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30 0 [EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005 ; FRL-XXXX-X ] Nationa l Oi l an dHazardou s Substance s Pollutio n Contingenc y Plan ; Nationa l Prioritie s List : Deletio n ofth e Norwoo dPCB s Superfun dSite AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . ACTION : Propose drule ; notic e o f intent . SUMMARY : Th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) Regio n 1 i s issuin g aNotic e o f Inten t t o Delet e th e NorwoodPCB s Superfun dSite (Site ) locate di n Norwood , Massachusetts , fromth e Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t (NPL ) an drequest s publi c comment s o n thi s propose daction . Th e NPL , promulgate dpursuan t t o Sectio n 10 5 ofth e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , an dLiability Ac t (CERCLA ) o f 1980 , a s amended , i s an appendi x ofth e Nationa l Oi l an dHazardou s Substance s Pollutio n Contingenc y Plan (NCP) . Th e EP A an dth e Commonwealtho f Massachusetts , throug hth e Massachusett s Departmen t o f Environmenta l Protectio n (MassDEP) , hav e determine dtha t

al l appropriat e respons e action s unde r CERCLA , othe r

than operation , maintenance , an dfive-yea r reviews , hav e bee n completed . However , thi s deletio n doe s no t preclud e future action s unde r CERCLA . DATES : Comment s mus t b e receive db y [inser

t dat e 3 0 day s fromdat e o f publicatio n i n th e Federa l Register} . ADDRESSES : Submi t your comments , identifie db y Docke t I D No . EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005 , b y on e o f th e followin g methods :

\ SDM S DocI D 47942 5• http://vyww.regulations.go v . Follo w on-lin e instruction s for submittin g comments .

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i 8:0 0 amt o 5:0 0 p m Norwoo dMorril l Memoria l Library 3 3 Walpol e Stree t Norwood, M A Phone : 781-769-020 0 Hours : Mo n - Thur s 9:0 0 a mt o 9:0 0 pm ; Friday 10:0 0 amt o 5:0 0 pm ; Saturday 9:0 0 amt o 5:0 0 pm ; Sunday 2:0 0 amt o 5:0 0 p m FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO N CONTACT : Danie l Keefe , Remedia l Projec t Manager , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Regio n 1 , 5 Pos t Offic e Squar e (OSRR07-1) , Boston , M A 02109-3912 , (617 ) 918-1327 , o r a t keefe.daniel(a),epa.gov .SUPPLEMENTAR Y INFORMATION : In th e "Rule s an dRegulations " Sectio n o f today' s Federa l Register , w e are publishin g adirec t

fina l Notic e o f

Deletio n o f

Norwoo dPCB s Superfun dSite withou t prio r Notic e o f

Inten t t o Delet e becaus e w e vie w thi s a s anoncontroversia l revisio n an d anticipat e n o advers e comment . W e hav e explaine dour reason s for

thi s deletio n i n th e preambl e t o th e direc t

final Notic e o f

Deletion , an dthos e reason s ar e incorporate dherein . I f w e receiv e n o advers e comment(s ) o n thi s deletio n action , w e wil l no t tak e fiarthe

r actio n o n thi s Notic e o f Inten t t o Delete . If

w e receiv e advers e comment(s) , w e wil l withdra w th e direc t

final Notic e o f

Deletion , an dit

wil l no t tak e effect . W e will , a s appropriate , addres s al l publi c comment s i n asubsequen t final Notic e o f

Deletio n base d o n thi s Notic e o f

Inten t t o Delete . W e wil l no t

institut e asecon dcomrhen t perio do n thi s Notic e o f Inten t t o Delete . An y partie s intereste di n commentin g mus t d o s o a t thi s time . Fo r additiona l information , se e th e direc t final Notic e o f

Deletio n whic hi s locate d i n th e Rule s sectio n o f

thi s Federa l Register . Lis t of Subject s i n 4 0 CF RPar t 30 0 Environmenta l protection , Ai r pollutio n control , Chemicals , Hazardou s waste , Hazardou s substances . Intergovernmenta l relations . Penalties , Reportin g an drecordkeepin g requirements , Superfund , Wate r pollutio n control . Wate r

supply . Authority : 3 3 U.S.C . 1321(c)(2) ; 4 2 U.S.C . 9601-9657 ; E.O . 12777 , 5 6 FR54757 , 3 CFR , 199 1 Comp. , p . 351 ; E.O . 12580 , 5 2 FR2923 ; 3 CFR , 198 7 Comp. , p . 193 .
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