[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14217]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7777-2]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent for a partial deletion of the U.S. Radium 
Corp. Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Office is 
issuing this notice of intent to delete the property known as 475 South 
Jefferson Street in Orange, New Jersey, which is part of Operable Unit 
Two of the U.S. Radium Corp. Superfund Site, from the National 
Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The 
U.S. Radium Corp. Site is listed on the NPL as located in Orange, New 
Jersey, but is composed of contiguous and non-contiguous properties in 
the municipalities of Orange, West Orange, and South Orange. The NPL 
constitutes Appendix B to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR part 300, 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, through the Department of 
Environmental Protection, have determined that all appropriate remedial 
actions related to the U.S. Radium Corp. Site have been completed at 
475 South Jefferson Street and no further fund-financed remedial action 
at this property is appropriate under CERCLA.
    In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of today's Federal 
Register, we are publishing a direct final notice of deletion for the 
property known as 475 South Jefferson Street without prior notice of 
this action because we consider this is noncontroversial and anticipate 
no significant adverse comments. We have explained our basis for this 
deletion in the preamble to the direct final deletion. If we receive no 
significant comments on this notice of intent to delete, the direct 
final deletion, or other notices we will issue, we will not take 
further action on this notice of intent to delete. If we receive 
significant 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. If, after evaluating public 
comments, EPA decides to proceed with deletion, we will do so in a 
subsequent final deletion notice based 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 the Federal Register.

DATES: Comments concerning the partial deletion of the U.S. Radium 
Corp. Superfund Site must be received by July 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be mailed to: Stephanie Vaughn, 
Remedial Project Manager, New Jersey Remediation Branch, Emergency and 
Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 2, 290 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Vaughn, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 
19th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866, phone: (212) 637-3914; fax: 
(212) 637-4393; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information, see the Direct 
Final Notice of Deletion which is located in the rules section of this 
Federal Register.


    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); E.O.S 
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 
2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.

    Dated: June 10, 2004.
Anthony Cancro,
Acting Regional Administrator--Region 2.
[FR Doc. 04-14217 Filed 6-23-04; 8:45 am]
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