83236 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2016 / Notices 

notice of final action regarding the 

petition as to North Carolina thereon no 

later than October 27, 2017. See the 

proposed consent decree for the specific 

details. 

For a period of thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

notice, the Agency will accept written 

comments relating to the proposed 

consent decree from persons who are 

not named as parties or intervenors to 

the litigation in question. EPA or the 

Department of Justice may withdraw or 

withhold consent to the proposed 

consent decree if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of the Act. Unless 

EPA or the Department of Justice 

determines that consent to this 

proposed consent decree should be 

withdrawn, the terms of the consent 

decree will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed Consent 

Decree. 

A. How can I get a copy of the proposed 

consent decree? 

The official public docket for this 

action (identified by EPA–HQ–OGC– 

2016–0643) contains a copy of the 

proposed consent decree. The official 

public docket is available for public 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OEI 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through 

www.regulations.gov. You may use 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the official 

public docket, and access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, key in the appropriate docket 

identification number then select 

‘‘search’’. 

It is important to note that EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing online at www.regulations.gov 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information 

claimed as CBI and other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute 

is not included in the official public 

docket or in the electronic public 

docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted 

material, including copyrighted material 

contained in a public comment, will not 

be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. Although not all docket 

materials may be available 

electronically, you may still access any 

of the publicly available docket 

materials through the EPA Docket 

Center. 

B. How and to whom do I submit 

comments? 

You may submit comments as 

provided in the ADDRESSES section. 

Please ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name, mailing address, and an email 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD ROM you submit. This 

ensures that you can be identified as the 

submitter of the comment and allows 

EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 

difficulties or needs further information 

on the substance of your comment. Any 

identifying or contact information 

provided in the body of a comment will 

be included as part of the comment that 

is placed in the official public docket, 

and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. 

Use of the www.regulations.gov Web 

site to submit comments to EPA 

electronically is EPA’s preferred method 

for receiving comments. The electronic 

public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, which means EPA will 

not know your identity, email address, 

or other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

In contrast to EPA’s electronic public 

docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) 

system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ 

system. If you send an email comment 

directly to the Docket without going 

through www.regulations.gov, your 

email address is automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the official public 

docket, and made available in EPA’s 

electronic public docket. 

Dated: November 7, 2016. 

Lorie J. Schmidt, 

Associate General Counsel. 

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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: Painter.Paula@epa.gov. 

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] 

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