6560-50- P ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y

4 0 CF RPar t 30 0 [EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008 ; FRL ] National Oi l an

d Hazardou s Substances Pollutio n Contingency Plan ; Nationa l Prioritie s List : Deletio n o f th e Tow n Garage

/ Radi o Beaco

n Superfun d Sit

e AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agency
. ACTION : Direc t

fina l rule
. SUMMARY : Th

e Environmenta

l Protectio n Agency (EPA ) Regio n 1 i s publishin g a direc t fina l Notic e o f

Deletio n o f

th e Tow n Garage

/ Radi o Beacon , Superfun d (Site) , located i n Londonderry , Ne w Hampshir e fro mth e National Prioritie s Lis t

(NPL)
. Th

e NPL , promulgate d pursuan t to section 10

5 o f th e Comprehensiv

e Environmenta

l Response , Compensation , an d Liabilit y Ac t

(CERCLA ) o f

1980 , a s amended , i s a

n appendi x o f th e National Oi l an

d Hazardou s Substances Pollutio n Contingenc y Pla n (NCP)
. Thi s direc t

fina l deletio n i s being publishe d b y EP A wit h th e concurrenc e o f

th e Stat e o f Ne w Hampshire , throug h th e Ne w Hampshir

e Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l Service s (NHDES) , becaus e EP A ha s determined tha

t al l appropriat

e response action s unde r CERCLA , hav

e bee n completed
. However , thi s deletio n does no t preclud e futur e action s unde

r Superfund
. DATES : Thi s direc t

fina l deletio n i s effectiv e [inser t dat e 6 0 day s fro mth

e dat e o f publicatio n i n th

e Federal Register

] unles s EP

A receive s adverse comment s by [inser

t dat e 3 0 day s fro mdat

e o f publicatio n i n th

e Federal Register]
. I f

adverse comment

s ar e


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D 55467 1received, EPA'will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct

final deletion in the Federal Registe r informin g th

e publi c tha

t th e deletio n wil l not

tak e effect
. ADDRESSES : Submi t you r comments , identifie d by Docke t I D no . EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008 , by
on e o f th e followin g methods : /

• http://www.regulations.go v . Follo w on-lin e instruction s fo r submittin g comments .

• Email : lovely.william(S>epa.gov o r elliott.rodney@epa.go v

• Fax : 617-918-0240 o r 617-918-037 2

• Mail : Willia mLovely , EP A Region 1 - Ne w England , 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Suit e 100 , Mai l Cod

e OSRR07-4 , Boston , M A 02109-391 2 o r Rodne y Elliott , EP A Regio n 1 - Ne w England , 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Suit

e 100 , Mai l Cod

e ORA0 1 -1 , Boston , M A 02109- 3 91 2

• Han d delivery : William_Lovely , EP A Regio n 1 - Ne w England , 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Suit

e 100 , Mai l Cod

e OSRR07-4 , Boston , M A 02109-391 2 o r Rodne y Elliott , EP

A Regio n 1 - Ne w England , 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Suit

e 100 , Mai l Cod

e ORA01-1 , Boston , M A 02109-3912
. Suc h deliverie s ar

e onl y accepte

d durin g th

e Docket' s norma

l hour s o f operatio n (9:00 a

mto 5:0 0 pm) , an d specia l arrangement

s shoul d b e mad e fo r deliverie s o f

boxed information
. Instructions : Direc t

you r comment s to Docke

t I D no . EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002
. EPA' s polic y i s tha

t al l comment

s received wil l b

e include d i n th

e publi c docke

t withou t chang e an d ma y b e mad e availabl e onlin e a

t http://www.regulations.gov , includin g an

y persona l informatio n provided , unles s th e commen

t include s

2informatio n claime d t o b e Confidentia

l Busines s Informatio

n (CBI ) o r othe r informatio

n whos e disclosur

e is restricte

d b y statute . D o no tsubmi tinformatio

n tha t yo u conside r t o b e CB I o r otherwis

e protecte d throug h http://www.regulations.Ro v o r e-mail . Th

e http://www.regulations.go v We b sit e i s a n "anonymou

s access " system

, whic h mean s EP A wil l no

tkno w you r identit y o r contac tinformatio

n unles s yo u provid e i ti n th e bod y of you r comment

. I f yo u sen d a n e-mai l commen

tdirectl y t o EP A withou

tgoin g throug h htt p ://www.regulations. gov , you r e-mai l addres s wil l b e automaticall

