[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34302]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-6210-1]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Deletion for the Lodi Municipal Well Superfund Site 
from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 
deletion of the Lodi Municipal Well Superfund Site (Site) located in 
Lodi, Bergen County, New Jersey, from the National Priorities List 
(NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the National 
Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), which 
EPA promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(CERCLA), as amended. EPA and the State of New Jersey have determined 
that the Site poses no significant threat to public health or the 
environment and, therefore, no further response actions pursuant to 
CERCLA are appropriate.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 29, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Catanzarita, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, 290 
Broadway--19th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866, (212) 637-4409.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Site to be deleted from the NPL is: the 
Lodi Municipal Well Site (Site) located in Lodi, Bergen County, New 
Jersey. A Notice of Intent to Delete for this Site was published on 
October 20, 1998 (63 FR 55985). The closing date for comments on the 
Notice of Intent to Delete was November 19, 1998. EPA received three 
written comments from one individual. One comment raised procedureal 
questions regarding how sites are deleted from the NPL. The remaining 
comments expressed concern about sporadic non-radiological regional 
contamination in the area.
    EPA provided detailed responses to these comments in a 
responsiveness summary, which is contained in the Deletion Docket. The 
Deletion Docket may be reviewed at the EPA Region II office in New 
York, New York, and the Lodi Memorial Public Library in Lodi, New 
Jersey. EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk 
to public health, welfare, or the environment and it maintains the NPL 
as the list of those sites. As described in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the 
NCP, any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for remedial 
actions in the unlikely 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.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

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

    Dated: December 14, 1998.
William Muszynski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region II.

    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: 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); E.O. 
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR 1991 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, ``Lodi Municipal Well, Lodi, N.J.''

[FR Doc. 98-34302 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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