[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3920]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7147-3]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to partially delete the California Gulch 
Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 is issuing 
a notice of intent to partially delete the subunits A and B, 
residential waste rock piles, and parks and playgrounds within Operable 
Unit 9 of the California Gulch Superfund Site (Site), located in Lake 
County, Colorado, from the National Priorities List (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 which is the National Oil and 
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the 
State of Colorado, through the Colorado Department of Public Health and 
Environment, have determined that all appropriate response actions 
under CERCLA, other than operation and maintenance and five-year 
reviews, have been completed. However, this partial 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 partial deletion of the California Gulch 
Superfund Site without prior notice of intent to partially delete 
because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipate no 
adverse comment. We have explained our reasons for this partial 
deletion in the preamble to the direct final partial deletion. If we 
receive no adverse comment(s) on this notice of intent to partially 
delete or the direct final notice of partial deletion, we will not take 
further action on this notice of intent to partially delete. If we 
receive adverse comment(s), we will withdraw the direct final notice of 
partial deletion and it will not take effect. We will, as appropriate, 
address all public comments in a subsequent final partial deletion 
notice based on this notice of intent to partially delete. We will not 
institute a second comment period on this notice of intent to partially 
delete. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time. 
For additional information, see the direct final notice of partial 
deletion which is located in the Rules section of this Federal 
Register.

DATES: Comments concerning this Site must be received by March 22, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Rebecca Thomas, 
Remedial Project Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 
Mail Code 8EPR-SR, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202. 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Thomas, Remedial Project 
Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR, 
999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202. 
[email protected] (303) 312-6552 or toll free at (800) 
227-8917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
final notice of partial 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:

U.S. EPA Region 8, Superfund Records Center, 999 18th Street, 5th 
Floor, Denver, CO 80202, (303) 312-6473 or toll free (800) 227-8917; 
Viewing hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
holidays.
Lake County Pubic Library, 1115 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, CO 80461, 
(719) 486-0569.

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 30, 2002.
Jack W. McGraw,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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