y capture d an d include d a s par tof th e commen

ttha ti s place d i n th e publi c docke tan d mad e availabl e o n th e Internet . I f yo u submi ta n electroni

c comment , EP A recommend

s tha tyo u includ e you r nam e an d othe r contac t informatio

n i n th e bod y of you r commen

tan d wit h an y dis k o r CD-RO M yo

u submit . I f EP A canno

trea d you r commen

tdu e t o technica

l difficulties an

d canno tcontac tyo u fo r clarification , EP A ma

y no tb e abl e t o conside r you r comment

. Electronic file s shoul d avoi d th e us e o f specia l characters

, an y for m o f encryption

, an d b e fre e of an y defect s o r viruses . Docket : Al l document

s i n th e docke t ar e liste d i n th

e http://www.regulations.go v index
. Althoug h liste d i n th

e index , som

e informatio n i s not

publicl y available , e.g. , CB I o r othe r informatio n whose disclosur e i s restricte d by statute . Certai n othe r material , suc

h a s copyrighte d material , wil l b e publicl y availabl e onl y i n th e har d copy . Publicl y availabl e docke t material s ar

e availabl e eithe

r electronicall y i n http://www.regulations.go v o r i n har d cop y at :

3U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency Records Cente

r 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Suit

e 10 0 Boston , M A 02109 617-918-1440 Monday-Friday : 9:0

0 a m- 5:0 0 p m Saturda y an d Sunda y - Closed
an d

Leac h Librar y
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h Roa d Londonderry , N H 0305 5 603-432-113 2 Monday-Thursday : 9:0

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FO RFURTHE RINFORMATIO N CONTACT : Willia mLovely , Remedia l Projec t Manager, U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Regio n 1 Ne w England , 5 Pos t Offic e Square , Mai l cod

e OSRR07-4 ; Boston , M A 02109-3912 , (617 ) 918-1240 , email : lovely.william@epa.gov
.

4SUPPLEMENTAR Y INFORMATION :

Tabl e o f Contents I
. Introductio n I I
. NP L Deletio n Criteri a III
. Deletio n Procedure s IV
. Basi s fo r

Sit e Deletio n V . Deletio

n Actio n I . Introductio n EP A Regio n 1 i s publishin g thi s direc t fina l Notic e o f

Deletio n o f

th e Tow n Garage / Radio Beaco

n Superfun d (Site) , fro mth e Nationa l Prioritie s Lis t

(NPL)
. Th

e NPL constitute s Appendi x B o f 40 CF Rpar t 300 , whic h i s th

e National Oi l an

d Hazardou s Substances Pollutio n Contingency Pla n (NCP) , whic h EP

A promulgate d pursuan t to section 10

5 o f th e Comprehensiv

e Environmenta

l Response , Compensatio

n an d Liabilit y Ac t

(CERCLA ) o f

1980 , a s amended
. EP

A maintain s th

e NPL a s th e lis t o f site s tha t appea r t o presen t asignifican t

ris k to publi c health , welfare , o r th e environment
. Site s on th e NP L ma

y b e th e subject o f remedia l action s finance d b y th

e Hazardou s Substanc

e Superfund (Fund)
. A s described i n 300.425(e)(3 ) o f

th e NCP , site s delete

d fro mth e NP L remain eligibl e fo r Fund

finance d remedia

l action s i f

futur e condition s warran t suc h actions
. Becaus e EP A consider

s thi s actio n to b

e noncontroversia

l an d routine , thi s actio n wil l b e effectiv e [inser

t dat e 6 0 day s fro mth

e dat e o f publicatio n i n th

e Federal Register } unles s EP A receive s adverse comment s by [inser

t dat e 3 0 day s after

thi s publicatio n i n th e Federal Register]
. Alon g wit h thi s direc t fina l Notic e o f

