Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 226 / Friday, November 25, 2005 / Notices 71171 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Civil Rights Division; Agency 

Information Collection Activities: 

Proposed Collection; Comments 

Requested 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information 

Collection Under Review: Procedure for 

the Administration of Section 5 of the 

Voting Rights Act of 1965. 

The Department of Justice (DOJ), CRT 

has submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. Comments 

are encouraged and will be accepted for 

‘‘sixty days’’ until January 24, 2006. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

If you have comments especially on 

the estimated public burden or 

associated response time, suggestions, 

or need a copy of the proposed 

information collection instrument with 

instructions or additional information, 

please contact Robert S. Berman, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Civil Rights 

Division, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Voting Section, 1800G, 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information are encouraged. Your 

comments should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

—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 agencies 

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. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Procedure for the Administration of 

Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 

1965. 

(3) Agency form number: None. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. Other: None. Abstract: 

Jurisdictions specifically covered under 

the Voting Rights Act are required to 

obtain preclearance from the Attorney 

General before instituting changes 

affecting voting. They must convince 

the Attorney General that proposed 

voting changes are not racially 

discriminatory. The procedures 

facilitate the provision of information 

that will enable the Attorney General to 

make the required determination. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: It is estimated that 4,727 

respondents will complete each form 

within approximately 10.02 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: There are an estimated 

47,365 total annual burden hours 

associated with this collection. 

If additional information is required 

contact: Robert B. Briggs, Department 

Clearance Officer United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building, 

Suite 1600, 601 D Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20530. 

Dated: November 18, 2005. 

Robert B. Briggs, 

Department Clearance Officer, Department of 

Justice. 

[FR Doc. 05–23242 Filed 11–23–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Between the United States of America, 

Certain Klamath Falls Homeowners, 

and the MBK Partnership and Its 

Partners and Affiliated Entities Under 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act 

Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is 

hereby given that on November 18, 

2005, a proposed Consent Decree 

(‘‘Consent Decree’’) in the case of Burns 

v. MBK, et al. v. United States, Civil 

Action No. 03–3021–HO (D. Or.), was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the District of Oregon. 

The United States claims in this 

action sought the recovery of costs 

incurred in connection with response 

actions taken by the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency at the 

North Ridge Estates residential real 

estate development in Klamath Falls, 

Oregon (‘‘the Site’’). Under the terms of 

the Consent Decree, the MBK 

Partnership, and its partners and 

affiliated entities, will pay $433,333 to 

EPA for the completion of an RI/FS at 

the Site. The United States will also 

pay, on behalf of the United States 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, General Services 

Administration, Department of the Navy 

and Department of Defense, $400,000 to 

EPA for the completion of the RI/FS. In 

addition, pursuant to a separate 

settlement of their civil litigation against 

the MBK defendants, the homeowners 

that are a party to the Consent Decree 

have agreed to receive compensation for 

their homes, and to vacate their homes, 

so that EPA may complete its 

investigation and response action at the 

Site, and a receiver appointed by the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Oregon may attempt to 

redevelop and sell the property in 

return for the implementation of any 

final cleanup action. Under the Consent 

Decree, the United States will provide a 

covenant not to sue and contribution 

protection to the homeowners, the MBK 

defendants, and the receiver. 

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

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer to Burns 

v. MBK et al. v. United States, Civil 

Action No. 03–3021–HO (D. Ore.), D.J. 

Ref. 90–11–2–08462. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, District of Oregon, 1000 SW. 

Third Ave., Portland, Oregon 97204–

2902. During the public comment 

period, the Consent Decree may be 

examined on the following Department 

of Justice Web site: http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/open.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,