[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2003)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 41273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-17611]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7526-2]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List Update

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of deletion of the Pepe Field Superfund Site (Site) from 
the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Region II Office announces the deletion of the Pepe 
Field Superfund Site, located in Boonton, New Jersey from the National 
Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is 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 (CERCLA), as amended. EPA and the State of New Jersey have 
determined that the Site poses no significant threat to public health 
or the environment and, therefore, no further remedial measures 
pursuant to CERCLA are appropriate.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 11, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Romona Pezzella, Remedial Project 
Manager; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Region II, 290 Broadway, 
19th Floor; New York, New York 10007-1866; (212) 637-4385; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The site to be deleted from the NPL is: Pepe 
Field Superfund Site, Boonton, New Jersey.
    A Notice of Intent To Delete for this Site was published in the 
Federal Register on May 6, 2003 (68 FR 23939). The closing date for 
comments on the Notice of Intent To Delete was June 7, 2003. No 
comments were received, therefore, EPA has not prepared a 
Responsiveness Summary.
    EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to 
public health, welfare, or the environment and it maintains the NPL as 
the list of those sites. Any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible 
for Fund-financed remedial actions in the unlikely event that 
conditions at the site warrant such action. Section 300.425(e)(3) of 
the NCP states that Fund-financed actions may be taken at sites deleted 
from the NPL. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect 
responsible party liability or impede agency efforts to recover costs 
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: June 30, 2003.
William J. Muszynski,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region II.

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For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as 
follows:

PART 300--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 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]Appendix B--[Amended]

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2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the entry 
for the Pepe Field, Boonton, NJ Superfund Site.
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