[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51010-51013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19448]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1987-
0002, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1990-0010, EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1990-0011, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1993-0001, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2000-0004, EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2002-0008, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-0010, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0011, EPA-
HQ-SFUND-2006-0759, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0587, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-0076, 
EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-0077; FRL-8923-03-OLEM]


Deletions From the National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 
deletion of nine sites and the partial deletion of eleven sites from 
the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 
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 states, through their designated state agencies, have determined 
that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other than 
operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews, where 
applicable, have been completed. However, this deletion does not 
preclude future actions under Superfund.

DATES: Effective on September 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: 
    Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under the 
Docket Identification included in Table 1 in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. 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 https://www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, 
addresses, and phone numbers-of the Regional Records Centers follow.
    Regional Records Centers:
     Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New 
York, NY 10007-1866; 212/637-430842.
     Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), U.S. EPA, Library, 1650 
Arch Street, Mail code 3SD42, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/814-3024.
     Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 
Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404/562-8637.
     Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund 
Division Records Manager, Mail code SRC-7J, Metcalfe Federal Building, 
7th Floor South, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; 312/886-
4465.
     Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 11201 Renner Blvd., 
Mail code SUPR, Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/551-7956.
     Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), U.S. EPA, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Mail code Records Center, Denver, CO 80202-1129; 303/312-7273.
     Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), U.S. EPA, 1200 6th Avenue, 
Suite 155, Mail stop OMP-161, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/553-4494.
    The EPA is temporarily suspending Regional Records Centers for 
public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. 
Information in these repositories, including the deletion docket, may 
not be updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further 
information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us 
online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
 Mabel Garcia, U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), 
[email protected], 212/637-4356
 Andrew Hass, U.S. EPA Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), 
[email protected], 215/814-2049
 Leigh Lattimore or Brian Farrier, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, 
GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), [email protected] or 
[email protected], 404/562-8768 or 404/562-8952.
 Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), 
[email protected], 312/886-1843
 David Wennerstrom, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), 
[email protected], 913/551-7996
 Linda Kiefer, U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), 
[email protected], 303/312-6689
 Linda Meyer, U.S. EPA Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), 
[email protected], 206/553-6636
 Chuck Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters, [email protected], 
703/603-8857

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPL, created under section 105 of 
CERCLA, as amended, is an appendix of the NCP. The NCP establishes the 
criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL. In accordance with 
40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted from the NPL where no further 
response is appropriate. Partial deletion of sites is in accordance 
with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and are consistent with the Notice of Policy 
Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities 
List, 60 FR 55466, (November 1, 1995). The sites to be deleted and 
partially deleted from the NPL are listed in Table 1, including docket 
information containing reference documents with the rationale and data 
principally relied upon by the EPA to determine that the Superfund 
response is complete. The NCP permits activities to occur at a deleted 
site, or that media or parcel of a partially deleted site, including 
operation and maintenance of the remedy, monitoring, and five-year 
reviews. These activities for the site are entered in Table 1 in this 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, if applicable, under Footnote such 
that; 1=site has continued operation and maintenance of the remedy, 
2=site receives continued monitoring, and 3=site five-year reviews are 
conducted. As described in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, a site or 
portion of a site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-
financed remedial action if future conditions warrant such actions.

                                                     Table 1
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            Site name              City/county, state           Type              Docket No.         Footnote
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Reich Farms.....................  Pleasant Plains, NJ  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-            2, 3
                                                                               0002.
Butler Mine Tunnel..............  Pittston, PA.......  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1987-  ..............
                                                                               0002.
Airco...........................  Calvert City, KY...  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-         1, 2, 3
                                                                               0011.

