60-Day Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2013 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Amended Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act and Proposed Stipulation,
Settlement Agreement and Order
Under the Federal Debt Collection
Procedure Act and the Federal Priority
Act
On January 9, 2013, the Department of
Justice lodged a proposed Amended
Consent Decree in United States v. the
Atlas-Lederer Company, et al., Civil
Action No. C–3–91–309 and a proposed
Amended Stipulation, Settlement
Agreement and Order in United States
v. Larry Katz, et al., Civil Action No.
3:05–cv–0058, with the United States
District Court for the Southern District
of Ohio.
In Atlas-Lederer, the United States
sought reimbursement of response costs
in connection with the United Scrap
Lead Superfund Site in Troy, Miami
County, Ohio (‘‘the Site’’). The proposed
Amended Consent Decree resolves the
United States claims against a defunct
scrap metal company, Senser Metal
Company, and its deceased owner and
operator, Saul Senser, under Section
107(a) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9607(a), and also resolves the United
States’ claim against Mr. Senser and his
estate under Ohio ‘‘veil piercing’’ law.
This is an ‘‘ability-to-pay’’ settlement
based on financial analyses conducted
by the Department’s Antitrust Corporate
Finance Unit. Senser Metal and Mr.
Senser’s Estate (represented by Kenneth
Senser as the Executor the Estate of Saul
Senser) will pay the United States
$243,250.00 within 30 days of entry of
the Consent Decree, and within 24 days
thereafter will pay the United States any
amount remaining in the estate
following payment to the United States
in the Katz case and the payment of
certain documented attorneys’ fees and
expenses.
The Amended Consent Decree also
resolves the United Scrap Lead
Respondent Group’s (‘‘Respondent
Group’’) CERCLA claims against Senser
Metal Company for response costs
incurred by the Respondent Group in
cleaning up the Site under an earlier
Consent Decree. The settling Senser
defendants will pay the Respondent
Group $21,500 within 30 days of entry
of the Consent Decree.
In Katz, the United States filed suit
against Mr. Senser and other defendants
seeking to recover funds under the
Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act

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and the Federal Priority Act. In its
complaint, the United States alleged,
among other things, that Mr. Senser
liquidated the assets of Senser Metal
Company and fraudulently diverted a
portion of the proceeds to himself. To
resolve this claim, the Estate of Saul
Senser, together with Kenneth Senser in
his capacity as Executor of the Estate,
shall pay the United States $243,250.00
within 30 days of entry of the Amended
Stipulation, Settlement Agreement and
Order.
While a prior Consent Decree and
Stipulation of Settlement were lodged in
these cases in March of 2012, it was
subsequently determined that certain
tax consequences attendant upon the
liquidation of a pension plan in the
estate meant that there were insufficient
assets available to settle the United
States’ claims on the original basis and
also provide for the widow of Mr.
Senser and the expenses of his estate.
The revised settlements in the two cases
will recover at least $486,500 in
response costs incurred by EPA at the
Site. This is approximately $73,000 less
than the settlement amount originally
agreed to in the March 2012 Consent
Decree and Stipulation, but will allow
the Estate to pay certain previously
incurred expenses and purchase an
annuity to secure a lifetime monthly
stipend for Mr. Senser’s widow.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Amended Consent Decree and
the proposed Amended Stipulation,
Settlement Agreement and Order.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States v. the Atlas-Lederer Company, et
al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–3–279B and United
States v. Larry Katz, et al., D.J. Ref. 90–
11–3–279/4. 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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Stipulation is included as Appendix D
to the Amended Consent Decree. We
will provide a paper copy of the
proposed Amended Consent Decree
(including the Stipulation as an
Appendix) upon written request and
payment of reproduction costs. Please
mail your request and payment to:
Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ–
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington,
DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $10.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Maureen Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
[FR Doc. 2013–00596 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Comment Request for Information
Collection for the Trade Activity
Participant Report (TAPR); Extension
Without Revisions
Employment and Training
Administration (ETA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the 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 [44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This program
helps 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
To submit Send them to:
comments:
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
By e-mail
pubcommentCurrently, ETA is soliciting comments
[email protected].
concerning the collection of data about
By mail .... Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, The Trade Activity Participant Report
Washington, D.C. 20044–7611. (OMB No. 1205–0392), which provides
information on participant activities and
performance outcomes for those served
During the public comment period,
under the Trade Adjustment Assistance
the proposed Amended Consent Decree
and the proposed Amended Stipulation, Program, as authorized under the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended.
Settlement Agreement and Order may
be examined and downloaded at this
DATES: Written comments must be
Justice Department Web site: http://
submitted to the office listed in the
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
addresses section below on or before
Consent_Decrees.html. The Amended
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Submit written comments
to Susan Worden, Office of Trade
Adjustment Assistance Room N–5428,
Employment and Training
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone
number: 202–693–3517 (this is not a
toll-free number). Individuals with
hearing or speech impairments may
access the telephone number above via
TTY by calling the toll-free Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–877–
889–5627 (TTY/TDD). Fax: 202–693–
3585 Email: [email protected]. A
copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Background
The Department uses information
from the TAPR Form completed by the
states to establish state funding needs
and evaluate the effectiveness of state
administration of the Trade Adjustment
Assistance program under the Trade
Act. The Department is requesting a
three year extension of the currently
approved collection in order to continue
to meet reporting requirements in
Sections 239 and 249B of the Trade Act,
as amended.

