[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 231 (Thursday, November 30, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 71257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30181]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-6907-7]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; National 
Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA).

ACTION: Deletion of the release from the route 940 drum dump site (the 
Site) from the national priorities list (NPL).

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SUMMARY: The EPA Region III announces the deletion of the release from 
the Route 940 Drum Dump Site in Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania from the 
NPL. The NPL constitutes 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, as 
amended (CERCLA). EPA and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental 
Protection (PADEP) have determined that all appropriate CERCLA response 
actions have been implemented and that no further cleanup by 
responsible parties is appropriate. Moreover, EPA and PADEP have 
determined that remedial activities conducted at the Site to date have 
been protective of public health, welfare and the environment.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 30, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comprehensive information on this release is available for 
viewing at the Site information repositories at the following 
locations: U.S. EPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 
19103, 215-814-3199; Tobyhanna Township Municipal Building, State Ave, 
Pocono Pines, PA 15065.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Santiago (3HS22), Remedial 
Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, 1650 
Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-814-3222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The release to be deleted from the NPL is: 
Route 940 Drum Dump Site located in Pocono Summit, Monroe County, 
Pennsylvania.
    EPA published a Notice of Intent to Delete (NOID) the Route 940 
Drum Dump Superfund Site from the NPL on August 14, 2000 in the Federal 
Register (65 FR 45013). The closing date for comments on the NOID was 
September 14, 2000. EPA did not receive any comments on the proposed 
deletion. Therefore, no responsiveness summary is necessary for 
attachment to this Notice of Deletion.
    The EPA identifies releases which appear to present a significant 
risk to public health, welfare or the environment, and it maintains the 
NPL as the list of those sites. Releases on the NPL may be the subject 
of remedial actions financed by the Hazardous Substance Superfund 
Response Trust Fund (Fund). Pursuant to Sec. 300.425(e)(e) of the NCP, 
any release deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed 
remedial actions in the unlikely event that conditions at the Site 
warrant such action.
    Deletion of a release from the NPL does not affect responsible 
party liability or impede agency efforts to recover cost associated 
with response efforts.

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.

    Dated: November 13, 2000.
Bradley M. Campbell,
Regional Administrator, USEPA Region III.
    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, 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 ``Route 940 Drum Dump, Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania.''
[FR Doc. 00-30181 Filed 11-29-00; 8:45 am]
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