[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4270-4271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1544]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7612-7]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent of partial deletion of the Hubbell/Tamarack 
City parcel 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 
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notice of partial deletion of the Hubbell/Tamarack City parcel of 
Operable Unit (OUI) of 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. The 
Hubbell/Tamarack City parcel of OUI includes, tailing and slag piles 
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 (MDEQ), have determined that all appropriate response actions 
under CERCLA 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 Hubbell/Tamarack City 
parcel 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 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Dave Novak, 
Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA (P-19J), 77 W. Jackson, 
Chicago, IL 60604, 312-886-7478 or 1-800-621-8431.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Jones, Remedial Project Manager 
at (312) 886-7188, 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 Record Center, 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604, 
(312) 353-5821, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Lake Linden/
Hubbell Public Library, 601 Calumet St., Lake Linden, MI 49945, (906) 
296-0698, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 
6 p.m to 8 p.m.; Portage Lake District Library, 105 Huron, Houghton, MI 
49931 (906) 482-4570, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., 
Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 12 p.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: January 14, 2004.
William E. Muno,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region V.
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