[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01191]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0738; FRL-9772-9]
RIN 2050-AG73


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
Revision To Increase Public Availability of the Administrative Record 
File

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the 
direct final rule for National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
Contingency Plan; Revision to Increase Public Availability of the 
Administrative Record File, published on November 7, 2012.

DATES: Effective January 22, 2013, EPA withdraws the direct final rule 
published at 77 FR 66729 on November 7, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact 
Melissa Dreyfus at (703) 603-8792 ([email protected]), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0002, Mail Code 5204P.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because EPA received adverse comment, we are 
withdrawing the direct final rule for National Oil and Hazardous 
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; Revision to Increase Public 
Availability of the Administrative Record File, published on November 
7, 2012 (77 FR 66729). We stated in that direct final rule that if we 
received adverse comment by December 7, 2012, the direct final rule 
would not take effect and we would publish a timely withdrawal in the 
Federal Register. We subsequently received adverse comment on that 
direct final rule, which we plan to address in a subsequent final 
rulemaking based on the parallel proposed rule also published on 
November 7, 2012 (77 FR 66783). As stated in the direct final rule and 
the parallel proposed rule, we will not institute a second comment 
period on this action.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, 
Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water 
pollution control, Water supply.

    Dated: January 15, 2013.
Mathy Stanislaus,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.

    Accordingly, EPA withdraws the amendment to 40 CFR 300.805(c), 
published in the Federal Register on November 7, 2012 (77 FR 66729), as 
of January 22, 2013.

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