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public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the agency; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the agency enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
agency minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: This information collection
requirement is needed to provide
assistance to qualified small mine
operators under 30 U.S.C. 1257. The
information requested will provide the
regulatory authority with data to
determine the eligibility of the applicant
and the capability and expertise of
laboratories to perform required tasks.
Title of Collection: Permanent
Regulatory Program—Small Operator
Assistance Program.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0061.
Form Number: FS–6.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses and state governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 4.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 4.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hours to 70
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 93.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $0.
An agency may not conduct or
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respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–02803 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
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Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Surface Mining Permit
Applications—Minimum Requirements
for Reclamation and Operation Plan
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE),
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 12,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Mark Gehlhar, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room
4556–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by
email to mgehlhar@osmre.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1029–
0036 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email
at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone
at 202–208–2716. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may

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also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the agency; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the agency enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
agency minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Sections 507(b), 508(a),
510(b), 515(b) and (d), and 522 of 30
U.S.C. 1201 et seq. require applicants to
submit operation and reclamation plans
for coal mining activities. This
information collection is needed to
determine whether the plans will
achieve the reclamation and
environmental protections pursuant to
the Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act. Without this
information, Federal and State
regulatory authorities cannot review and
approve permit application requests.
Title of Collection: Surface Mining
Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Reclamation and
Operation Plan.

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OMB Control Number: 1029–0036.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
governments and businesses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,091.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 2 hours to 160
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 96,158.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $791,900.
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 authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Mark J. Gehlhar,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024–02802 Filed 2–9–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
On February 5, 2024, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts
in United States and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts v. City of Lowell,
Massachusetts, 1:24–cv–10290 (D.
Mass.).
The United States filed a complaint
for injunctive relief and civil penalties
under sections 309(b) and (d) of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and
(d), against Defendant, City of Lowell
for: (1) unpermitted and illegal
discharges from its wastewater
collection system, without authorization
under a National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (‘‘NPDES’’) permit
and in violation of section 301 of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311; and (2)
unpermitted and illegal discharges of
pollutants from its Small Municipal
Separate Storm Sewer System. The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts has
moved to file an Intervenor’s Complaint
alleging violations of the Clean Water

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Act, the Massachusetts Clean Waters
Act, M.G.L. c. 21, sections 26–53, and
the regulations promulgated thereunder,
314 C.M.R. sections 3.00, et seq., 7.00,
et seq., and 12.00, et seq. Under the
proposed Consent Decree among the
parties, the City of Lowell must take
measures necessary to achieve and
maintain compliance with the Federal
Clean Water Act, the Massachusetts
Clean Waters Act, and the City’s NPDES
permit. These include measures to
separate wastewater sewer pipes and
stormwater pipes to prevent sewage
discharges to the Merrimack and
Concord Rivers and Beaver Brook from
the combined pipes during rain events.
Under the proposed Consent Decree, the
City will also update and implement its
Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination program to detect and
eliminate illicit connections from
wastewater pipes or other sources of
wastewater to the stormwater system.
Finally, under the proposed settlement,
the City will pay a $200,000 civil
penalty for past noncompliance.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, United
States Department of Justice, and should
refer to United States and
Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. City
of Lowell, Massachusetts, 1:24–cv–
10290 (D. Mass.), D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–
1–12515. 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.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington,
D.C. 20044–7611.

By mail .........

Any comments submitted in writing
may be filed by the United States in
whole or in part on the public court
docket without notice to the commenter.
During the public comment period,
the proposed consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this
Justice Department website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
If you require assistance accessing the
proposed consent decree, you may
request assistance by email or by mail

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to the addresses provided above for
submitting comments.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On February 5, 2024, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of
Indiana in the lawsuit entitled United
States and State of Indiana v. 1500
South Tibbs LLC, Civil Action No. 1:24–
cv–235.
The proposed Consent Decree settles
claims brought by the United States and
the State of Indiana under sections 106
and 107 of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607
against 1500 South Tibbs LLC
(‘‘Defendant’’) seeking reimbursement of
response costs and performance of
remedial measures with respect to
Reilly Tar and Chemical Superfund Site
in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Consent
Decree requires Defendant to pay the
United States a total of $112,805.24 for
EPA’s response costs, pay the State a
total of $21,061.53 for its past response
costs, pay future response costs incurred
by the United States and the State, and
perform the remedial ‘‘Work’’ defined in
the Scope of Work, attached to the
Consent Decree as Attachment A. The
Work consists of designing and
implementing a revised Operable Unit 1
(OU1) remedy for the treatment of
groundwater underneath the Site and to
continue operating and maintaining the
remedies for contamination at the other
Operable Units.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed consent decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States and State of
Indiana v. 1500 South Tibbs LLC, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–11–3–1028/2. 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:

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