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II. Review Focus
The Department is particularly
interested in comments which:
• 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
agency’s 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
Type of Review: extension without
changes.
Title: Trade Activity Participant
Report.
OMB Number: 1205–0392.
Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal
Governments.

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Form(s): Trade Activity Participant
Report.
Total Annual Respondents: 50.
Annual Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Annual Responses: 200.
Average Time per Response: 47.5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,500.
Total Annual Burden Cost for
Respondents: $0.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
ICR; they will also become a matter of
public record.
Jane Oates,
Assistant Secretary for Employment and
Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2013–00635 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–80,490]

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation,
Primary Care Business Unit (Sales)
Division, East Operating Unit, North
Operating Unit and South Operating
Unit, Formerly Known as Southeast
Operating Unit, Southwest Operating
Unit, Northwest Operating Unit and
Northeast Operating Unit, Including
On-Site Leased Workers From Inventiv
Health, Ashfield Healthcare, and Pro
Unlimited, East Hanover, NJ and OffSite Workers of Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Primary
Care Business Unit (Sales) Division,
East Operating Unit in Illinois Who
Report to East Hanover, NJ; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance
In accordance with Section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’),
19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor
issued a Certification of Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance on January 6, 2012,
applicable to workers of Novartis
Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Primary
Care Business Unit (Sales) Division, East
Hanover, New Jersey. The Department’s
notice of determination was published
in the Federal Register on January 24,
2012 (77 FR 3501). The notice was
amended on May 4, 2012 and October
17, 2012 to include workers under the
control of the subject firm working offsite in Illinois and to include the
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that is part of the East Operating Unit.
The amended notices were published in
the Federal Register on May 16, 2012
(77 FR 28901) and October 29, 2012 (77
FR 65581) respectively.
At the request of a company official,
the Department reviewed the
certification for workers of the subject
firm.
New information shows that
following a company merger, the East
Operating Unit, North Operating Unit
and South Operating Unit, formerly
known as Southeast Operating Unit,
Southwest Operating Unit, Northwest
Operating Unit and Northeast Operating
Unit of the Primary Care Business Unit
(Sales) Division of the subject firm
operate in the same capacity, together
are part of a continuous operation and
all experienced worker separations due
to increased aggregate imports of
pharmaceuticals.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
the subject firm who were adversely
affected by increased aggregate imports.
The amended notice applicable to TA–
W–80,490 is hereby issued as follows:
‘‘All workers of Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, Primary Care Business Unit
(Sales) Division, East Operating Unit, North
Operating Unit and South Operating Unit,
formerly known as Southeast Operating Unit,
Southwest operating Unit, Northwest
Operating Unit and Northeast Operating
Unit, including on-site leased workers from
Inventiv Health, Ashfield Healthcare, and Pro
Unlimited, East Hanover, New Jersey, and
off-site workers of Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, Primary Care Business Unit
(Sales) Division, East Operating Unit in
Illinois who report to East Hanover, New
Jersey, who became totally or partially
separated from employment on or after
October 3, 2010, through January 6, 2014,
and all workers in the group threatened with
total or partial separation from employment
on the date of certification through two years
from the date of certification, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under
Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974,
as amended.’’
Signed in Washington, DC, this 19th day of
December, 2012.
Del Min Amy Chen,
Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2013–00687 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am]
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