[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21870-21874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8855]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9657-7]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Deletion of the A & F Material Reclaiming, 
Inc. Superfund Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 is 
publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the A & F Material 
Reclaiming, Inc. Superfund Site (Site), located in Greenup, Illinois 
from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, promulgated pursuant 
to Section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an 
appendix to the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
Contingency Plan (NCP). This direct final deletion is being published 
by EPA with the concurrence of the State of Illinois, through the 
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), because EPA has 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been 
completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions 
under Superfund.

DATES: This direct final deletion is effective June 11, 2012 unless EPA 
receives adverse comments by May 14, 2012. If adverse comments are 
received, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final 
deletion in the Federal Register informing the public that the deletion 
will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by one of the following methods:
    <bullet> http://www.regulations.gov: Follow online instructions for 
submitting comments.
    <bullet> Email: Gladys Beard, NPL Deletion Process Manager, at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2c4e494d5e48024b404d48555f6c495c4d024b435a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27454246554309404b46435e546742574609404851">[email protected]</span></a> or Janet Pope, Community Involvement Coordinator, 
at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d5d425d4803474c4348596d485d4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5e2e312e3b70343f303b2a1e3b2e3f70393128">[email protected]</span></a>.
    <bullet> Fax: Gladys Beard, NPL Deletion Process Manager, at (312) 
697-2077.
    <bullet> Mail: Gladys Beard, NPL Deletion Process Manager, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency (SR-6J), 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-7253; or Janet Pope, Community Involvement 
Coordinator,

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SI-7J), 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 353-0628 or (800) 621-8431.
    <bullet> Hand delivery: Janet Pope, Community Involvement 
Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SI-7J), 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted 
during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements 
should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The normal business 
hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding 
federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1983-0002. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included 
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or email. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your 
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of 
your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without 
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your email address will be 
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is 
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you 
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name 
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any 
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to 
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA 
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid 
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of 
any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information may not be publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only 
in the hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available 
either electronically at http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at:
    <bullet> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Phone: (312) 353-1063. Hours: 
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding federal 
holidays.
    <bullet> Greenup City Clerk's Office, Greenup Municipal Building, 
115 Cumberland Avenue, Greenup, IL 62428. Phone: (217) 923-3401. Hours: 
Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gladys Beard, NPL Deletion Process 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (SR-6J), 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 353-2315, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92f0f7f3e0f6bcf5fef3f6ebe1d2f7e2f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27454246554309404b46435e546742574609404851">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
II. NPL Deletion Criteria
III. Deletion Procedures
IV. Basis for Site Deletion
V. Deletion Action

I. Introduction

    EPA Region 5 is publishing this direct final Notice of Deletion of 
the A & F Material Reclaiming, Inc. Superfund Site from the National 
Priorities List (NPL). The NPL constitutes Appendix B of 40 CFR part 
300, which is the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated pursuant to Section 105 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended. EPA maintains the NPL as the list of 
sites that appear to present a significant risk to public health, 
welfare, or the environment. Sites on the NPL may be the subject of 
remedial actions financed by the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Fund). 
As described in 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL 
remain eligible for Fund-financed remedial actions if future conditions 
warrant such actions.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and 
routine, this action will be effective June 11, 2012 unless EPA 
receives adverse comments by May 14, 2012. Along with this direct final 
Notice of Deletion, EPA is co-publishing a Notice of Intent to Delete 
in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal Register. If adverse 
comments are received within the 30-day public comment period on this 
deletion action, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct 
final Notice of Deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and 
the deletion will not take effect. EPA will, as appropriate, prepare a 
response to comments and continue with the deletion process on the 
basis of the Notice of Intent to Delete and the comments already 
received. There will be no additional opportunity to comment.
    Section II of this document explains the criteria for deleting 
sites from the NPL. Section III discusses procedures that EPA is using 
for this action. Section IV discusses the A & F Material Reclaiming, 
Inc. Superfund Site and demonstrates how it meets the deletion 
criteria. Section V discusses EPA's action to delete the Site from the 
NPL unless adverse comments are received during the public comment 
period.

II. NPL Deletion Criteria

    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. In making such a 
determination pursuant to 40 CFR 300.425(e), EPA will consider, in 
consultation with the State, whether any of the following criteria have 
been met:
    1. Responsible parties or other persons have implemented all 
appropriate response actions required;
    2. All appropriate Fund-financed response under CERCLA has been 
implemented, and no further response action by responsible parties is 
appropriate; or
    3. The remedial investigation has shown that the release poses no 
significant threat to public health or the environment and, therefore, 
the taking of remedial measures is not appropriate.

