Advisory Board; Notice of Closed Meeting
| Published date | 12 April 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-07520 |
| Citation | 89 FR 25901 |
| Court | Justice Department,National Institute Of Corrections |
| Section | Notices |
25901
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 72 / Friday, April 12, 2024 / Notices
HISTORY
:
INTERIOR/DOI–71, Electronic FOIA
Tracking System and FOIA Case Files,
81 FR 33544 (May 26, 2016),
modification published at 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021).
Teri Barnett,
Departmental Privacy Officer, U.S.
Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2024–07766 Filed 4–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4334–63–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act and Oil Pollution Act
On April 8, 2024, the Department of
Justice filed a complaint under the
Clean Water Act and the Oil Pollution
Act and lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas
in the lawsuit entitled United States of
America and State of Texas v. Flint
Hills Resources Ingleside, LLC, Civil
Action No. 2:24–cv–00079.
The complaint alleges that the
defendant, Flint Hills Resources,
Ingleside, LLC, is civilly liable for
violation of section 311 of the Clean
Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321, and for
natural resource damages under section
1002 of the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C.
2702. The State of Texas is a co-plaintiff
for the natural resource damages claims.
The complaint addresses the discharge
of about 14,000 gallons of crude oil that
spilled into Corpus Christi Bay from a
ruptured pipe on a dock at the
defendant’s crude oil storage terminal in
Ingleside, Texas, on the night of
December 24, 2022. The complaint
further alleges that the oil impacted
water quality, beach, and marsh areas
and harmed a variety of fish and
wildlife, including birds and sea turtles.
To resolve the claims, the company
will pay a total of $989,212.80. Under
the proposed consent decree, the
company will pay the United States
$400,000 in civil penalties for the Clean
Water Act oil discharge violation. This
claim is brought by the United States on
behalf of the United States Coast Guard.
The penalties paid for this claim will be
deposited in the federal Oil Spill
Liability Trust Fund managed by the
National Pollution Funds Center. The
Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund is used to
pay for federal response activities and to
compensate for damages when there is
a discharge or substantial threat of
discharge of oil or hazardous substances
to waters of the United States or
adjoining shorelines.
The company will also pay the United
States and the State of Texas, on behalf
of the federal and State natural resource
trustees, $589,212.80 as natural resource
damages under the Oil Pollution Act.
The federal trustees are the Department
of the Interior, through the Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the Department of
Commerce’s National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration. The State
trustees are the Texas General Land
Office, the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality, and the Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department.
Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act, each
trustee acts on behalf of the public to
seek damages for the injury to,
destruction of, or loss of natural
resources resulting from the discharge of
oil into the environment. Under the
consent decree, the defendant’s
payment provides for $427,000 of the
total to be used by the trustees to design,
implement, and oversee natural
resource restoration projects to
compensate for the injuries resulting
from the oil discharge. The rest of the
funds will be used to repay the trustees
for each agency’s work to assess the
injuries to natural resources. The United
States and the State are coordinating
injury assessment and restoration
efforts.
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 of America and
State of Texas v. Flint Hills Resources
Ingleside, LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–1–
12902. All comments must be submitted
no later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted by either
email or by mail:
To submit
comments: Send them to:
By email ....... pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
By mail ......... Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Any comments submitted in writing
may be filed 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
consent decree, you may request
assistance by email or by mail to the
addresses provided above for submitting
comments.
Thomas Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2024–07688 Filed 4–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4410–15–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Advisory Board; Notice of Closed
Meeting
This notice announces a forthcoming
closed meeting of the National Institute
of Corrections (NIC) Advisory Board
pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
Name of the Committee: NIC
Advisory Board.
General Function of the Committee:
To aid the National Institute of
Corrections in developing long-range
plans, advise on program development,
and recommend guidance to assist NIC’s
efforts in the areas of training, technical
assistance, information services, and
policy/program development assistance
to Federal, State, and local corrections
agencies.
Date and Time: Monday, April 22,
2024, from 1 p.m.–6 p.m. ET
(approximate times).
Location: Virtual.
Contact Person: Leslie LeMaster,
Designated Federal Official (DFO) to the
NIC Advisory Board, The National
Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street
NW, Room 901–3, Washington, DC
20534. To contact Ms. LeMaster, please
call (202) 305–5773 or llemaster@
bop.gov.