Deletion , EP

A i s co 5publishin g aNotic e o f Intent to Delet e i n th e "Propose

d Rules " sectio n o f

th e Federa l Register
. I f

adverse comment

s ar e received withi n th

e 30-da y publi c commen

t perio d o n thi s deletio n action , EP

A wil l publis h atimel y withdrawal o f thi s direc t

fina l Notic e o f Deletio n befor

e th e effectiv e dat

e o f th e deletion , an

d th e deletio n wil l no t

tak e effect
. EP A will , a s appropriate , prepar

e aresponse t

o comment

s an d continu e wit h th

e deletio n proces s on th

e basi s o f th e Notic e o f

Inten t to Delet e an d th e comment

s alread y received
. Ther e wil l b e n o additiona

l opportunit

y to comment . Section I I o f

thi s documen

t explain s th

e criteri afo r

deletin g site s fro mth

e NPL
. Section II I discusse s procedure s tha t EP A i s usin g fo r

thi s action
. Section I V discusse s th e Tow n Garage

/ Radi o Beaco

n Superfund Sit

e an d demonstrate s ho w i t

meet s th e deletio n criteria
. Section V discusse s EPA' s actio n to delet e th e Sit e fro mth e NPL.unles s advers e comment

s ar e receive d durin g th

e publi c commen

t period
.
II . NP L Deletio

n Criteri a Th e NC P establishe s th

e criteri atha

t EP A use s to delet e site s fro mth

e NPL
. I n accordanc e wit h 4 0 CF R300.425(e) , site s ma

y b e delete d fro mth e NP L wher

e no furthe r respons e i s appropriate
. I n makin g suc h adeterminatio n pursuan t to 40 CF R300.425(e) , EP A wil l consider , i n consultatio n wit h th e state , whethe

r an y o f th e followin g criteri a hav e bee n met : i
. responsible partie s o r othe r persons hav

e implemente d al l appropriat e response action s required ;

6ii
. al l appropriat e Fund-finance d response unde r CERCLA ha

s bee n implemented , an

d n o furthe r response actio n b y responsible partie s i s appropriate ; o

r iii
. th e remedia l investigatio n ha

s show n tha t th e release poses n

o significan t threa t t o publi c healt

h o r th e environmen

t and , therefore , th

e takin g o f remedia l measures i s no t

appropriate
. Pursuan t to CERCLA section 121(c ) an d th e NCP , EP

A conducts five-yea

r review s to ensur

e th e continue d protectivenes s o f remedia l action s wher

e hazardou s substances , pollutants , o

r contaminants remain a

t asit e abov e level s tha

t allo w fo r unlimite d us

e an d unrestricte d exposure . EP A conduct

s suc h five-yea

r review s eve

n i f a sit e i s delete d fro mth e NPL
. EP

A ma y initiate furthe r

actio n to ensur

e continue d protectivenes s a

t adeleted sit

e i f ne w informatio n become

s availabl e tha

t indicate s i t

i s appropriate
. Wheneve

r ther e i s asignifican t

release fro masit

e deleted fro mth

e NPL , th e delete d sit e ma y b e restored to th

e NP L withou t

applicatio n o f

th e hazar d rankin g system .
III . Deletio

n Procedures Th e followin g procedure s appl y to deletio n o f

th e Site : (1 ) EP

A consulted wit h th

e stat e o f Ne w Hampshir

e prio r t o developin g thi s direc t fina l Notic e o f

Deletio n an

d th e Notic e o f

Intent t o Delet e co publishe d toda

y i n th e "Propose

d Rules " sectio n o f

th e Federa l Register
. (2 ) EP

A ha s provide d th

e stat e 3 0 workin g day s fo r

revie w o f

thi s notic e an

d th e paralle l Notic e o f

Inten t to Delet e prio r to thei r publicatio n today , an

d th e state , throug h th

e Ne w Hampshir

e Departmen

t o f Environmenta

l

7Service s (NHDES) , ha s concurred on th

e deletio n o f

th e Sit e fro mth e NPL
. (3 ) Concurrently wit h th e publicatio n o f

thi s direc t

fina l Notic e o f

Deletion , a notic e o f th e availabilit

y o f th e paralle l Notic e o f

Intent t o Delet e i s bein g publishe d i n amajo r

loca l newspaper

, th e Unio n Leader
. Th

e newspape

r notic e announces th

e 30-da y publi c commen

t perio d concerning th

e Notic e o f Inten t to Delet e th e Sit e fro mth e NPL
. (4 ) Th

e EP A placed copie s o f

document

s supportin g th

e proposed deletio n i n th e deletio n docke

t an d mad e these item s availabl e fo r publi c inspectio n an d copyin g a

t th e Sit e informatio n repositorie s identifie d above
. (5 ) I f adverse comment

