[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20099-20100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7573]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7900-2]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Delete the RCA Del Caribe Superfund Site 
from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 is issuing 
this notice of intent to delete the RCA Del Caribe Superfund Site 
(Site), located in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico, from the National 
Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comment on this action. The 
NPL is appendix B of 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 (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended. 
The EPA and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, through the Puerto Rico 
Environmental Quality Board, have determined that the release poses no 
significant threat to public health or the environment and, therefore, 
taking of remedial measures is not appropriate. In the ``Rules and 
Regulations'' section of today's Federal Register, we are

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publishing a direct final notice of deletion of the RCA Del Caribe 
Superfund Site without prior notice of this action because we view this 
as a noncontroversial revision and anticipate no significant adverse 
comment. We have explained our reasons for this deletion in the 
preamble to the direct final deletion. If we receive no significant 
adverse comment(s) on this notice of intent to delete or the direct 
final notice of deletion, 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. 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 May 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: Adalberto Bosque, 
Remedial Project Manager, Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II, Centro Europa 
Building, Suite 417, 1492 Ponce de Le[oacute]n Avenue, San Juan, Puerto 
Rico 00907.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Adalberto Bosque, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Division, Caribbean 
Environmental Protection Division, Centro Europa Building Suite 417, 
1492 Ponce de Le[oacute]n Avenue, Santurce, Puerto Rico 00907, (787) 
977-5825; fax number (787) 289-7104; e-mail address: 
[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: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675; 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: March 30, 2005.
George Pavlou,
Acting Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 05-7573 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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