[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 137 (Monday, July 18, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 42055-42056]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18004]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9440-4]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: On May 24, 2011, EPA published a Notice of Intent for Partial 
Deletion (76 FR 30081) and a direct final rule of Partial Deletion (76 
FR 30027) for the remaining portions of Operable Unit 9 (OU9), the 
Residential Populated Areas, of the California Gulch Superfund Site 
(Site), located in Lake County, Colorado, from the National Priorities 
List. The EPA is withdrawing the Final Rule of Partial Deletion due to 
adverse comments that were received during the public comment period. 
After consideration of the comments received, if appropriate, EPA will 
publish a Notice of Partial Deletion in the Federal Register based on 
the parallel Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion and place a copy of 
the final partial deletion package, including a

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Responsiveness Summary, if prepared, in the Site repositories.

DATES:  Effective Date: This withdrawal of the direct final action is 
effective as of July 18, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Information Repositories: Comprehensive information on the 
Site, as well as the comments that we received during the comment 
period, are available in docket EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, accessed 
through the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the 
docket index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statue. Certain 
other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly 
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in 
hard copy at:

U.S. EPA Region 8, Superfund Records Center, 1595 Wynkoop Street, 
Denver, CO 80202. (303) 312-6473 or toll free (800) 227-8917; Viewing 
hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays;
and
Lake County Public Library, 1115 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, CO 80461. 
(719) 486-0569: Viewing hours: Monday and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; 
Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 
p.m.;
and
Timberline Campus Library of Colorado Mountain College, 901 U.S. 
Highway 24 South, Leadville, CO 80461. (719) 486-4250; Viewing hours: 
Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Kiefer, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mailcode EPR-
SR, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129, (303) 312-6689, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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: July 12, 2011.
James B. Martin,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.

PART 300--NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION 
CONTINGENCY PLAN

    Accordingly, the amendment to Table 1of Appendix B to CFR Part 300 
to revise the entry ``California Gulch'', ``Leadville, CO'' is 
withdrawn as of July 18, 2011.

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