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Chemfax, Inc....................  Gulfport, MS.......  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1993-         1, 2, 3
                                                                               0001.
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp-Navassa  Navassa, NC........  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-  ..............
                                                                               0587.
T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition      Montgomery, AL.....  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1990-         1, 2, 3
 (Montgomery).                                                                 0011.
US Finishing/Cone Mills.........  Greenville, SC.....  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-  ..............
                                                                               0077.
Arrowhead Refinery Co...........  Hermantown, MN.....  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-            2, 3
                                                                               0011.
Barrels, Inc....................  Lansing, MI........  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-            1, 3
                                                                               0011.
Bennett Stone Quarry............  Bloomington, IN....  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-         1, 2, 3
                                                                               0011.
Lemon Lane Landfill.............  Bloomington, IN....  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-         1, 2, 3
                                                                               0002.
South Minneapolis Residential     Minneapolis, MN....  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-  ..............
 Soil Contamination.                                                           0759.
United Scrap Lead Co., Inc......  Troy, OH...........  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-            1, 3
                                                                               0011.
Neal's Landfill (Bloomington)...  Bloomington, IN....  Full.................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-         1, 2, 3
                                                                               0002.
Missouri Electric Works.........  Cape Girardeau, MO.  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1990-            1, 3
                                                                               0010.
Omaha Lead......................  Omaha, NE..........  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-            1, 3
                                                                               0010.
Riverfront......................  New Haven, MO......  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2000-         1, 2, 3
                                                                               0004.
Libby Asbestos..................  Libby, MT..........  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2002-            1, 3
                                                                               0008.
Eagle Mine......................  Minturn/Redcliff,    Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-            1, 3
                                   CO.                                         0005.
North Ridge Estates.............  Klamath Falls, OR..  Partial..............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-            1, 3
                                                                               0076.
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    Information concerning the sites to be deleted and partially 
deleted from the NPL, the proposed rule for the deletion and partial 
deletion of the sites, and information on receipt of public comment(s) 
and preparation of a Responsiveness Summary (if applicable) are 
included in Table 2 as follows:

                                                                         Table 2
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                                                                                                                                     Full site deletion
                                       Date,                                                                                          (full) or media/
             Site name                proposed          FR citation              Public comment          Responsiveness summary     parcels/description
                                        rule                                                                                        for partial deletion
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Reich Farms.......................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  Yes.......................  No........................  Full.
Butler Mine Tunnel................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  Yes.......................  Yes.......................  Full.
Airco.............................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  Full.
Chemfax, Inc......................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  11-acres of soils,
                                                                                                                                    sediments.
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp-Navassa..    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  20.2-acres Operable
                                                                                                                                    Unit (OU) 1 soils.
T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition          5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  16.4-acres soils/
 (Montgomery).                                                                                                                      sediments.
US Finishing/Cone Mills...........    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  150-acres OU 2 with
                                                                                                                                    soils, sediments and
                                                                                                                                    surface water.
Arrowhead Refinery Co.............    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  Full.
Barrels, Inc......................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  Full.
Bennett Stone Quarry..............    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  Yes.......................  No........................  Full.
Lemon Lane Landfill...............    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  Yes.......................  No........................  Full.
South Minneapolis Residential Soil    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  Five of remaining
 Contamination.                                                                                                                     nine properties on
                                                                                                                                    NPL.
United Scrap Lead Co., Inc........    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  Full.
Neal's Landfill (Bloomington).....    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  Yes.......................  No........................  Full.
Missouri Electric Works...........    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  6.4-acre site
                                                                                                                                    property OU 1 soils
                                                                                                                                    and OU 3 sediments.
Omaha Lead........................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  96 residential
                                                                                                                                    parcels.
Riverfront........................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  1.4-acre OU 3 Old
                                                                                                                                    City Dump soil,
                                                                                                                                    groundwater, surface
                                                                                                                                    water, seeps.
Libby Asbestos....................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  OU 8 Roads and
                                                                                                                                    Highways (30 miles
                                                                                                                                    of roads and right-
                                                                                                                                    of-way).
Eagle Mine........................    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  Yes.......................  Yes.......................  50-acre OU 2 Town of
                                                                                                                                    Gilman soils.
North Ridge Estates...............    5/14/2021  86 FR 26452.............  No........................  No........................  125-acre OU 1
                                                                                                                                    includes Northridge
                                                                                                                                    Estates and former
                                                                                                                                    Marine Recuperation
                                                                                                                                    Barracks soils.
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    For all sites proposed for deletion, the closing date for comments 
in the proposed rule was June 14, 2021. The EPA received comments on 
six of the sites included for deletion or partial deletion in this 
final rule. The Bennett Stone Quarry site and the Lemon Lane Landfill 
site each received one public comment supportive of the proposed 
deletion. The Neal's Landfill (Bloomington) site received two public 
comments supportive of the deletion. Because no adverse comment was 
received for these three sites, no Responsiveness Summaries were 
prepared.
    The Reich Farms site received an inquiry concerning the proposed 
deletion action. EPA responded to the inquiry by providing information 
available in the deletion docket to the

