Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0635-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Notice of Availability of the "Results of the Superfund Alternative Approach Evaluation" Report
Posted Date: 2007-10-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register: October 3, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 191)]
[Notices]               
[Page 56346-56347]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007; Docket  EPA-HW-OECA-2007-0635; FRL-8476-6]

 
Notice of Availability of the ``Results of the Superfund 
Alternative Approach Evaluation'' Report

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 
availability of the ``Results of the Superfund Alternative Approach 
Evaluation'' report for public review. Interested stakeholders may 
submit comments on this report which will be considered as we continue 
to implement this approach and as part of any future policy 
modifications. The Superfund Alternative Approach is an alternative to 
listing a contaminated site on the Superfund National Priorities List 
(NPL) before starting cleanup.

DATES: The report was signed on September 20, 2007. Comments must be 
received by December 3, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Interested stakeholders may submit comments, identified by 
Docket ID No. EPA-HW-OECA-2007-0635, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 

submitting comments.
     E-mail: browne.nancy@epa.gov.
     Fax: 202-501-0086 Attn: Nancy Browne.
     Mail: Nancy Browne, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Mailcode 2272A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    The report will be available on EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/cleanup/superfund/saa-eval-results.pdf
.

    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HW-OECA-
2007-0635. 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 comments 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 via e-

mail. 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 e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through 
http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit 
the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm
.

    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 

information is not 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 hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Browne, Office of Site 
Remediation Enforcement (2272A), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-4219, fax number: 202-
501-0461; e-mail address: browne.nancy@epa.gov; or Joan Fisk Neptune, 
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (5204P), EPA, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
703-603-8791; e-mail address: fisk.joan@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information

    EPA undertook an internal evaluation of its implementation of the 
``Revised Response Selection and Settlement Approach for Superfund 
Alternative Sites'' guidance (the ``Revised SAS Guidance''). The 
Revised SAS Guidance was issued June 17, 2004, and is available on 
EPA's Web site at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/rev-sas-04.pdf
 (PDF 130 kb).

II. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    A. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through 
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the 

information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or 
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as 
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the 
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as 
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information 
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket. 
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with 
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.

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    B. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments, 
remember to:
     Identify the subject by docket number and other 
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and 
page number).
     Follow directions--The agency may ask you to respond to 
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives 
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical 
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how 
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail for it to be 
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and 
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the 
use of profanity and personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period 
deadline identified.

    Dated: September 27, 2007.
Susan E. Bromm,
Director, Office of Site Remediation Enforcement.
James E. Woolford,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
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