s ar e received withi n th

e 30-da y publi c commen

t perio d on-thi s deletio n action , EP A wil l publis h atimel y notic e o f withdrawal o f

thi s direc t

final Notic e o f

Deletio n befor

e it s effectiv e dat

e an d wil l prepar

e aresponse to comment

s an d continu e wit h th

e deletio n proces s on th

e basi s o f th e Notic e o f

Inten t t o Delet e an d th e comment

s alread y received
. Deletio n o f

asit e fro mth e NPL doe

s no t itsel f create , alter , o

r revok e an y individual' s right s o

r obligations
. Deletio n o f

asit e fro mth e NP L does no t

i n an y wa y alte r EPA' s righ t

t o tak e enforcemen

t actions , a

s appropriate
. Th

e NP L i s designe

d primaril y fo r

informationa l purpose s an d to assis t EP A management . Section 300.425(e)(3 ) o f

th e NC P states tha

t th e deletio n o f

asit e fro mth e NP L does not

preclud e eligibilit y fo r

futur e response actions , should futur e condition s warran t suc h actions
.

8IV . Basi s fo r Sit e Deletio n Th e followin g informatio

n provide s EPA' s rational

e fo r deletin g th e Sit e fro m th e NPL : Sit e Backgroun d an

d Histor y Th e Tow n Garage / Radi o Beaco n Superfun

d Site, CERCLI S I D No.NHD981063860, i s locate d nort h of Pillsbur y Roa d nea r th e intersectio

n of Pillsbur y an d Hig h Rang e Road s i n Londonderry

, Ne w Hampshire

. Th e Sit e encompasse

s thre e residentia l developments

, a wetlan d area , an d th e Londonderr

y Tow n Garag e are a locate d
o n Hig h Rang e Road. Th

e Sit e wa s discovere

d i n 198 4 followin

g a reques

tt o th e Stat e b y resident s o f th e Holto n Circl e subdivisio

n t o sampl e thei r bedroc k wells . Samplin

g result s fro m NHDE S reveale

d th e presenc e o f volatil e organi c compound

s (VOCs ) i n severa l o f th e residentia

l drinkin g wate r wells an

d th e nearb y Tow n Garag e well a t concentration

s i n exces s of stat e an d federa l drinkin g wate r standards

. In Jun e 1988 , th e Sit e wa s propose d fo r inclusio n o n th e NPL , (4 9 F R40320

) an d th e Sit e wa s mad e fina l t o th e NP L o n Marc h 31 , 198 9 (5 4 F R13296) . Remedia l Investigation Th e RI/F S wa

s completed i n 1992
. A s par t o f th e investigation , surfac e soil , subsurface soil , surfac e water , groundwater , an d ai r wer e al l evaluated an

d compare

d to appropriat

e benchmarks
. Contaminants detected , an d attributabl e to th

e Site , included : VOCs , semi-volatil e organic compounds (SVOCs) , an d metals
. Th

e finding s o f

th e RI/F S determined tha

t contaminan

t concentration s i n groundwate r pose d a n unacceptabl

e ris k to huma n healt h du e to it s curren

t us e a s adrinkin g wate

r sourc e a t tha t time
. However , th

e ris k wa s limite d to futur e exposure s becaus e th e extension o f

apubli c wate

r suppl y i n 1992/9 3 t o nearb

y residents prevented curren t exposure s to groundwate r fro m

9privat

e well s tha

t wer e foun d to b

e impacted wit h Site-related contaminants
. Wit h respec t to soil , surfac e wate

r an d sediments , th

e RI/F S determined tha

t contaminan

t concentration s i n these medi awer e a t level s tha

t di dnot pos e a n unacceptabl

e ris k to huma n healt h o r ecologica

l receptors . Furthe

r detail s abou

t th e RI/F S ar

e documente

d i n th e RI/F S reports , whic h ar e include d a

s par t o f th e administrativ e index an d docke t fo r th e Site
. Th e Selecte

d Remed y To addres s th

e risk s presente

d by futur e exposur

e to contaminated groundwater , EP A issue d aRecor d o f Decisio n (ROD ) fo r

th e cleanu p o f th e Sit e o n September

, 3 0 199 2 tha t include d th

e followin g th

e followin g remedia

l actio n objective s (RAOs) :

