[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 46574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22369]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7050-7]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the Alsco Anaconda Superfund Site 
from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) Region V is issuing 
a notice of intent to delete the Alsco Anaconda Superfund Site (Site) 
located in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, from the National Priorities List (NPL) 
and requests public comments on this notice of intent to delete. The 
NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 
1980, as amended, is found at Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is 
the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 
(NCP). The EPA and the State of Ohio, through the Ohio Environmental 
Protection Agency, have determined that all appropriate response 
actions under CERCLA have been completed. However, this deletion does 
not preclude future actions under Superfund. In the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' Section of today's Federal Register, we are publishing a 
direct final notice of deletion of the Alsco Anaconda Superfund Site 
without prior notice of intent to delete because we view this as a non-
controversial revision and anticipate no adverse comment. We have 
explained our reasons for this deletion in the preamble to the direct 
final notice of deletion. If we receive no adverse comment(s) on the 
direct final notice of deletion, we will not take further action. If we 
receive timely adverse comment(s), we will withdraw the direct final 
notice of deletion and it will not take effect. We will, as 
appropriate, address all public comments in a subsequent final deletion 
notice based on adverse comments received on this notice of intent to 
delete. We will not institute a second comment period on this notice of 
intent to delete. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at 
this time. For additional information, see the direct final notice of 
deletion which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.

DATES: Comments concerning this Site must be received by October 9, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Bri Bill, Community 
Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA (P-19J), 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL 
60604, 312-353-6646 or 1-800-621-8431.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosauro del Rosario, Remedial Project 
Manager at (312) 886-6195, or Gladys Beard, Associate Remedial Project 
Manager at (312) 886-7253 or 1-800-621-8431, Superfund Division, U.S. 
EPA (SR-6J), 77 W. Jackson, IL 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final Notice of Deletion which is located in the Rules section of this 
Federal Register.
    Information Repositories: Repositories have been established to 
provide detailed information concerning this decision at the following 
address: EPA Region V Library, 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 
353-5821, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Gnadenhutten Public 
Library, P.O. Box 216, 160 N. Walnut St., Gnadenhutten, OH 44629, (704) 
254-9224, Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 9 a.m to 5 
p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Ohio Environmental Protection 
Agency-Southeast District Office, 2195 Front Street, Logan, Ohio 43138, 
(740) 385-8501, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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.


    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.

    Dated: August 28, 2001.
Norman Niedergang,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region V.
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