III. Deletion Procedures

    The following procedures apply to deletion of the Site:
    1. EPA consulted with the State of Illinois prior to developing 
this direct final Notice of Deletion and the Notice of Intent to Delete 
co-published today in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of the Federal 
Register.
    2. EPA has provided the State with 30 working days for review of 
this notice and the parallel Notice of Intent to Delete prior to their 
publication today, and the State, through IEPA, has concurred on the 
deletion of the Site from the NPL.
    3. Concurrently with the publication of this direct final Notice of 
Deletion, a notice of the availability of the parallel Notice of Intent 
to Delete is being published in a major local newspaper, the Times 
Courier News, located in Charleston, Illinois. The newspaper notice 
announces the 30-day public comment period concerning the Notice

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of Intent to Delete the Site from the NPL.
    4. EPA placed copies of documents supporting the proposed deletion 
in the deletion docket and made these items available for public 
inspection and copying at the Site information repositories identified 
above.
    5. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public 
comment period on this deletion action, EPA will publish a timely 
notice of withdrawal of this direct final Notice of Deletion before its 
effective date and will prepare a response to comments and continue 
with the deletion process on the basis of the Notice of Intent to 
Delete and the comments already received.
    Deletion of a site from the NPL does not itself create, alter, or 
revoke any individual's rights or obligations. Deletion of a site from 
the NPL does not in any way alter EPA's right to take enforcement 
actions, as appropriate. The NPL is designed primarily for 
informational purposes and to assist EPA management. Section 
300.425(e)(3) of the NCP states that the deletion of a site from the 
NPL does not preclude eligibility for future response actions, should 
future conditions warrant such actions.

IV. Basis for Site Deletion

    The following information provides EPA's rationale for deleting the 
Site from the NPL:

Site Background and History

    The A & F Material Reclaiming, Inc. Superfund Site (CERCLIS 
ID<greek-i> ILD980397079) is located on approximately four acres of 
land on the western border of the Village of Greenup, in east-central 
Illinois. The Site, which lies on the west side of the village, is 
bounded by open farmland and woodland, the local wastewater treatment 
plant, and private residences; fairgrounds lie to the southwest. The 
Site has a slope toward the Embarras River, which lies about 600 feet 
to the north. Drainage from the Site reaches the river by way of a 
ditch along a former railroad right-of-way west of the Site and east of 
the municipal wastewater treatment plant. The local wastewater 
treatment plant has several lagoons and the plant discharges the 
treated water into the ditch along the railroad right-of-way.
    Three distinct aquifers exit at the Site: Alluvium till, present at 
or near ground surface; sand and gravel, present at shallow depths 
below ground surface, and bedrock. The shallow aquifer is a poor water 
producer and is not used as a source of water supply. However, it does 
furnish recharge to the underlying sand and gravel. The alluvium forms 
an essentially level surface and contains groundwater at shallow depths 
in the range of 8 to 12 feet below grade. According to the measured 
water levels, groundwater flow is directed downslope to the west and 
north of the Site. No private wells have been found north or west of 
the Site. The sand and gravel outwash aquifer is a regionally 
significant unit which is present beneath the entire Site and receives 
recharge from the overlying alluvium. In the outwash sand and gravel 
aquifer, groundwater flow is generally downslope from the highlands 
east of the Site, and flow in the level section of the study area is 
directed northward toward the Embarras River. Discharge is also 
directed toward the Embarras River. The bedrock aquifer is not 
significant in the area of the Site. Water contained in the fractured 
section of the Pennsylvanian bedrock is present under strong artesian 
conditions. Recharge of the bedrock aquifer probably occurs from 
overlying units located elsewhere where water levels are higher than 
those observed in the study area. Based upon water level data from the 
remedial investigation, neither of the unconsolidated aquifers 
encountered on-site discharges to the drainage ditch. The lagoons 
constructed on site during operation of the facility were excavated 
into the unsaturated portion of the alluvial aquifer.
    The historic use of the Site has been for industrial purposes. 
However, there have not been any industrial activities at the Site 
since the facility closed in 1980. The A & F Material Reclaiming 
facility began operations in March 1977 as a recycling plant. The 
facility processed waste materials such as oil, sludge, caustics, and 
sulfuric acid into fuel oil and fire retardant chemicals. There were 
numerous violations of the operating permits issued by IEPA. Within a 
year of operating, four storage lagoons overflowed, contaminating the 
surrounding soil and water drainage pathway to the Embarras River. In 
addition, some of the steel storage tanks failed on several occasions, 
releasing their contents on the Site. These tanks held mixtures of 
waste oils, sludges, spent caustics, spent acids, contaminated water, 
and other waster products. Present land use for the surrounding area is 
residential, commercial, and recreational (fairgrounds are located 
southwest of the Site). Currently no groundwater underlying the Site is 
used as a drinking water source.
    From December 1980 through December 1982 there were several removal 
actions at the Site in which contaminated soils, sediments, tank, and 
buildings were removed and disposed off site. These actions included 
lowering the level of waste in the lagoons, diking, trenching, and 
removing drums and wastes off site. In addition, a temporary cap was 
placed over a portion of the consolidated sludge on site.
    In December 1982 the Site was included on the Proposed NPL (47 FR 
58476). The Site was finalized on the NPL on September 8, 1983 (48 FR 
40674). In November 1983 an Initial Remedial Measure was implemented to 
address remaining site contaminants in tanks and drums. The remaining 
on-site waste included approximately 153,000 gallons of contaminated 
liquids in tanks, 16,000 gallons of contaminated oil in tanks, and 20 
drums with unknown contents. All tank liquids, oils, and drums were 
disposed off site at an approved facility through the Initial Remedial 
Measure.
    On September 12, 1984, a Partial Consent Decree was entered into by 
four of the potentially responsible parties, which outlined a remedial 
action plan that included a phased approach for cleaning up the Site. 
The first phase included the remedial investigation and the feasibility 
study; the second phase was an immediate removal action to address the 
threatened release of contaminates from the two lagoons; the third 
phase involved removal and disposal of contaminated soils and 
sediments, removal and disposal of the building and equipment, final 
site grading, air monitoring, and site security; and the final phase of 
the remedial action plan involved closure and groundwater monitoring 
requirements.

Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study

    The remedial investigation report did not include a formal baseline 
risk assessment. Since the lagoon sludge, wastewater, oil, and tank 
waste were removed under the Interim Remedial Measure, they posed no 
environmental impacts or adverse health effects to the neighboring 
community. The primary concerns associated with the Site were from 
ingestion or direct contact exposures to the soil, sediment, 
groundwater, and surface water. Soils in the area of the tank farm were 
contaminated and posed an environmental threat. Several sediment 
samples taken from the drainage ditch showed low levels of polynuclear 
aromatic hydrocarbons, but sediments from the river did not have any 
substantial contamination. Neither the

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drainage ditch nor the river showed any contamination above background 
levels.
    Data from groundwater monitoring wells showed elevated levels of 
sulfate, total dissolved solids (TDS), and oil and grease. 
Additionally, several metals were detected at levels higher than 
background and in some cases higher than the IEPA standard for 
groundwater. Because of the dilution effect between the groundwater and 
surface water, it was expected that the contaminated groundwater would 
not cause contamination in the river. Also, the planned removal of 
contaminated materials from the Site would remove the primary source of 
contamination to the groundwater. The remedial investigation concluded 
there was a high flow rate through the sand and gravel aquifer, which 
would allow for rapid flushing of any residual contaminants.

Selected Remedy

    1985 and 1986 Enforcement Decision Document (EDD) Findings:
    EPA issued an EDD for Operable Unit 1 (OU1) on June 14, 1985 that 
addressed the soil, sediments, building, and equipment. The goal of 
this remedy was to remove soils found with contamination above action 
levels for site contaminants of concern (COCs) and to remove on-site 
buildings in order to protect public health, welfare, and the 
environment. The remedy for OU1 included:
    <bullet> All soils, surface and subsurface, contaminated above the 
recommended action levels were to be removed and disposed at an off-
site facility;
    <bullet> Facility equipment and building structures were to be 
cleaned, dismantled, removed, and disposed at an off-site facility;
    <bullet> Site grading to eliminate ponding;
    <bullet> Maintenance of a vegetative cover to prevent erosion; and
    <bullet> Groundwater monitoring to confirm that no further soil 
removal was required.
    On August 14, 1986 EPA issued an EDD for Operable Unit 2 (OU2) that 
addressed groundwater. The goal of this remedy was to restore 
groundwater to below Maximum Concentration Levels (MCLs) in order to 
protect public health, welfare, and the environment. The remedy for OU2 
included:
    <bullet> Establishing a groundwater monitoring program to test 
whether all residual groundwater contamination remaining after the 
cleanup would steadily decrease to safe levels by natural dilution and 
purging to the Embarras River without causing violation of the water 
quality standards of the river;
    <bullet> Establishing adequate institutional controls so that 
drinking water wells are not placed in the contaminated groundwater 
areas during the period of natural dilution and purging; and
    <bullet> Establishing procedures for regular review of monitoring 
data until safe levels are reached or data contradicting the 
feasibility study conclusions demonstrates the need to reevaluate the 
remedy.
    2010 ESD Findings:
    On May 24, 2010 an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) was 
