[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 5246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7136-7]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the Lake Linden parcel and Operable 
Unit 2 of the Torch Lake 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 Lake Linden parcel and Operable Unit 2 
from the Torch Lake Superfund Site (Site) located in Houghton County, 
Michigan, from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public 
comments on this notice of intent to delete. Operable Unit 2 includes 
all submerged tailing, sediments, surface water and groundwater 
associated with the Torch Lake Superfund Site. 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 Michigan, through the Michigan Department of Environmental 
Quality, 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 Lake Linden parcel and Operable Unit 2 of the 
Torch Lake 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 March 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Stuart Hill, 
Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA (P-19J), 77 W. Jackson, 
Chicago, IL 60604, 312-886-0689 or 1-800-621-8431.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Padovani, Remedial Project 
Manager at (312) 353-6755, or Gladys Beard, State NPL Deletion Process 
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 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Lake Linden Public Library, 601 
Calumet St., Lake Linden, MI 49945, (906) 296-0698, Monday through 
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 6:00 p.m to 8:00 
p.m.; Portage Lake District Library, 105 Huron, Houghton, MI 49931 
(906) 482-4570, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., 
Wednesday and Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 12:00 p.m to 
5:00 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: January 18, 2002.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region V.
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