81 FR 83236 - Crowders Mountain Site, Kings Mountain, Gaston County, North Carolina; Notice of Settlement
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 224 (November 21, 2016)
| Page Range | 83236-83236 | |
| FR Document | 2016-27979 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 224 (Monday, November 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 83236] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-27979] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [CERCLA-04-2017-3750; FRL-9955-46-Region 4] Crowders Mountain Site, Kings Mountain, Gaston County, North Carolina; Notice of Settlement AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of settlement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under 122(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement with North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, concerning the Crowders Mountain Superfund Site located in Kings Mountain, Gaston County, North Carolina. The settlement addresses recovery of CERCLA costs for a cleanup action performed by the EPA at the Site. DATES: The Agency will consider public comments on the settlement until December 21, 2016. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are available from the Agency by contacting Ms. Paula V. Painter, Program Analyst, using the contact information provided in this notice. Comments may also be submitted by referencing the Site's name through one of the following methods: Internet: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#r4-public-notices.U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund Division, Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula V. Painter at 404/562-8887. Dated: October 26, 2016. Greg Armstrong, Acting Chief, Enforcement and Community Engagement Branch, Superfund Division. [FR Doc. 2016-27979 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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notice of final action regarding the claimed as CBI and other information Dated: November 7, 2016.
petition as to North Carolina thereon no whose disclosure is restricted by statute Lorie J. Schmidt,
later than October 27, 2017. See the is not included in the official public Associate General Counsel.
proposed consent decree for the specific docket or in the electronic public [FR Doc. 2016–27983 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am]
details. docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
For a period of thirty (30) days material, including copyrighted material
following the date of publication of this contained in a public comment, will not
notice, the Agency will accept written be placed in EPA’s electronic public ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
comments relating to the proposed docket but will be available only in AGENCY
consent decree from persons who are printed, paper form in the official public
docket. Although not all docket [CERCLA–04–2017–3750; FRL–9955–46–
not named as parties or intervenors to
Region 4]
the litigation in question. EPA or the materials may be available
Department of Justice may withdraw or electronically, you may still access any Crowders Mountain Site, Kings
withhold consent to the proposed of the publicly available docket Mountain, Gaston County, North
consent decree if the comments disclose materials through the EPA Docket Carolina; Notice of Settlement
facts or considerations that indicate that Center.
such consent is inappropriate, AGENCY: Environmental Protection
B. How and to whom do I submit Agency.
improper, inadequate, or inconsistent comments?
with the requirements of the Act. Unless ACTION: Notice of settlement.
EPA or the Department of Justice You may submit comments as
provided in the ADDRESSES section. SUMMARY: Under 122(h) of the
determines that consent to this
Please ensure that your comments are Comprehensive Environmental
proposed consent decree should be
submitted within the specified comment Response, Compensation and Liability
withdrawn, the terms of the consent
period. Comments received after the Act (CERCLA), the United States
decree will be affirmed.
close of the comment period will be Environmental Protection Agency has
II. Additional Information About marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to entered into a settlement with North
Commenting on the Proposed Consent consider these late comments. Carolina Department of Natural and
Decree. If you submit an electronic comment, Cultural Resources, concerning the
EPA recommends that you include your Crowders Mountain Superfund Site
A. How can I get a copy of the proposed
name, mailing address, and an email located in Kings Mountain, Gaston
consent decree?
address or other contact information in County, North Carolina. The settlement
The official public docket for this the body of your comment and with any addresses recovery of CERCLA costs for
action (identified by EPA–HQ–OGC– disk or CD ROM you submit. This a cleanup action performed by the EPA
2016–0643) contains a copy of the ensures that you can be identified as the at the Site.
proposed consent decree. The official submitter of the comment and allows DATES: The Agency will consider public
public docket is available for public EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot comments on the settlement until
viewing at the Office of Environmental read your comment due to technical December 21, 2016. The Agency will
Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA difficulties or needs further information consider all comments received and
Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, on the substance of your comment. Any may modify or withdraw its consent to
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., identifying or contact information the proposed settlement if comments
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket provided in the body of a comment will received disclose facts or considerations
Center Public Reading Room is open be included as part of the comment that which indicate that the proposed
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday is placed in the official public docket, settlement is inappropriate, improper,
through Friday, excluding legal and made available in EPA’s electronic or inadequate.
holidays. The telephone number for the public docket. If EPA cannot read your ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, comment due to technical difficulties available from the Agency by contacting
and the telephone number for the OEI and cannot contact you for clarification, Ms. Paula V. Painter, Program Analyst,
Docket is (202) 566–1752. EPA may not be able to consider your using the contact information provided
An electronic version of the public comment. in this notice. Comments may also be
docket is available through Use of the www.regulations.gov Web
submitted by referencing the Site’s
www.regulations.gov. You may use site to submit comments to EPA
name through one of the following
www.regulations.gov to submit or view electronically is EPA’s preferred method
methods:
public comments, access the index for receiving comments. The electronic Internet: https://www.epa.gov/
listing of the contents of the official public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-
public docket, and access those access’’ system, which means EPA will southeast#r4-public-notices.
documents in the public docket that are not know your identity, email address, • U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental
available electronically. Once in the or other contact information unless you Protection Agency, Superfund Division,
system, key in the appropriate docket provide it in the body of your comment. Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street
identification number then select In contrast to EPA’s electronic public SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
‘‘search’’. docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) • Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov.
It is important to note that EPA’s system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
policy is that public comments, whether system. If you send an email comment Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887.
submitted electronically or in paper, directly to the Docket without going
will be made available for public through www.regulations.gov, your Dated: October 26, 2016.
viewing online at www.regulations.gov email address is automatically captured Greg Armstrong,
without change, unless the comment and included as part of the comment Acting Chief, Enforcement and Community
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or that is placed in the official public Engagement Branch, Superfund Division.
other information whose disclosure is docket, and made available in EPA’s [FR Doc. 2016–27979 Filed 11–18–16; 8:45 am]
restricted by statute. Information electronic public docket. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of settlement. | |
| Dates | The Agency will consider public comments on the settlement until December 21, 2016. The Agency will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the proposed settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. | |
| Contact | Paula V. Painter at 404/562-8887. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 83236 |
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