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1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1200

DALLAS, TX 75202-2733

September 10, 2010

Mr. Ron Curry, Secretary

New Mexico Environment Department

Harold Runnels Building

1190 St. Francis Drive

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

RE: Site Partial Deletion From the National Priorities List

AT&SF Albuquerque Superfund Site (NMD980622864)

Dear Mr. Curry:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests the concurrence ofthe

State ofNew Mexico, through the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED), on

EPA's Notice ofIntent for Partial Deletion ofthe AT&SF Albuquerque Superfund Site

(Site) from the National Priorities List(NPL). During the development ofthe Notice of

Intent for Partial Deletion, the EPA Remedial Project Manager, Ms. Katrina HigginsColtrain, coordinated closely with her State counterpart, Mr. David Mayerson.

The EPA Region 6 is publishing this Notice ofIntent for Partial Deletion ofthe

Site, located in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, from the NPL and

requests public comment on this proposed action for a period of 30 days. Enclosed for

your review and comment is a copy ofthe draft Notice ofIntent for Partial Deletion. We

request that any comments from the NMED be provided within 30 days after receipt of

this letter.

As described in 300.425(e)(3) ofthe National Oil and Hazardpus Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), site deletion from the NPL does not preclude

eligibility for future response actions, should future conditions warrant such actions. A

partial deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect or impede EPA's ability to conduct

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)

response activities at areas not deleted and remaining on the NPL, nor does it in any way

alter EPA's right to take enforcement actions, as appropriate. In addition, deletion of a

portion of a site from the NPL does not affect the liability ofresponsible parties or

impede agency efforts to recover costs associated with response efforts.

Pursuant to CERCLA section 121 (c) and the NCP, EPA conducts five-year

reviews to ensure the continued protectiveness ofremedial actions where hazardous

substances, pollutants, or contaminants remain at a site above levels that allow for

unlimited use and unrestricted exposure. EPA conducts such five-year reviews even if a

site is deleted from the NPL. Since hazardous substances remain onsite above levels that

allow for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure, the Site is subject to five-year reviews

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consistent with section 121(c), 42 U.S.C. 9621(c), ofCERCLA and as provided in the

current guidance on Five-Year Reviews (EPA 540-R-01-007, OSWER No. 9355.7-03BP, Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guidance, June 2001). The first five-year review

will be completed no later than September 29, 2013.

If you have any questions, please call meat 214.665.6701. If your staff have any

technical questions, they may contact Ms. Katrina Higgins-Coltrain, Reme~ial Project

Manager at 214.665.8143. Legal questions should be addressed to Mr. John Emerson,

Assistant Regional Counsel, at 214.665.3137. We look forward to receiving your

comments.

Sincerely yours,

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amuel Cole

Director

Superfund Division

cc: David Mayerson, NMED

John Emerson, EPA

Dana Bahar, NMED

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consistent with section 121(c), 42 U.S.C. 9621 (c), ofCERCLA and as provided in the

current guidance on Five-Year Reviews (EPA 540-R-OI-007, OSWER No. 9355.7-03BP, Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guidance, June 2001). The first five-year review

will be completed no later than September 29, 2013.

If you have any questions, please call me at 214.665.6701. If your staffhave any

technical questions, they may contact Ms. Katrina Higgins-Coltrain, Remedial Project

Manager at 214.665.8143. Legal questions should be addressed to Mr. John Emerson,

Assistant Regional Counsel, at 214.665.3137. We look forward to receiving your

comments.

Sincerely yours,

Samuel Coleman, P.E.

Director

Superfund Division

cc: David Mayerson, NMED

John Emerson, EPA

Dana Bahar, NMED

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