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commenter. Because the comment was not adverse to the proposed deletion 
of the Reich Farms site, EPA did not prepare a Responsiveness Summary. 
EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. EPA placed the 
comment and a memorandum explaining EPA's response to the inquiry in 
the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, on https://www.regulations.gov, and 
in the Regional repository listed in the Addresses section.
    The Butler Mine Tunnel site received one written comment and EPA 
prepared a Responsiveness Summary. The commentor did not agree with 
EPA's decision to delete the Butler Mine Tunnel Site from the NPL. The 
commentor did express concern that the storm drains in their town may 
be connected to boreholes which convey stormwater into underground 
mines. The commentor requested an investigation of their concerns, 
including the collection of air samples and use of camera system. 
Finally, the commentor expressed concern that cancer cases in their 
community are located near storm drains. The commentor did not specify 
what boreholes or underground mines they are concerned about, and did 
not provide their address/location, or the name of the town they refer 
to in their comment. The commentor did not offer any information 
specific to the Butler Mine Tunnel site to demonstrate that NPL 
deletion criteria were not met. EPA has determined that it is 
appropriate to proceed with the deletion because all response actions 
at the site are complete and the criteria for deletion have been met. A 
Responsiveness Summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1987-0002, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional 
repository listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    The Eagle Mine site received one comment. The commenter requested 
clarification regarding the purpose of the proposed partial deletion of 
OU2, the Town of Gilman, and an explanation as to what differentiates 
the Gilman portion of OU2 from other sources of contamination at the 
site. The purpose of the proposed deletion is to document cleanup 
completion of the Eagle Mine Superfund Site OU2. All response 
requirements in the OU2 Record of Decision are implemented and as such, 
OU2 qualifies for partial deletion from the NPL. EPA has determined 
that it is appropriate to proceed with the deletion because all 
response actions at the site are complete and the criteria for partial 
deletion have been met. A Responsiveness Summary was prepared and 
placed in the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the 
ADDRESSES section.
    For all other sites not specified above, no adverse comments were 
received.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a 
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. 
Deletion 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 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 substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Natural resources, Oil pollution, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water 
supply.

    Dated: September 2, 2021.
Larry Douchand,
Office Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology 
Innovation.
    For reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 300 
as follows:

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

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 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.


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2. In appendix B to part 300 amend Table 1 by:
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a. Revising the entries for ``AL, T.H. Agriculture & Nutrition 
(Montgomery), Montgomery''; ``CO, Eagle Mine, Minturn/Redcliff'';
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b. Removing the entries for ``IN, Bennett Stone Quarry, Bloomington''; 
``IN, Lemon Lane Landfill, Bloomington''; ``IN, Neal's Landfill 
(Bloomington), Bloomington''; ``KY, Airco, Calvert City''; ``MI, 
Barrels, Inc., Lansing''; ``MN, Arrowhead Refinery Co., Hermantown'';
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c. Revising the entries for ``MO, Missouri Electric Works, Cape 
Girardeau''; ``MO, Riverfront, New Haven''; ``MS, Chemfax, Inc., 
Gulfport''; ``NC, Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp-Navassa, Navassa'';
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d. Removing the entries for ``NJ, Reich Farms, Pleasant Plains''; ``OH, 
United Scrap Lead Co., Inc., Troy'';
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e. Revising the entry for ``OR, North Ridge Estates, Klamath Falls'';
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f. Removing the entry for ``PA, Butler Mine Tunnel, Pittston''; and
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g. Revising the entry for ``SC, US Finishing/Cone Mills, Greenville''.
    The revisions 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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AL....................  T.H. Agriculture   Montgomery......           P
                         & Nutrition
                         (Montgomery).
 
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CO....................  Eagle Mine.......  Minturn/Redcliff           P
 
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MO....................  Missouri Electric  Cape Girardeau..           P
                         Works.
 
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MO....................  Riverfront.......  New Haven.......           P
 
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MS....................  Chemfax, Inc.....  Gulfport........           P

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NC....................  Kerr-McGee         Navassa.........           P
                         Chemical Corp-
                         Navassa.
 
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OR....................  North Ridge        Klamath Falls...           P
                         Estates.
 
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SC....................  US Finishing/Cone  Greenville......           P
                         Mills.
 
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* P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

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