

may equal or exceed 85 decibels 

measured on the A scale (dBA) on an 8- 

hour time-weighted average (TWA) 

(action level); to take action to reduce 

noise exposures to the 90 dBA 

permissible exposure limit; and to 

provide an effective hearing 

conservation program (HCP) for all 

workers exposed to noise at a level 

greater than, or equal to, a TWA of 85 

dBA. The HCP contains annual 

audiometric testing for workers; a 

provision for providing hearing 

protection devices to exposed workers; 

education and training of exposed 

workers; and maintenance of records 

pertaining to noise exposure-monitoring 

and audiometric testing. The 

Occupational Safety and Health Act 

authorizes the information collection 

provisions. See 29 U.S.C. 651, 655m and 

657. 

The Occupational Noise Exposure 

Standard information collection 

requirements are subject to the PRA. A 


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Federal agency generally cannot 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information, and the public is generally 

not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 

Number 1218–0048. 

OMB authorization for an ICR cannot 

be for more than three (3) years without 

renewal, and the current approval for 

this collection is scheduled to expire on 

December 31, 2013. The DOL seeks to 

extend PRA authorization for this 

information collection for three (3) more 

years, without any change to existing 

requirements. The DOL notes that 

existing information collection 

requirements submitted to the OMB 

receive a month-to-month extension 

while they undergo review. For 

additional substantive information 

about this ICR, see the related notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 30, 2013 (78 FR 45981). 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

send comments to the OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs at 

the address shown in the ADDRESSES

section within 30 days of publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. In 

order to help ensure appropriate 

consideration, comments should 

mention OMB Control Number 1218– 

0048. The OMB is particularly 

interested in comments that: 

• 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 submission of 

responses. 

Agency: DOL–OSHA. 

Title of Collection: Occupational 

Noise Exposure Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 1218–0048. 

Affected Public: Private Sector— 

business or other for-profits. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 209,851. 

Total Estimated Number of 

Responses: 13,754,182. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,068,736. 

Total Estimated Annual Other Costs 

Burden: $26,296,876. 

Dated: December 18, 2013. 

Michel Smyth, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30701 Filed 12–24–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–26–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request: Definition 

and Requirements for a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On December 31, 2013, the 

Department of Labor (DOL) will submit 

the Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA) sponsored 

information collection request (ICR) 

revision titled, ‘‘Definition and 

Requirements for a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory’’ to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval for use, 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with 

applicable supporting documentation; 

including a description of the likely 

respondents, proposed frequency of 

response, and estimated total burden 

may be obtained free of charge from the 

RegInfo.gov Web site at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/

PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201312-1218-001 

(this link will only become active on 

January 1, 2014) or by contacting Michel 

Smyth by telephone at 202–693–4129 

(this is not a toll-free number) or 

sending an email to DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Submit comments about this request 

by mail or courier to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–OSHA, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202– 

395–6881 (this is not a toll-free 

number); or by email: OIRA_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Commenters 

are encouraged, but not required, to 

send a courtesy copy of any comments 

by mail or courier to the U.S. 

Department of Labor-OASAM, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Attn: 

Departmental Information Compliance 

Management Program, Room N1301, 

200 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20210; or by email: 

DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at 

202–693–4129 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at DOL_PRA_

PUBLIC@dol.gov. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ICR 

seeks to maintain PRA authority for the 

information collection requirements 

specified in regulations 29 CFR 1910.7, 

Definition and Requirements for a 

Nationally Recognized Testing 

Laboratory (NRTL), and to revise the 

collection by adding optional-use 

standardized forms to facilitate and to 

simplify the information collection 

process. A number of OSHA standards 

contain requirements for equipment, 

products, or materials. These standards 

often specify that a covered employer 

use only equipment, products, or 

materials tested or approved by a NRTL. 

This requirement helps to ensure an 

employer uses safe equipment, 

products, or materials in complying 

with the standards. Accordingly, the 

OSHA promulgated a regulation to 

specify procedures that an organization 

must follow to apply for and to maintain 

OSHA recognition to test and to certify 

equipment, products, or material for this 

purpose. The optional forms correspond 

to the application, expansion, and 

renewal processes defined in the NRTL 

Program. The Occupational Safety and 

Health Act authorizes the information 

collection provisions. See 29 U.S.C. 651 

and 657. 

This information collection is subject 

to the PRA. A Federal agency generally 

cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information, and the public is 

generally not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information that does not 

display a valid Control Number. See 5 

CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL 

obtains OMB approval for this 

information collection under Control 


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