[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 35581-35582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16121]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2008-0084; FRL-9981-38--Region 6]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Deletion of the Old Esco Manufacturing 
Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 is issuing 
a Notice of Intent to Delete the Old Esco Manufacturing Superfund Site 
(Site) located in Greenville, Texas, from the National Priorities List 
(NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed action. 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). The EPA and the State of Texas, through the 
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, have determined that all 
appropriate response actions under CERCLA, have been completed. 
However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under 
Superfund.

DATES: Comments must be received by August 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2008-0084, by mail to Brian W. Mueller; U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 6, Superfund Division (6SF-RL), 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Suite 1200; Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. Comments may also be 
submitted electronically or through hand delivery/courier by following 
the detailed instructions in the ADDRESSES section of the direct final 
rule located in the rules section of this issue of the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian W. Mueller, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Superfund 
Division (6SF-RL), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733, (214) 665-7167, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' section of 
this issue of the Federal Register, we are publishing a direct final 
Notice of Deletion of Old Esco Manufacturing Superfund Site without 
prior Notice of Intent to Delete because we view this as a 
noncontroversial revision and anticipate no adverse comment. We have 
explained our reasons for this deletion in the preamble to the direct 
final Notice of Deletion, and those reasons are incorporated herein. If 
we receive no adverse comment(s) on this deletion action, we will not 
take further action on this Notice of Intent to Delete. If we receive 
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 in a subsequent final Notice of Deletion 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 issue of the Federal 
Register.

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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(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626, 
77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; 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 19, 2018.
Arturo Blanco,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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