[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 98 (Thursday, May 20, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29120-29121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11217]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7663-2]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent to delete the Odessa Chromium 2, North and 
South Plumes, Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is issuing 
a notice of intent to delete the Odessa Chromium 2, North and South 
Plumes, Superfund Site, OU-1 and OU-2, located in Odessa, Ector County, 
Texas 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 of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and the State of Texas, 
through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), have 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been 
completed, and that continued operation and maintenance and five-year 
reviews are not necessary. However, this deletion does not preclude 
future actions under Superfund, nor does it preclude future actions 
under the Texas Voluntary Cleanup Program.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of today's Federal 
Register, we are publishing a direct final notice of deletion of the 
Odessa Chromium 2, North and South Plumes, 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 notice of 
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

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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 notice of deletion notice based 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 June 21, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Donn Walters, 
Community Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA (6SF-PO), 1445 Ross 
Avenue--Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733, (214) 665-6483 or 1-800-
533-3508 (toll free) or by e-mail, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ernest R. Franke, P.E., Remedial 
Project Manager (RPM) (6SF-A), EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue--Suite 
1200, Dallas, Texas, 75202-2733, (214) 665-8521 or 1-800-533-3508 (toll 
free) or by e-mail, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final Notice of Deletion which is located in the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' Section of this Federal Register.
    Information Repositories: Comprehensive information about the 
Odessa Chromium 2, North and South Plumes, Superfund Site is available 
for viewing and copying at the information repositories located at: 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6, 12th Floor Library 1445 
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-6427, Monday through 
Friday 7:30 am to 4:30 pm; Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 
Building D, Record Management, Room 190, 12100 North Interstate Highway 
35, Austin, Texas 78753, (512) 239-2920, Monday through Friday 8 am to 
5 pm.; Ector County Library, 321 West 5th Street, Odessa, Texas 79761, 
(915) 332-0633; and, Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission, 2910 
La Force Blvd., Midland International Airport, Midland, Texas 79711, 
(915) 563-1061.

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: April 28, 2004.
Richard E. Greene,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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