[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 29678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14770]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-5518-6]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 
National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Deletion of New Castle Spill Site from the National 
Priorities List (NPL).

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SUMMARY: EPA, Region 3, announces the deletion of the New Castle Spill 
Site, New Castle, Delaware, from the National Priorities List (NPL). 
The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, the National Oil and 
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). EPA promulgated 
the NCP pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. 
EPA and the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and 
Environmental Control (DNREC) have determined that all appropriate 
CERCLA actions have been implemented, that the Site poses no 
significant threat to public health or the environment, and that no 
further cleanup by responsible parties is necessary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comprehensive information on this Site is available through 
the public docket which is available for viewing at the Site 
information repositories at the following locations: Hazardous Waste 
Technical Information Center, 9th Floor, U.S. EPA, Region 3, 841 
Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA, (215) 597-6633.
    Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 
715 Grantham Lane, New Castle, DE, (302) 323-4540.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Dehnhard (3HW23), U.S. EPA 
Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 597-
3167.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA announces the deletion of the New Castle 
Spill Site located in New Castle, Delaware, from the National 
Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of the National Oil and 
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR Part 300. 
EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to 
public health, welfare, or the environment and maintains the NPL as the 
list of those sites. Sites on the NPL may be the subject of remedial 
actions financed by the Hazardous Substances Superfund Response Trust 
Fund (Fund). Pursuant to CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. section 9605 (40 CFR 
300.425(e)(3) of the NCP), any site deleted from the NPL remains 
eligible for Fund-financed remedial actions in the event that 
conditions at the site warrant such action in the future. Deletion of a 
site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability or impede 
agency efforts to recover costs associated with response efforts.
    A Notice of Intent to Delete the New Castle Spill Site from the NPL 
was published on March 21, 1996 in the Federal Register (56 FR 11597). 
The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was 
April 22, 1996. EPA received comments on the proposed deletion. The 
responsiveness summary is attached.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, 
Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water 
pollution control, Water supply.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended 
as follows:

PART 300--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 191 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 
2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

Appendix B--[Amended]

    2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the 
site ``New Castle Spill, New Castle County, Delaware''.

    Dated: May 16, 1996.
W. T. Wisniewski,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 3.
[FR Doc. 96-14770 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am]
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