Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 23 / Thursday, February 4, 2010 / Notices 5807 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of a Modified 

Consent Decree Under the Clean Water 

Act 

Notice is hereby given that on January 

27, 2010, a proposed Modified Consent 

Decree in United States v. Sewerage & 

Water Board of New Orleans et al., Civil 

Action No. 93–3213, was lodged with 

the United States District Court for the 

Eastern District of Louisiana. 

The proposed settlement modifies a 

1998 Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’) Consent 

Decree between the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, joined by several 

Plaintiff-Intervenor citizen groups, and 

the Sewerage & Water Board of New 

Orleans (‘‘Board’’), the City of New 

Orleans (‘‘City’’), and the State of 

Louisiana as statutory defendant. In that 

original Consent Decree, which resolved 

a 1993 lawsuit brought by the United 

States alleging CWA violations 

including unauthorized discharges from 

the East Bank Collection System, the 

Board agreed to a 12-year 

comprehensive program to remediate its 

antiquated sewage collection system in 

order to reduce or eliminate sewage 

overflows into the Mississippi River, 

Lake Pontchartrain and the City’s storm 

drainage canal system. The program was 

stalled for several years due to the 

devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina. 

Under the proposed Modified Consent 

Decree, the Board agrees to continue the 

comprehensive remediation program 

and complete it by no later than July 

2015. Among other things, the Board 

will repair its 62 pump stations 

damaged by the hurricane as well as 

other hurricane damage in the portions 

of the collection system served by those 

pump stations. The Board will also 

design and implement a new preventive 

maintenance plan to inspect and clean 

its pump stations and sewer lines and 

will proceed under its sewage overflow 

action plan to take steps to minimize the 

impact of sewage overflows on the 

environment. The Board will undertake 

additional remedial measures including 

measures designed to provide 

dependable electrical services at its 

treatment plant in the event of a future 

catastrophic event. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the proposed Modified 

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. Sewerage & Water Board of 

New Orleans et al., D.J. Ref. 90–5–1–1– 

4032. 

The proposed Modified Consent 

Decree may be examined at the Office of 

the United States Attorney, Eastern 

District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras 

Street, Suite B–210, New Orleans, LA 

70130 (contact Sharon Smith, 504–680– 

3000), and at U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202 (contact 

Ellen Chang-Vaughan, 214–665–7328). 

During the public comment period, the 

proposed Modified Consent Decree may 

also be examined on the following 

Department of Justice Web site, http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the 

proposed Modified 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 emailing 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 

$33.25 (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. 

Maureen M. Katz, 

Assistant Section Chief, Environmental 

Enforcement Section, Environment and 

Natural Resources Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2262 Filed 2–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request Submitted for Public 

Comment and Recommendations; 

Qualification and Certification of 

Electrical Training 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. 

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting 

comments concerning the extension of 

the information collection related to the 

Title 30, CFR 75.153(a)(2) and 

§ 77.103(a)(2) require that a program be 

provided for the qualification of certain 

experienced personnel as mine 

electricians. A qualified person is one 

who has had at least one year of 

experience in performing electrical 

work underground in a coal mine, in the 

surface work area of an underground 

coal mine, in a surface coal mine, in a 

noncoal mine, in the mine equipment 

manufacturing industry, or in any other 

industry using or manufacturing similar 

equipment, and has satisfactorily 

completed a coal mine electrical 

training program. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

April 5, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to John 

Rowlett, Management Services Division, 

1100 Wilson Boulevard, Room 2141, 

Arlington, VA 22209–3939. Commenters 

are encouraged to send their comments 

via E-mail to Rowlett.John@DOL.GOV. 

Mr. Rowlett can be reached at (202) 

693–9827 (voice), or (202) 693–9801 

(facsimile). Because of potential delays 

in receipt and processing of mail, 

respondents are strongly encouraged to 

submit comments electronically to 

ensure timely receipt. We cannot 

guarantee that comments mailed will be 

received before the comment closing 

date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

employee listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Persons performing tasks and certain 

required examinations at coal mines 

which are related to miner safety and 

health, and which require specialized 

experience, are required to be either 

‘‘certified’’ or ‘‘qualified’’. The 

regulations recognize State certification 

and qualification programs. However, 

where state programs are not available, 

under the Mine Act and MSHA 

standards, the Secretary may certify and 

qualify persons for as long as they 

continue to satisfy the requirements 

needed to obtain the certification or 

qualification, fulfill any applicable 

retraining requirements, and remain 

employed at the same mine or by the 

same independent contractor. 


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