Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 88270 [2016-29355]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 235 / Wednesday, December 7, 2016 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act
On November 22, 2016, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States
District Court for the Western District of
North Carolina in the lawsuit entitled
United States v. CTS Corporation, Mills
Gap Road Associates, and Northrop
Grumman Systems Corporation, Civil
Action No. 1:16–cv–00380.
The United States, on behalf of the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), filed this lawsuit under the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA). The complaint seeks
performance of response actions to
address contamination of
tricholorethylene in the groundwater at
the CTS of Asheville, Inc. Superfund
Site in Asheville, North Carolina.
The proposed consent decree would
resolve the claims alleged in the
complaint. It requires the defendants,
CTS Corporation, Mills Gap Road
Associates, and Northrop Grumman
Corporation, to implement the remedy
selected by EPA, which is estimated to
cost $8,885,000.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. CTS Corporation, Mills
Gap Road Associates, and Northrop
Grumman Systems Corporation, D.J.
Ref. No. 90–11–2–08135/2. 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:
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, DC 20044–7611.
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During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
consent decree upon written request
and payment of reproduction costs.
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Please mail your request and payment
to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
For a paper copy, please enclose a
check or money order for $109.50 (25
cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the United States Treasury.
For a paper copy without the exhibits
and signature pages, the cost is $8.50.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–29355 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Air
Act
On December 1, 2016, the Department
of Justice lodged a proposed consent
decree with the United States District
Court for the Western Division of North
Dakota in the lawsuit entitled United
States v. Slawson Exploration Company,
Inc., Civil Action No. 1:16–cv–00413–
CSM.
The United States filed this lawsuit
under the Clean Air Act. The United
States’ complaint seeks injunctive relief
and civil penalties for violations of (a)
the Federal Implementation Plan for Oil
and Natural Gas Well Production
Facilities; Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation and (b) North Dakota’s
federally-approved State
Implementation Plan at well pads
owned and operated by Slawson in
North Dakota. The principal violations
relate to alleged failures to adequately
design, operate, and maintain storage
tank vapor control systems, resulting in
emissions of volatile organic
compounds (‘‘VOC’’) and other
pollutants to the atmosphere. Many of
the well pads are located on the Fort
Berthold Indian Reservation. The
remainder are located in North Dakota
outside the exterior boundaries of the
reservation. The consent decree requires
Slawson to perform injunctive relief and
pay a $2.1 million civil penalty.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
consent decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States v. Slawson Exploration
Company, Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–
11261. All comments must be submitted
no later than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
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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 .....
During the public comment period,
the consent decree may be examined
and downloaded at this Justice
Department Web site: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
consent decree 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 $21.00 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Robert Brook,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–29276 Filed 12–6–16; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Proposed Collection, Comment
Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a pre-clearance consultation
program to provide the general 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
(PRA95). This program helps to 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 the impact of
collection requirements on respondents
can be properly assessed. The Bureau of
Labor Statistics (BLS) is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
revisions to the confidentiality pledge
for the following information collections
titles.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On November 22, 2016, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina in the lawsuit entitled United States v. CTS
Corporation, Mills Gap Road Associates, and Northrop Grumman Systems
Corporation, Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00380.
The United States, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), filed this lawsuit under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The complaint seeks
performance of response actions to address contamination of
tricholorethylene in the groundwater at the CTS of Asheville, Inc.
Superfund Site in Asheville, North Carolina.
The proposed consent decree would resolve the claims alleged in the
complaint. It requires the defendants, CTS Corporation, Mills Gap Road
Associates, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, to implement the remedy
selected by EPA, which is estimated to cost $8,885,000.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States v. CTS Corporation, Mills Gap Road
Associates, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, D.J. Ref. No. 90-
11-2-08135/2. 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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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD,
P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department Web site: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide a paper copy of
the consent decree 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.
For a paper copy, please enclose a check or money order for $109.50
(25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the United States
Treasury. For a paper copy without the exhibits and signature pages,
the cost is $8.50.
Henry S. Friedman,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-29355 Filed 12-6-16; 8:45 am]
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