Agenda: On April 22, 2024, the
Advisory Board will convene a closed
meeting to permit discussion of
information that (1) relates solely to the
internal personnel rules and practices of
an agency (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)), and (2)
is of a personal nature where disclosure
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy (5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6)). The Advisory Board will
discuss the outcomes of continuing
efforts to make recommendations to the
Attorney General for the NIC Director
vacancy.
Procedure: On April 22, 2024, the
Advisory Board will convene a closed
meeting to permit discussion of
information that (1) relates solely to the
internal personnel rules and practices of
an agency (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)), and (2)
is of a personal nature where disclosure
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy (5 U.S.C.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Apr 11, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
25902
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 72 / Friday, April 12, 2024 / Notices
552b(c)(6)). The Advisory Board will
discuss the outcomes of continuing
efforts to make recommendations to the
Attorney General for the NIC Director
vacancy.
Closed Committee Deliberations: On
April 22, 2024, from 1 p.m.–6 p.m. ET
(approximate times) the meeting will be
closed to permit discussion of
information that (1) relates solely to the
internal personnel rules and practices of
an agency (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)), and (2)
is of a personal nature where disclosure
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy (5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6)). The Advisory Board will
discuss the outcomes of continuing
efforts to make recommendations to the
Attorney General for the NIC Director
vacancy.
General Information: The virtual
meeting will be closed to the public to
permit discussion of information that (1)
relates solely to the internal personnel
rules and practices of an agency (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(2)), and (2) is of a
personal nature where disclosure would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy (5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6)). The Advisory Board will
discuss the outcomes of continuing
efforts to make recommendations to the
Attorney General for the NIC Director
vacancy.
Leslie LeMaster,
Designated Federal Official, National Institute
of Corrections.
[FR Doc. 2024–07520 Filed 4–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0064]
Forging Machines Standard; Extension
of the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Approval of
Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
AGENCY
: Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION
: Request for public comments.
SUMMARY
: OSHA solicits public
comments concerning the proposal to
extend the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Forging Machines
Standard.
DATES
: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by June
11, 2024.
ADDRESSES
:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the websites.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0064) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). OSHA will place all comments,
including any personal information, in
the public docket, which may be made
available online. Therefore, OSHA
cautions interested parties about
submitting personal information such as
social security numbers and birthdates.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Seleda Perryman, Directorate of
Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S.
Department of Labor; telephone (202)
693–2222.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of
the continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e.,
employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the public with an opportunity
to comment on proposed and
continuing information collection
requirements in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, the collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
authorizes information collection by
employers as necessary or appropriate
for enforcement of the OSH Act or for
developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational
injuries, illnesses, and accidents (29
U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires
that OSHA obtain such information
with minimum burden upon employers,
especially those operating small
businesses, and to reduce to the
maximum extent feasible unnecessary
duplication of effort in obtaining
information (29 U.S.C. 657).
The following sections describe who
uses the information collected under
each requirement, as well as how they
use it. The purpose of these
requirements is to reduce employees’
risk of death or serious injury by
ensuring that forging machines used by
them are in safe operating condition,
and that employees are able to clearly
and properly identify manually
operated valves and switches.
Inspection of Forging Machines, Guards,
and Point-of-Operation Protection
Devices (Paragraphs (a)(2)(i) and
(a)(2)(ii))
Paragraph (a)(2)(i) requires employers
to establish periodic and regular
maintenance safety checks, and to
develop and maintain a certification
record of each inspection. The
certification record must include the
date of inspection, the signature of the
person who performed the inspection,
and the serial number (or other
identifier) of the forging machine
inspected. Under paragraph (a)(2)(ii),
employers are to schedule regular and
frequent inspections of guards and
point-of-operation protection devices
and prepare a certification record of
each inspection that contains the date of
the inspection, and the serial number
(or other identifier) of the equipment
inspected. These inspection certification
records provide assurance to employers,
employees, and OSHA compliance
officers that forging machines, guards,
and point-of-operation protection
devices have been inspected, and will
operate properly and safely, to prevent
impact injury and death to employees
during forging operations. These records
also provide the most efficient means
for the compliance officers to determine
that an employer is complying with the
Standard.
Identification of Manually Controlled
Valves and Switches (Paragraphs (c),
(h)(3), (i)(1) and (i)(2))
These paragraphs require proper and
clear identification of manually
operated valves and switches on
presses, up setter, bolt heading
equipment, and rivet-making machines,
respectively. Marking valves and
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:47 Apr 11, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12APN1.SGM 12APN1
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
