[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 11, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 47153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22608]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7052-4]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the Farmers' Mutual Cooperative 
Superfund site (site) from the National Priorities List (NPL).

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SUMMARY: The EPA Region VII is issuing a notice of intent to delete the 
Farmers' Mutual Cooperative Superfund site (site) located in Hospers, 
Iowa, from the NPL and requests public comments on this notice of 
intent. 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 
of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 
(NCP). The EPA and the state of Iowa through the Iowa Department of 
Natural Resources 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 
Farmers' Mutual Cooperative Superfund site without prior notice of 
intent to delete because we view this as a noncontroversial revision 
and anticipate no adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for 
this deletion in the preamble to the direct final deletion. If we 
receive no adverse comment(s) on the direct final notice of deletion, 
we will not take further action on this notice of intent to delete. If 
we receive 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 this notice of intent to delete. We will not institute a second 
comment period on this action. 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 11, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to Catherine Barrett, 
Remedial Project Manager, Superfund Division, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region VII, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 
66101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Barrett, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. EPA, Region VII, Superfund Division, Missouri/Kansas 
Remedial Branch, 901 North 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101, fax (913) 
551-7063 or 1-800-223-0425.

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

    Information concerning this deletion decision can be found in the 
Deletion Docket at the information repositories at the following 
locations: U.S. EPA, Region VII, Superfund Division Records Center, 901 
North 5th Street, Kansas City, KS 66101 and at the Iowa Department of 
Natural Resources, Wallace State Office Building, 900 East Grand, Des 
Moines, IA 50319.

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 30, 2001.
William W. Rice,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region VII.
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