signed by EPA. The purpose of the ESD was to eliminate iron, manganese, 
sulfate, and TDS as site contaminants of concern from the groundwater 
cleanup remedy selected in the 1986 EDD for OU2. These contaminants 
were removed because the action levels for these four parameters are 
secondary MCLs, which are non-enforceable guidelines regulating 
contaminants that may cause cosmetic or aesthetic effects in drinking 
water. Furthermore, review of groundwater data by EPA concluded that 
these constituents are naturally occurring, do not pose a risk to human 
health and the environment, and are stable or decreasing in 
concentration.

Response Actions

    With the implementation of the OU1 remedy, an additional 1,600 tons 
of soil and sludge, 1,300 cubic yards of polychlorinated biphenyl 
(PCB)-contaminated soil, and a process building with contaminated 
equipment were removed from the Site. The soils remaining on site were 
sampled and analyzed prior to placing clean fill over the area. All 
compounds analyzed for, including PCBs, were at non-detectable limits. 
Only phenols and benzoic acid were detected in two pocket areas, but 
the detected levels were below action levels. Soil and sediment action 
levels in the 1985 EDD for OU1 remain protective. Any remaining 
residual soil or sediment contamination are at levels comparable to 
concentrations found naturally in the environment and do not present 
any environmental or public health risks. The entire area was then 
filled with clean soil, graded, and vegetated.
    The groundwater monitoring program was agreed to by the Consenting 
Defendants in 1988 and documented in the August 1988 Remedial Action 
Plan as required by the August 14, 1986 EDD for OU2. EPA approved the 
design, including plans and specifications for well placement, project 
health and safety plan, and quality assurance project plan in May 1990. 
Well construction was completed, and a final inspection was conducted 
on July 9, 1990.
    EPA signed the Preliminary Close-Out Report, documenting that all 
construction activities for the final operable unit at the Site had 
been completed on September 24, 1992. In 2000, as part of the 
institutional controls requirements for the Site, Cumberland County and 
the Village of Greenup adopted ordinances restricting groundwater use 
on approximately 68 acres that include the A & F Material Reclaiming 
Site and some surrounding areas. The ordinances were intended to 
prevent contact and use of the contaminated groundwater at and near the 
Site until groundwater quality reaches safe levels, in accordance with 
the 1986 EDD for OU2.
    With the signing of the May 24, 2010 ESD, all groundwater cleanup 
levels have been attained and groundwater monitoring is no longer 
required. The 1986 EDD for OU2 specified that ``institutional controls 
will be required until groundwater quality returns to background levels 
or below the State and Federal criteria shown in Table 2'' (Table 1). 
Because groundwater cleanup levels have been attained, EPA no longer 
requires that institutional controls be maintained at the Site.

Cleanup Goals

    Under the August 1988 Remedial Action Plan required by the August 
14, 1986 EDD for OU2, several additional monitoring wells were 
installed and a few existing wells were abandoned. Twenty parameters 
listed in the 1986 EDD for OU2 (Table 1) were to be periodically 
monitored until their concentrations dropped below the action levels 
specified in the EDD. The action levels were based upon MCLs and 
secondary MCLs of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Elimination of a 
parameter in a given well could occur when that parameter had not been 
detected above the action limits per the procedures in the August 1988 
Remedial Action Plan.

