[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 53 (Friday, March 20, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11862-11863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6154]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1987-0002; FRL-8784-3]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Partial Deletion of the Griffiss Air Force Base 
Superfund Site from the National Priorities List.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 announces 
the deletion of approximately 2,900 acres of property (identified in 
more detail below) of the Griffiss Air Force Base Superfund Site (Site) 
located in Rome, New York, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The 
NPL, promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (CERCLA), is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous 
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). This partial deletion 
pertains to the soil and groundwater of 23 parcels at the Site. All 
other properties at Griffiss Air Force Base (GAFB) will remain on the 
NPL and are not being considered for deletion as part of this action. 
The EPA and the State of New York, through the New York State 
Department of Environmental Conservation, have determined that, with 
regard to the specified properties at the GAFB Site (i.e., the soil and 
groundwater beneath), either no significant threat to public health or 
the environment exists or all appropriate response actions, other than 
operation, maintenance, and five-year reviews, have been implemented 
such that they no longer pose a significant threat to public health or 
the environment.

DATES: Effective Date: This action is effective March 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1987-0002. All documents in the docket 
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed 
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e., 
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure 
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted 
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available 
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the site information repositories. Locations, contacts, 
phone numbers and viewing hours are:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Superfund Records 
Center, 290 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007-1866, Phone: (212) 
637-4308, Hours: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Griffiss Business and Technology Park, Information Repository/
Administrative File, 153 Brooks Road, Rome, NY 13441, (315) 356-0810, 
Hours: Please call to determine hours of operation and whether an 
appointment is needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas M. Pocze, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Emergency and 
Remedial Response Division, 290 Broadway, New York, NY, 10007-1866, 
(212) 637-4432, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The properties to be deleted from the NPL 
(23 parcels) are listed below:

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                                                                 Acres
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1. Property A1A--Airfield....................................    1324.45
2. Building 750--Former Air Force Special Investigations.....       4.07
3. Central Heating Plant.....................................      17.78
4. Parcel F1.................................................      61.40
5. Parcel F2.................................................      88.37
6. Electrical Power Substation...............................       3.20
7. Parcel F3A................................................      75.99
8. Parcel F3B................................................      14.04
9. Parcel F4A................................................     107.59
10. Parcel F4C...............................................      56.96
11. Parcel F6A...............................................      52.20
12. Parcel F7NR..............................................      52.09
13. Parcel F7R...............................................     223.75
14. Parcel F8 Housing........................................      69.22
15. Parcel F9A...............................................     135.25
16. Parcel F9B...............................................      64.99
17. Parcel F10A..............................................      11.05
18. Parcel F10B..............................................     275.82
19. Parcel F11A Housing......................................     152.56
20. Parcel F11C..............................................       4.24
21. Parcel F11D..............................................      45.23
22. Parcel F12A..............................................      41.82
23. MGC--Mohawk Glen Club....................................      15.13
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    These properties were identified in the Notice of Intent for 
Partial Deletion for this Site published in the Federal Register on 
December 19, 2008. Additional information can also be found on the Air 
Force's Web site at http://www.griffiss.com. In the Notice of Intent 
for Partial Deletion, EPA requested public comment on the proposed NPL 
partial deletion by January 20, 2009. No public comments were received 
and therefore EPA has no information which leads it to believe that the 
partial deletion action is inappropriate.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a 
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. 
Deletion of a site from the NPL does not preclude further remedial 
action. Whenever there is a significant release from a site deleted 
from the NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL without 
application of the hazard ranking system. Deletion of portions of a 
site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability, in the 
unlikely event that future conditions warrant further actions.

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.


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    Dated: February 19, 2009.
George Pavlou,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.

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For 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: 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.

Appendix B--[Amended]

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2. Table 2 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry 
under ``Griffiss Air Force Base'', ``New York'' to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List

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                                       Table 2--Federal Facilities Section
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            State                       Site name                 City/county                 Notes (a)
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NY..........................  Griffiss Air Force Base.....  Rome...................  P
 
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    (a) P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

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