Document ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0948-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Deletion from the National Priorities List
Posted Date: 2023-08-16T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55582-55584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17434]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0486; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0828; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0854; 
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0947; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0948; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0949; 
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0964; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0965; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0966; 
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0968; EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0021; and FRL-10633-02-OLEM]

Deletion From the National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 
deletion of three sites and the partial deletion of eight sites from 
the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is an appendix of the National Oil 
and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The EPA and 
the states, through their designated State agencies, have determined 
that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. 
However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under 
Superfund.

DATES: The document is effective August 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under 
the Docket Identification included in Table 1 in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the https://www.regulations.gov website. The Final Close-Out 
Report (FCOR, for a full site deletion) or the Partial Deletion 
Justification (PDJ, for a partial site deletion) is the primary 
document which summarizes site information to support the deletion. It 
is typically written for a broad, non-technical audience and this 
document is included in the deletion docket for each of the sites in 
this rulemaking. Although listed in the index, some information is not 
publicly available, i.e., Confidential Business Information or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other 
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet 
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Docket materials 
are available through https://www.regulations.gov or at the 
corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, addresses, and phone 
numbers-of the Regional Records Center follows.
     Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New 
York, NY 10007-1866; 212/637-4308.
     Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), U.S. EPA, 1600 John F. 
Kennedy Boulevard, Mail code 3MD50, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/814-
5382.
     Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 
Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303.
     Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund 
Division Records Manager, Mail code SRC-7J, Metcalfe Federal Building, 
7th Floor South, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; 312/886-
4465.
     Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 11201 Renner Blvd., 
Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/551-7079.
     Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), U.S. EPA, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Mail code Records Center, Denver, CO 80202-1129; 303/312-7273.
     EPA Headquarters Docket Center Reading Room (deletion 
dockets for all states), William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) West Building, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, (202) 
566-1744.
    EPA staff listed below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section may assist the public in answering inquiries about deleted 
sites and accessing deletion support documentation, determining whether 
there are additional physical deletion dockets available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
     Mabel Garcia, U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), 
[email protected], 212/637-4356.
     Andrew Hass, U.S. EPA Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), 
[email protected], 215/814-2049.
     Leigh Lattimore, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, 
NC, SC, TN), [email protected], 404/562-8768.
     Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, 
WI), [email protected], 312/886-1843.
     Maria Morey, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), 
[email protected], 913/551-7079.
     Linda Kiefer, U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), 
[email protected], 303/312-6689.
     Charles Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters, 
[email protected], 202-566-1142.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPL, created under section 105 of 
CERCLA, as amended, is an appendix of the NCP. 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. Partial deletion of sites is in accordance 
with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and are consistent with the Notice of Policy 
Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities 
List, 60 FR 55466, (November 1, 1995). The sites to be deleted are 
listed in Table 1, including docket information containing reference 
documents with the rationale and data principally relied upon by the 
EPA to determine that the Superfund response is complete. The NCP 
permits activities to occur at a deleted site, or that media or parcel 
of a partially deleted site, including operation and maintenance of the 
remedy, monitoring, and five-year reviews. These activities for the 
site are entered in Table 1 in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, 
if applicable, under Footnote such that; 1= site has continued 
operation and maintenance of the remedy, 2= site receives continued 
monitoring, and 3= site five-year reviews are conducted. As described 
in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, a site or portion of a site deleted 
from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed remedial action if 
future conditions warrant such actions.

                                                     Table 1
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            Site name               City/county, state        Type           Docket No.            Footnote
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Haviland Complex.................  Town of Hyde Park,    Full.........  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09
                                    NY.                                  68.
Smithtown Ground Water             Smithtown, NY.......  Full.........  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09
 Contamination.                                                          64.
Jackson Ceramix..................  Falls Creek, PA.....  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-08
                                                                         54.
Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone       Olaton, KY..........  Full.........  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09  1, 2, 3.
 Quarry.                                                                 48.
Marine Corps Logistics Base......  Albany, GA..........  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-04
                                                                         86.
Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA)...  Huntsville, AL......  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09  1, 3.
                                                                         49.
Tyndall Air Force Base...........  Panama City, FL.....  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09
                                                                         47.

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Aircraft Components (D & L Sales)  Benton Harbor, MI...  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-08
                                                                         28.
Omaha Lead.......................  Omaha, NE...........  Partial......  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2023-0  1, 3.
                                                                         021.
Anaconda Co. Smelter.............  Anaconda, MT........  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09  1, 3.
                                                                         65.
Eagle Mine.......................  Minturn/Redcliff, CO  Partial......  EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-09  1, 3.
                                                                         66.
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    Information concerning the sites to be deleted and partially 
deleted from the NPL, the proposed rule for the deletion and partial 
deletion of the sites, and information on receipt of public comment(s) 
and preparation of a Responsiveness Summary (if applicable) are 
included in Table 2.

