[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11350-11351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4650]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1994-0001; FRL-9274-1]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the AT&SF Albuquerque 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 announces 
the deletion of the northern 62-acre parcel of the AT&SF Albuquerque 
Superfund Site (Site) located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New 
Mexico, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated 
pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an 
appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
Contingency Plan (NCP). This partial deletion pertains to the soil and 
ground water associated with the northern 62-acre parcel. After this 
deletion, these 62 acres will no longer be part of the Site. The other 
27 acres will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for 
deletion as part of this action. The EPA and the State of New Mexico, 
through the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), have determined 
that all appropriate response actions for this parcel under CERCLA, 
other than operation, maintenance, and five-year reviews, have been 
completed. However, the deletion of these parcels does not preclude 
future actions under Superfund.

DATES: Effective Date: This action is effective March 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1994-0001. 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, 
and phone numbers are:
     U.S. EPA Region 6 Library, 7th Floor, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, (214) 665-6424;
     Albuquerque Public Library, Main Downtown Branch, 501 
Copper Avenue, NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, Contact: John 
Vittal; and,
     New Mexico Environment Department, Harold Runnels 
Building, 1190 St. Francis Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Higgins-Coltrain, Remedial 
Project Manager (RPM), U.S. EPA Region 6 (6SF-RL), 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (214) 665-8143 or 1-800-533-3508 
([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The portion of the site to be deleted from the NPL is: Northern 62-
acre parcel of the AT&SF Albuquerque Superfund Site, located in 
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. A Notice of Intent for 
Partial Deletion for this Site was published in the Federal Register on 
January 5, 2011 (76 FR 510).
    The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial 
Deletion was February 4, 2011. One anonymous public comment was 
received and supported the partial deletion of the Site. EPA, in 
conjunction with the NMED, believes the partial deletion action remains 
appropriate.
    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.

    Dated: February 16, 2011.
Al Armendariz,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.

    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.

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2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry 
under NM for ``AT&SF (Albuquerque)'' to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List

                                       Table 1--General Superfund Section
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                State                        Site name               City/County                Notes (a)
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NM..................................  AT&SF Albuquerque......  Albuquerque............  P
 
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 (a) * * *
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).


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