• Preven

t ingestio n o f

wate r whic h contain s compounds i n concentration s tha t
excee d federa l an d stat e enforceable drinkin g wate r standards ; an

d

• Preven

t ingestio n o f

wate r containin g compounds whic h hav e n o enforceabl e federa l o r stat e drinkin g wate

r standards , bu

t whic h pose a

n unacceptabl

e healt h risk
. I n response to th

e RAO's , th

e 199 2 RO D prescribed aremed y tha t include d fou r majo r components : (1 ) restoratio n o f contaminated groundwate r i n th e overburden an

d bedroc k aquifer s b y natura

l attenuation , (2 ) institutional controls , (3 ) groundwate r monitoring , an

d (4 ) a n alternativ e wate

r suppl y contingency
. Th

e goa l o f th e remed y wa s to preven t futur e exposure s to Site-related groundwate r contaminants whil e natura l attenuation processes gradually reduce d contaminan

t concentration s to level s belo w stat e an d federa l standards
.

1 0Response Actions Consisten t wit h th e 199 2 ROD , groundwate

r monitorin g wa

s performe d to trac k th e progres s o f

th e aquifer restoratio n vi anatura

l attenuation an

d hel p preven t futur e exposure s to Site-related groundwate r contaminants
. Institutional controls , i n th e for mo f
aGroundwate

r Managemen

t Permit (GMP ) tha

t wa s issue d by NHDE S notifie d propert y owner s o f th e groundwate

r contaminatio n thereby helpin g to preven t futur e exposure s to Site-related contaminants withi n th e plum e area . Wit h respec

t to th e contingenc y fo r

a n alternativ e wate

r supply , thi s remedia

l componen

t wa s not implemente d becaus

e concurrentl

y wit h th e issuanc e o f th e ROD , th

e Tow n extende

d it s municipal wate

r suppl y to accommodat

e ane w residentia

l developmen

t nea r th e Sit e o n Saddlebac

k Road
. A t tha t time , existin g homes tha t wer e als o located nea

r th e Sit e wer e connecte

d to th e municipa l wate r suppl y a s aprecautionar

y measur e t o limi t th e likelihoo d o f

futur e exposure s to contaminated groundwater
. Fro m199 4 throug h 201 2 groundwate r samples wer

e collecte d ever

y Fal l wit h th

e results showing tha

t contaminan

t concentration s wer

e gradually declinin g ove r time
. Afte r reviewin g th

e 201 2 Annual Summar

y Report, Groundwate

r Monitorin g Program , whic h showe

d concentration s fo r

al l contaminants o f

concer n identifie d i n th

e 1992 ROD
wer e belo w their

respective cleanu

p levels , an

d a t o r nea r their lowes t concentration s sinc e th e monitorin g progra

mbegan , EP

A concluded tha

t restoratio n o f

th e overburde

n an d bedroc k aquifer s b y natura

l attenuation wa

s complet e an d prepare d aFinal Clos e Ou

t Repor t (FCOR ) date d Februar y 201 4 to documen

t tha t al l Remedia

l Activitie s require d by th e 199 2 RO D hav

e bee n completed
. Th

e FCORi s include d i n th e administrativ e
1 1recor

d an d deletio n docke

t fo r th e Sit e an d acop y wa s als o sen t t o th e Leach publi c library
. Cleanup Level s Th e interi mgroundwate

r cleanu p level s selecte

d by EPAi n th

e 1992 RO D wer

e selecte d base d o n th e mor e stringen t o f afedera l o r stat e Applicabl e or

