32462 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 122 / Monday, June 24, 1996 / Notices

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

request describes the nature of the

information collection and the expected

burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 24, 1996 to be assured of

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). OSM has

submitted a request to OMB to renew its

approval of the collection of information

found at 30 CFR 955, Certification of

Blasters in Federal program States and

on Indian lands, and OSM use of the

form OSM–74. OSM will request a 3-

year term of approval for this

information collection activity.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for this collection of

information is listed in 30 CFR Part 955

and on the form OSM–74.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on March

20, 1996 (61 FR 11429). No comments

were received. This notice provides the

public with an additional 30 days in

which to comment.

The following information is provided

for the information collection: (1) Title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information. Where

appropriate, OSM has revised burden

estimates to reflect current reporting

levels, adjustments based on reestimates

of the burden or number of respondents,

and programmatic changes.

Title: Certification of blasters in

Federal program States and on Indian

lands.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0083.

Summary: This information is being

collected to ensure that the qualification

of applicants for blaster certification is

adequate. This information will be used

to determine the eligibility of the

applicant. The affected public will be

blasters who want to be certified by the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement.

Bureau Form Number: OSM–74.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals intent on being certified as

blasters in Federal program States and

on Indian lands.

Total Annual Responses: 55

responses.

Burden per Respondent: 40 minutes.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 35

hours.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information collection; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burden on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following addresses.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW., Room 120—SIB, Washington, DC

20240.

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Department of

Interior Desk Officer, 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Gene E. Krueger,

Acting Chief, Office of Technology

Development and Transfer.

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BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7

Notice is hereby given that a proposed

consent decree in United States of

America v. Blue Grass Chemical

Specialities, L.P. and Blue Grass

Holding Corp., Civil Action No. NA 96–

31–C D/H, was lodged on June 5, 1996

with the United States District Court for

the Southern District of Indiana. The

proposed consent decree resolves the

United States’ claims against Blue Grass

Chemical Specialists, L.P. for violations

of pretreatment standards enforceable

under the Clean Water Act at its organic

chemicals manufacturing facility

located in New Albany, Indiana. In the

proposed settlement Blue Grass

Chemical Specialties, L.P. agrees to:

continue in complete compliance with

federal and local pretreatment standards

and pay a civil penalty of $110,000.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

comments relating to the proposed

consent decree. Comments should be

addressed to the Assistant Attorney

General for the Environment and

Natural Resources Division of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States of America v. Blue

Grass Chemical Specialties, L.P. and

Blue Grass Holding Corp., DOJ Ref. #90–

1–1–4214.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the office of the United

States Attorney, 204 South Main Street,

South Bend, Indiana 46601–2191; the

Region 5 Office of the Environmental

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; and

at the Consent Decree Library, 1120 G

Street, NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC

20005, (202) 624–0892. A copy of the

proposed consent decree may be

obtained in person or by mail from the

Consent Decree Library, 1120 G Street,

NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

In requesting a copy please refer to the

referenced case and enclose a check in

the amount of $5.75 (25 cents per page

reproduction costs), payable to the

Consent Decree Library.

Bruce S. Gelber,

Deputy Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

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BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on June 3, 1996, a proposed

Consent Decree in United States v. CPF,

Inc., Civil Action No. 96–11141–REK,

was lodged with the United States

District Court for the District of

Massachusetts resolving the matters

alleged in a complaint filed

simultaneously with the Consent

Decree. The proposed Consent Decree

concerns violations by CPF of the Clean

Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251,

et seq., at CPF’s beverage bottling

facility in Ayer, Massachusetts. The

CWA violations alleged in the

complaint include discharges of

pollutants in excess of local