[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55582-55584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17434]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0486; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0828; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0854;
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0947; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0948; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0949;
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0964; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0965; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0966;
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0968; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0021; and FRL-10633-02-OLEM]
Deletion 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 three sites and the partial deletion of eight 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 have been completed.
However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under
Superfund.
DATES: The document is effective August 16, 2023.
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. The Final Close-Out
Report (FCOR, for a full site deletion) or the Partial Deletion
Justification (PDJ, for a partial site deletion) is the primary
document which summarizes site information to support the deletion. It
is typically written for a broad, non-technical audience and this
document is included in the deletion docket for each of the sites in
this rulemaking. 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. Docket materials
are available through https://www.regulations.gov or at the
corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, addresses, and phone
numbers-of the Regional Records Center follows.
Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New
York, NY 10007-1866; 212/637-4308.
Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), U.S. EPA, 1600 John F.
Kennedy Boulevard, Mail code 3MD50, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/814-
5382.
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303.
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.,
Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/551-7079.
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.
EPA Headquarters Docket Center Reading Room (deletion
dockets for all states), William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) West Building,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, (202)
566-1744.
EPA staff listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section may assist the public in answering inquiries about deleted
sites and accessing deletion support documentation, determining whether
there are additional physical deletion dockets available.
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, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS,
NC, SC, TN), [email protected], 404/562-8768.
Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH,
WI), [email protected], 312/886-1843.
Maria Morey, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE),
[email protected], 913/551-7079.
Linda Kiefer, U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY),
[email protected], 303/312-6689.
Charles Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters,
[email protected], 202-566-1142.
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 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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Haviland Complex................. Town of Hyde Park, Full......... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09
NY. 68.
Smithtown Ground Water Smithtown, NY....... Full......... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09
Contamination. 64.
Jackson Ceramix.................. Falls Creek, PA..... Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-08
54.
Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Olaton, KY.......... Full......... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09 1, 2, 3.
Quarry. 48.
Marine Corps Logistics Base...... Albany, GA.......... Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-04
86.
Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA)... Huntsville, AL...... Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09 1, 3.
49.
Tyndall Air Force Base........... Panama City, FL..... Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09
47.
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Aircraft Components (D & L Sales) Benton Harbor, MI... Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-08
28.
Omaha Lead....................... Omaha, NE........... Partial...... EPA-HQ-SFUND-2023-0 1, 3.
021.
Anaconda Co. Smelter............. Anaconda, MT........ Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09 1, 3.
65.
Eagle Mine....................... Minturn/Redcliff, CO Partial...... EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09 1, 3.
66.
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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.
Table 2
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Full site deletion
Responsiveness (full) or media/
Site name Date, proposed rule FR citation Public comment summary parcels/ description
for partial deletion
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Haviland Complex................... 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... Yes.................. Yes.................. Full.
Smithtown Ground Water 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... No................... No................... Full.
Contamination.
Jackson Ceramix.................... 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... No................... No................... Soils and unsaturated
subsurface vadose
zones from OU 1
Baseball Field.
Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Quarry 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... No................... No................... Full.
Marine Corps Logistics Base........ 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... Yes.................. Yes.................. OU 3 Soils.
Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA)..... 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... No................... No................... Soils and pipeline
sediments from OU-
26.
Tyndall Air Force Base............. 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... Yes.................. No................... 13 specified operable
units.
Aircraft Components (D & L Sales).. 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... Yes.................. No................... OU 1 radiological
cleanup.
Omaha Lead......................... 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... No................... No................... 13 residential
properties.
Anaconda Co. Smelter............... 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... No................... No................... OU 15 Mill Creek.
Eagle Mine......................... 2/22/2023............. 88 FR 10864........... Yes.................. Yes.................. 5.31 acres of soils
in the OU 3 North
Property
Redevelopment--Trest
le Area.
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For the sites proposed for deletion, the closing date for comments
in the proposed rule was March 24, 2023. EPA received no public comment
on six sites proposed for deletion or partial deletion from the NPL.
The EPA received public comments on five sites: Tyndall Air Force Base,
Havilland Complex, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Aircraft Components (D
& L Sales), and Eagle Mine. Tyndall Air Force Base received two public
comments; one supportive of the proposed deletion and one comment which
was not germane to the proposed deletion. No Responsiveness Summary was
prepared. Aircraft Components (D & L Sales) received two public
comments from one submitter. The first comment was not adverse to the
proposed deletion and the second comment requested EPA remove some of
the comment information previously submitted. EPA attempted to contact
the commentor, who did not respond. EPA documented the actions in a
memo which is included with the docket. The Havilland Complex site
received one public comment which acknowledged that collaboration
between the state and EPA is essential to protect human health and the
environment and recommended that review of sites should be conducted
more often than every five years. EPA prepared a Responsiveness Summary
indicating there was frequent collaboration with the state and that the
established five-year review period is mandated by statute. The Marine
Corps Logistics Base site received one public comment with no specific
site concerns, which acknowledged that collaboration between the state,
U.S. Navy and EPA is essential to protect human health and the
environment and recommended that review of sites should be conducted
more often than every five years. EPA prepared a Responsiveness Summary
indicating there was frequent collaboration among the parties and that
the established five-year review period is mandated by statute. The
Eagle Mine site received two public comments. One commentor supports
the deletion but has issue with who is stated as the property owner. A
second commentor stated ecological risks have not been evaluated and
potential future residents would not feel safe. The second commenter
also stated that field data verified by the purchaser's contractor is a
conflict of interest therefore a third party should verify the data,
and that the purchaser cannot be trusted to assure the area remains
protective as the site will always grapple with contamination. EPA
prepared a Responsiveness Summary addressing the concerns in the
comments. EPA recognizes the property owner of record for the site as
determined in an August 2018 Colorado Court of Appeals ruling. EPA also
indicated an ecological assessment was conducted. All work conducted by
the purchaser and their contractors is overseen by both the EPA and
State under an Administrative Order of Consent. EPA placed the public
comments, memo and the Responsiveness Summaries in the docket specified
in Table 1, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the appropriate
Regional Records Center listed in the ADDRESSES section. Thus, EPA
concluded for all sites that no action is warranted under CERCLA, and
the sites can be deleted from the NPL.
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.
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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:
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a. Amend table 1 by:
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i. Removing the entry for ``KY, Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Quarry,
Olaton'';
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ii. Revising the entry for ``MI, Aircraft Components (D & L Sales),
Benton Harbor'';
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iii. Removing the entry for ``NY'', ``Havilland Complex'', ``Town of
Hyde Park'';
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iv. Removing the entry for ``NY, Smithtown Ground Water Contamination,
Smithtown''; and
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v. Revising the entry for ``PA, Jackson Ceramix, Falls Creek''; and
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b. Amend table 2 by:
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i. Revising the entry for ``FL, Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City'';
and
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ii. Revising the entry for ``GA, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany''.
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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MI............................ Aircraft Components (D & Benton Harbor........... P
L Sales).
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PA............................ Jackson Ceramix.......... Falls Creek............. P
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Notes:
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P = Sites with partial deletion(s).
Table 2--Federal Facilities Section
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State Site name City/county Notes (a)
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FL............................ Tyndall Air Force Base... Panama City............. P
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GA............................ Marine Corps Logistics Albany.................. P
Base.
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Notes:
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P = Sites with partial deletion(s).
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