Relevan t an d Appropriat

e (ARAR ) standard , o

r i n th e absenc e o f suc h standard , aris k

base d standard
. Th e cleanu p level s wer

e se t to b e withi n EPA' s acceptabl e ris k range o f 1 x 10" 4 to 1 x 10" 6 Onc e groundwate

r monitorin g results constitute d th e thir dconsecutive annua l sampling even

t wher e Site-related contaminan t concentration s wer

e eithe r a t o r belo w th e interi mcleanu

p level s specifie d i n th

e 199 2 ROD , EP

A performe d aris k

evaluatio n o f residua l groundwate

r contamination , acop

y o f whic h i s include d i n th

e Deletio n Docket
. Base d on th e ris k evaluation , a

s wel l a s th e technica

l informatio n reflecte d i n th e Deletio n Docke t an d Administrative
. Record , EP A ha s determined tha

t th e action s taken to addres s groundwate

r a t th e Sit e ar e protectiv e o f

huma n healt h fo r th e purpose s o f

th e CERCLA remediation
. Further , base d on thi s finding , th

e interi mgroundwate

r cleanu p level s establishe d i n th e RO D ar e protectiv e an

d should b

e deeme d th e fina l performanc e standard s for-the groundwate

r cleanup
. Operation an

d Maintenanc

e Operatio n an

d maintenance activitie s a s par t o f th e remedia l actio n consisted o f groundwate

r monitorin g i n suppor

t o f th e natura l attenuation remed

y an d administerin g th e GMP , whic h serve

d a s th e institutional contro l fo r th e Site
. However , wit h th e achievemen

t o f th e interi mgroundwate

r cleanu p level s specifie d i n th

e 1992 ROD , th

e

1 2groundwate r monitorin g progra

mwil l b e terminate d an

d th e GMP wil l no t

b e renewe d a s ther e i s n o longe r anee d to maintai n a

n institutional contro l o n th e Site
. Five-Yea r Review

s Fiv e Yea r Review s hav

e bee n compete

d fo r th e Sit e i n 1999 , 2004 , an

d 2009
. Eac h o f these review s concluded tha t th e remed y wa s protectiv e o f

huma n healt h an d th e environment , but

als o recommende

d that : th e existin g monitorin g progra mb e expande

d

- onc e th e cleanu p level s hav

e bee n achieve d t o addres s additiona

l dat aneed s relate d to groundwate

r discharge s to surfac e water ; comparison s o f groundwate

r dat ato newe r standards , includin g fo r

additiona

l Site-related contaminants o f concer n tha t wer e not i n effec t whe n th e 199 2 RO D wa

s issued ; an

d a n evaluatio n fo r

th e presenc e o f 1,4-dioxane
. I n Augus t 2010 , EP A received th

e 201 0 Annual Summar

y Report , Groundwate

r Monitorin g Program , whic h showe d tha t concentration s o f

al l Site-relate d contaminants , wer e belo w their

respective RO D cleanu

p levels , tha

t arseni c an d 1,4-dioxan

e i n groundwate

r wer e belo w th

e laborator

y reportin g limit s an

d respective maximu m contaminan

t level s an d tha t groundwate

r discharge s to surfac e wate r wer e not a n issue
.
Th e Fourt h Five-Yea

r Review wa

s du e i n Marc h 2014
. However , after reviewin g th e monitorin g result s fo r

2011 , an d 2012 , whic h consisten

t wit h th e 201 0 results , wer

e al l belo w their

respective ROD cleanu

p levels , EP

A determined tha

t n o furthe r Five-Yea

r Review s ar

e required , becaus

e th e Sit e ha s achieve d th e RAO s specifie d i n th

e 1992 ROD
. EPA' s decisio n i s documente d i n amemorandu

mdate d Februar y 19 , 2014 , whic h i s include d a

s par t o f th e Docke t fo r thi s notice
.

1 3Communit y Involvemen

t Consisten t wit h th e requirements o f

CERCLA an

d th e NCP , EP

A release d a communit

y relation s pla

n i n 199 0 whic h kept

th e loca l citizen s grou

p an d othe r interested partie s informe d throug h activitie s suc h a s informational meetings , communit y updates , pres s releases , holdin g publi c hearings , an d addressin

g publi c comment

s associate

d wit h th e 199 2 ROD
. I n addition , EP

A periodicall y me

t wit h nearb

y residents an

d Tow n official s durin g routin e sit e inspection s an

d a s par t o f th e Five-Yea

r Revie w process , whic h occurred i n 1999 , 2004 , an d 2009
. EP

A maintain s asit

e fil e fo r th e loca l communit

y a t th e Leac h publi c librar

y located on 27 6 Mammot h Road , Londonderry , N H 0305 5 an d a t EPA' s Bosto n offices
. Determination tha

