10412 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 32 / Thursday, February 15, 2001 / Proposed Rules

ACTION: Proposed partial deletion of the

California Gulch Superfund Site from

the National Priorities List.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) proposes to delete

Operable Unit 10 (OU10) of the

California Gulch Superfund Site,

located in Leadville, Colorado, from the

National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL

is the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution and Contingency

Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated

pursuant to section 105 of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA).

This action is being taken because EPA,

with concurrence from the State of

Colorado Department of Public Health

and Environment (CDPHE), has

determined that all appropriate

response actions have been taken and

that no further response at the Site is

appropriate.

A detailed rationale for this Proposal

to Delete is set forth in the direct final

rule which can be found in the Rules

and Regulations section of this Federal

Register. The direct final rule is being

published because EPA views this

deletion action as a noncontroversial

revision and anticipates no significant

adverse or critical comments. If no

significant adverse or critical comments

are received, no further activity is

contemplated. If EPA receives

significant adverse or critical comments,

the direct final rule will be withdrawn

and all public comments received will

be addressed in a subsequent final rule

based on this proposed rule. EPA will

not institute a second comment period.

Any parties interested in commenting

should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments concerning this

action must be received by EPA by

March 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Rebecca Thomas, Remedial Project

Manager, Environmental Protection

Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR,

999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver,

Colorado 80202. Telephone: (303) 312-

6552.

Information Repositories:

Comprehensive information on the

California Gulch Site is available

through the EPA, Region 8 public

docket, which is located at the EPA,

Region 8 Superfund Records Center.

The address for the Region 8 Superfund

Records Center is: U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 8, Superfund

Records Center, 999 18th Street, 5th

Floor, Denver, CO 80202, Telephone

(303) 312–6473.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rebecca Thomas (EPR-SR), Remedial

Project Manager, Environmental

Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code

8EPR–SR, 999 18th Street, Suite 300,

Denver, CO 80202. Telephone: (303)

312–6552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the direct

final rule which is located in the Rules

and Regulations section of this Federal

Register.

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.

Dated: December 19, 2000.

Jack W. McGraw,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA

Region 8.

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National Oil and Hazardous

Substances; Pollution Contingency

Plan National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed partial deletion of

portions of the Department of Energy

(DOE) Mound Superfund Site (Mound

Site) known as release block D and

release block H from the national

priorities list (NPL).

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to delete

Release Block D, a 12-acre parcel of

property along the eastern border of the

Mound Site, containing two industrial

buildings. This proposal also pertains to

Release Block H, a 14 acre parcel of

property consisting of the Mound plant

parking lot portions of the Department

of Energy Mound Superfund Site from

the NPL. This proposal also requests

public comment on this action. The NPL

constitutes appendix B to Part 300 of the

National and Hazardous Substances

Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP),

which U.S. EPA promulgated pursuant

to Section 105 of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

(CERCLA) as amended. EPA has

determined that these portions of the

Site currently pose no significant threat

to public health or the environment, as

defined by CERCLA, and therefore,

further remedial measures under

CERCLA are not appropriate. EPA is

publishing this proposed rule without

prior notification because the Agency

views this as a noncontroversial

revision and anticipates no dissenting

comments. A detailed rationale for this

approval is set forth in the direct final

rule. If no dissenting comments are

received, the deletion will become

effective. If EPA receives dissenting

comments, the direct final action will be

withdrawn and all public comments

received will be addressed in a

subsequent final rule based on this

proposed rule. EPA will not institute a

second comment period. Any parties

interested in commenting should do so

at this time.

DATES: Comments concerning this

Action must be received by March 19,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

mailed to Timothy Fischer, Remedial

Project Manager, or Gladys Beard,

Associate Remedial Project Manager,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(SR–6J), 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL

60604. Comprehensive information on

this Site is available through the public

docket, which is available for viewing at

the Site Information Repositories at the

following locations: U.S. EPA Region 5,

Administrative Records 7th Floor, 77 W.

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Il 60604

(312)–886–0900; and The CERCLA

Public Reading Room, Miamisburg

Senior Adult Center, 305 Central

Avenue, Miamisburg, OH 45342.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Timothy Fischer, Remedial Project

Manager, at (312) 886–5787 or Gladys

Beard, Associate Remedial Project

Manager at (312) 886–7253. Written

correspondence can be directed to either

Mr. Fischer or Ms. Beard at U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, (SR–

6J) 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL

60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

additional information, see the Direct

Final Action which is located in the

rules section of this Federal Register.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 9601–9657; 33 U.S.C.

1321 (c) (2); E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR,

1991 Comp.; p. 351; E. O. 12580, 52 FR 2923,

3 CFR, 1987 Comp.; p. 193.

Dated: January 19, 2001.

David A. Ullrich,

Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA

Region V.

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