                    Table 1--Contaminants of Concern
   [From the 1986 Record of Decision for the A & F Material Reclaiming
                             Superfund Site]
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                                                                 Action
                    Contaminant of concern                     level (mg/
                                                                   l)
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Trichloroethylene............................................      0.005
Benzene......................................................      0.005
Phenolics....................................................      0.001
Sulfates.....................................................    250
Nitrates.....................................................     10
Total Dissolved Solids.......................................    500
Oil and Grease...............................................      0.1

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Chloride.....................................................    250
Arsenic......................................................      0.05
Barium.......................................................      1
Cadmium......................................................      1.01
Chromium.....................................................      0.05
Copper.......................................................      1.02
Iron.........................................................      0.3
Lead.........................................................      1.05
Manganese....................................................      0.05
Nickel.......................................................     13.4
Silver.......................................................      0.005
Thallium.....................................................      0.013
Zinc.........................................................      1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Toxicity, Conductivity, and Aluminum were listed but were not
  given an action level and were not included in the long-term
  monitoring plan.

    Between 1990 and 1999 sixteen of the twenty monitoring parameters 
were eliminated as their concentrations had dropped below their 
respective action levels. Following the March 1999 sampling event, only 
four of the original twenty parameters were monitored: Iron, manganese, 
sulfate, and TDS. These parameters were eliminated as site contaminants 
of concern in the 2010 ESD. With the elimination of the four remaining 
site contaminants of concern, the action levels identified in the 1986 
EDD for OU2 for these contaminants are no longer applicable or relevant 
and appropriate. Therefore, all groundwater cleanup levels have been 
attained and groundwater monitoring will no longer be required. 
Cumberland County and the Village of Greenup were notified by EPA in 
May 2010 that no further groundwater monitoring will be required. As 
noted previously, confirmatory soil sampling has indicated that all 
compounds sampled and analyzed for yielded either non-detectable levels 
or levels that are still below action levels for soil. All monitoring 
conducted for surface water and sediments in the Embarras River were 
below sediment action levels and surface water quality criteria for all 
groundwater parameters listed in the EDD, as modified by the ESD. The 
COCs that were listed in the 1985 EDD included the following: 
Trichloroethylene, benzene, sulfates, TDS, oil and grease, copper, 
silver, zinc, lead, chromium (+6), barium, thallium, phenolics, total 
organic halogens, nitrates, chloride, conductivity, nickel, aluminum, 
iron, manganese, cadmium, and arsenic.

Operation and Maintenance

    Operation and maintenance activities are no longer required at this 
Site.

Five-Year Reviews

    Policy five-year reviews were completed for the A & F Material 
Reclaiming Site on September 27, 2000; September 29, 2005; and June 30, 
2010. The June 30, 2010 five-year review concluded that the site remedy 
was protective of human health and the environment. No issues or 
recommendations were identified as part of this review. This five-year 
review also concluded that the cleanup goals for soil and groundwater 
have been achieved and that hazardous wastes no longer remain on site 
that would prohibit unlimited use or unrestricted exposure. Therefore, 
five-year reviews are no longer required at the A & F Material 
Reclaiming Superfund Site.

Community Involvement

    Public participation activities have been satisfied as required in 
CERCLA Section 113(k), 42 U.S.C. 9613(k), and CERCLA Section 117, 42 
U.S.C. 9617. Documents in the deletion docket, which EPA relied on for 
recommendation of the deletion of this Site from the NPL, are available 
to the public in the information repositories and at 
www.regulations.gov.

Determination That the Site Meets the Criteria for Deletion in the NCP

    The NCP (40 CFR 300.425(e)) states that a site may be deleted from 
the NPL when no further response action is appropriate. EPA, in 
consultation with the State of Illinois, has determined that the 
responsible parties have implemented all response actions required, and 
no further response action by responsible parties is appropriate.

V. Deletion Action

    EPA, with concurrence from the State of Illinois through IEPA, has 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been 
completed. EPA received concurrence from the State of Illinois on 
January 10, 2012. Therefore, EPA is deleting the Site from the NPL.
    Because EPA considers this action to be noncontroversial and 
routine, EPA is taking it without prior publication. This action will 
be effective June 11, 2012 unless EPA receives adverse comments by May 
14, 2012. If adverse comments are received within the 30-day public 
comment period, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of this direct 
final Notice of Deletion before the effective date of the deletion, and 
it will not take effect. EPA will prepare a response to comments and 
continue with the deletion process on the basis of the notice of intent 
to delete and the comments already received. There will be no 
additional opportunity to comment.

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, and Water supply.

    Dated: March 19, 2012.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator Region 5.

    For the reasons set out in this document, 40 CFR part 300 is 
amended as follows:

PART 300--[AMENDED]

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

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; 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. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing ``A & F 
Material Reclaiming, Inc.'', ``Greenup'', ``IL''.

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