tth e Sit e Meet s th e Criteri a fo r Deletio

n i n th e NC P Th e implemente d remed

y achieve s th

e degre e o f cleanu p specifie d i n th

e RO D fo r al l pathway s o f

exposure . Al l selecte

d remedia

l actio n objective s an

d clean-u p level s ar

e consisten t wit h agenc

y polic y an

d guidance
. N o furthe r

Superfun d response s ar

e neede d t o protect huma n healt h an d th e environmen

t a t th e Site
. Th e National Contingency Pla n (NCP) specifie s tha

t EP A ma y delet e asit e fro m th e NP L i f "al l appropriat

e responsible partie s o

r othe r persons hav

e implemente d al l appropriat e response action s required " o r "al l appropriat

e fun d finance d response unde r CERCLA ha

s bee n implemented an

d n o furthe r response actio n b y responsible partie s i s appropriate"
. EPA , wit h th e concurrence o f

th e Stat e o f Ne w Hampshir

e throug h NHDE S by alette r date d Februar y 24 , 2014 , believe s these criteri afo r deletio n hav

e bee n satisfied
. Therefore , EP

A i s proposing th

e deletio n o f

th e Sit e fro mth e NPL
. Al l o f

th e
1 4completio n requirements fo r th e Sit e hav e bee n me t a s describe d i n th e Tow n Garage

/ Radi o Beaco

n Fina l Closeou

t Repor t (FCOR) , date

d Februar y 2014
. V . Deletio

n Actio n Th e EPA , wit h concurrence o f th e Stat e o f Ne w Hampshir

e throug h th

e NHDES , ha s determined tha

t al l appropriat

e respons e action s unde

r CERCLA , hav

e bee n completed
. Therefore , EP A i s deletin g th

e Sit e fro mth e NPL
. Becaus e EP A considers thi s actio n to b e noncontroversia

l an d routine , EP

A i s takin g i t withou t prio r publication
. Thi s actio n wil l b e effectiv e [inser

t dat e 6 0 day s fro m th e dat e o f publicatio n i n th

e Federal Register

] unles s EP

A receive s advers e comment s b y [inser t dat e withi n 3 0 day s o f

thi s publicatio n i n th

e Federal Register]
. I f

adverse comment s ar e receive d withi n th

e 30-da y publi c commen

t period , EP

A wil l publis h a timel y withdrawal o f

thi s direc t

fina l notic e o f

deletio n befor

e th e effectiv e dat

e o f th e deletion , an

d i t wil l no t tak e effect
. EP

A wil l prepar

e aresponse t o comment

s an d continue wit h th

e deletio n proces s on th

e basi s o f th e notic e o f

intent to delet e an d th e comment s alread y received
. Ther

e wil l b e n o additiona

l opportunit

y t o comment .
Lis to f Subject s i n 4 0 CF RPar t30

0 Environmenta

l protection , Ai r

pollutio n control , Chemicals , Hazardou s waste , Hazardou s substances , Intergovernmenta l relations , Penalties , Reportin g an d recordkeeping requirements , Superfund , Wate r pollutio n control , Wate

r supply
.

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jDated : H
. Curti s Spalding Regiona l Administrato r EP A Regio n 1
. Fo r th e reason s se t ou t i n thi s document, 4

0 CF Rpar t 30 0 i s amende

d a s follows :
PAR T 300—NATIONA L OI L AN D HAZARDOU S SUBSTANCE S POLLUTIO N CONTINGENC Y PLA N 1
. Th e authorit y citatio n fo r

par t 30 0 continue s to rea

d a s follows : Authority : 3 3 U.S.C
. 1321(c)(2) ; 42 U.S.C
. 9601-9657 ; E.O
. 12777 , 5 6 F R54757 , 3 CFR , 199 1 Comp. , p . 351; E.O
. 12580 , 5 2 F R2923 ; 3 CFR , 198

7 Comp. , p . 193
. Appendi x B t o Par t30 0 - [Amended

] 2
. Table 1 o f

Appendi x B to par

t 30 0 i s amende

d by removin g th

e entr y fo r "NH" , "Tow n Garage/Radio Beacon" , "Londonderry"
.

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