                                                                         Table 2
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                                                                                                                                     Full site deletion
                                                                                                                Responsiveness        (full) or media/
             Site name                 Date, proposed rule         FR citation          Public  comment            summary          parcels/ description
                                                                                                                                    for partial deletion
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Haviland Complex...................  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  Yes..................  Yes..................  Full.
Smithtown Ground Water               2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  No...................  No...................  Full.
 Contamination.
Jackson Ceramix....................  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  No...................  No...................  Soils and unsaturated
                                                                                                                                    subsurface vadose
                                                                                                                                    zones from OU 1
                                                                                                                                    Baseball Field.
Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Quarry  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  No...................  No...................  Full.
Marine Corps Logistics Base........  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  Yes..................  Yes..................  OU 3 Soils.
Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA).....  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  No...................  No...................  Soils and pipeline
                                                                                                                                    sediments from OU-
                                                                                                                                    26.
Tyndall Air Force Base.............  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  Yes..................  No...................  13 specified operable
                                                                                                                                    units.
Aircraft Components (D & L Sales)..  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  Yes..................  No...................  OU 1 radiological
                                                                                                                                    cleanup.
Omaha Lead.........................  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  No...................  No...................  13 residential
                                                                                                                                    properties.
Anaconda Co. Smelter...............  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  No...................  No...................  OU 15 Mill Creek.
Eagle Mine.........................  2/22/2023.............  88 FR 10864...........  Yes..................  Yes..................  5.31 acres of soils
                                                                                                                                    in the OU 3 North
                                                                                                                                    Property
                                                                                                                                    Redevelopment--Trest
                                                                                                                                    le Area.
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    For the sites proposed for deletion, the closing date for comments 
in the proposed rule was March 24, 2023. EPA received no public comment 
on six sites proposed for deletion or partial deletion from the NPL. 
The EPA received public comments on five sites: Tyndall Air Force Base, 
Havilland Complex, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Aircraft Components (D 
& L Sales), and Eagle Mine. Tyndall Air Force Base received two public 
comments; one supportive of the proposed deletion and one comment which 
was not germane to the proposed deletion. No Responsiveness Summary was 
prepared. Aircraft Components (D & L Sales) received two public 
comments from one submitter. The first comment was not adverse to the 
proposed deletion and the second comment requested EPA remove some of 
the comment information previously submitted. EPA attempted to contact 
the commentor, who did not respond. EPA documented the actions in a 
memo which is included with the docket. The Havilland Complex site 
received one public comment which acknowledged that collaboration 
between the state and EPA is essential to protect human health and the 
environment and recommended that review of sites should be conducted 
more often than every five years. EPA prepared a Responsiveness Summary 
indicating there was frequent collaboration with the state and that the 
established five-year review period is mandated by statute. The Marine 
Corps Logistics Base site received one public comment with no specific 
site concerns, which acknowledged that collaboration between the state, 
U.S. Navy and EPA is essential to protect human health and the 
environment and recommended that review of sites should be conducted 
more often than every five years. EPA prepared a Responsiveness Summary 
indicating there was frequent collaboration among the parties and that 
the established five-year review period is mandated by statute. The 
Eagle Mine site received two public comments. One commentor supports 
the deletion but has issue with who is stated as the property owner. A 
second commentor stated ecological risks have not been evaluated and 
potential future residents would not feel safe. The second commenter 
also stated that field data verified by the purchaser's contractor is a 
conflict of interest therefore a third party should verify the data, 
and that the purchaser cannot be trusted to assure the area remains 
protective as the site will always grapple with contamination. EPA 
prepared a Responsiveness Summary addressing the concerns in the 
comments. EPA recognizes the property owner of record for the site as 
determined in an August 2018 Colorado Court of Appeals ruling. EPA also 
indicated an ecological assessment was conducted. All work conducted by 
the purchaser and their contractors is overseen by both the EPA and 
State under an Administrative Order of Consent. EPA placed the public 
comments, memo and the Responsiveness Summaries in the docket specified 
in Table 1, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the appropriate 
Regional Records Center listed in the ADDRESSES section. Thus, EPA 
concluded for all sites that no action is warranted under CERCLA, and 
the sites can be deleted from the NPL.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a 
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. 
Deletion from the NPL does not preclude further remedial action. 
Whenever there is a significant release from a site deleted from the 
NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL without application of 
the hazard ranking system. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not 
affect responsible party liability in the unlikely event that future 
conditions warrant further actions.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, 
Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Natural resources, Oil pollution, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water 
supply.

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Larry Douchand,
Office Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology 
Innovation.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 300 
as follows:

PART 300--NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION 
CONTINGENCY PLAN

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

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 
13626, 77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; 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. In appendix B to part 300:
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a. Amend table 1 by:
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i. Removing the entry for ``KY, Fort Hartford Coal Co. Stone Quarry, 
Olaton'';
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ii. Revising the entry for ``MI, Aircraft Components (D & L Sales), 
Benton Harbor'';
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iii. Removing the entry for ``NY'', ``Havilland Complex'', ``Town of 
Hyde Park'';
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iv. Removing the entry for ``NY, Smithtown Ground Water Contamination, 
Smithtown''; and
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v. Revising the entry for ``PA, Jackson Ceramix, Falls Creek''; and
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b. Amend table 2 by:
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i. Revising the entry for ``FL, Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City''; 
and
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ii. Revising the entry for ``GA, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany''.
    The revisions read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List

                                       Table 1--General Superfund Section
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             State                      Site name                 City/county                 Notes (a)
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MI............................  Aircraft Components (D &   Benton Harbor...........  P
                                 L Sales).
 
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PA............................  Jackson Ceramix..........  Falls Creek.............  P
 
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Notes:
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P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

                                       Table 2--Federal Facilities Section
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             State                      Site name                 City/county                 Notes (a)
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FL............................  Tyndall Air Force Base...  Panama City.............  P
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
GA............................  Marine Corps Logistics     Albany..................  P
                                 Base.
 
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Notes:
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P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

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