Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011-0097
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2019-09-12T04:00Z

Responsiveness Summary

Introduction
	
	A Notice of Intent to Delete for the Electro-Coatings, Inc. Superfund Site was published in the Federal Register on July 11, 2019 [84 FR 33046].  The publication of this notice was intended to inform the public that EPA planned to delete the Site from the National Priorities List, and provide a 30-day public comment period on the proposed deletion.  The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was August 12, 2019.  Only one written comment was received.  This comment is available in the Information Repositories.  In addition, this  public comment was considered in EPA's final decision to delete the Site from the NPL.  

Responsiveness Summary

	The Responsiveness Summary has been prepared to provide responses to comments submitted to EPA during the 30-day public comment period regarding the Notice of Intent to Delete [84 FR 33046] of the Electro-Coatings, Inc. Superfund Site.  The original comment is summarized below and available at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011, with the support materials under document type "Public Submissions", and at the information repositories at the following addresses: EPA Region 7 Records Center, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219; and The Cedar Rapids Downtown Public Library, located at 450 Fifth Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401.

Comment: 
Mr. Charles Job, Submitter's Representative
Organization: National Ground Water Association

Docket Number: EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided original estimates of cleanup costs many years ago. EPA should succinctly state and report publicly the activities conducted to clean up the site and that will continue to be conducted to protect public health and the environment at the site along with reporting the costs incurred by all parties to date and estimates of costs to be incurred in the future by all parties. This information on current total costs and estimates of future estimates should be routinely reported for all sites that are to be deleted or partially deleted from the National Priorities List. Cost comparisons of past estimates to current cumulative costs should also be included. This information will facilitate public understanding of the cost of remediating these sites of significant contamination of the environment and the resources the public relies on that are managed in public trust by federal and state governments.

Response: 

1  -  First EPA would like to thank you for your comments. The deletion of this Superfund facility from the NPL has been conducted in accordance with CERCLA and the NCP.

2  -  The remedy components are described in detail in pages 2-5 in the FCOR present in the deletion docket.  Actions taken are described in detail in both the FCOR and the NOID.

3 - There is a 2007 RA Report described in the FCOR.  The RA Report identifies the activities conducted to clean up the site. The RA Report has been added to the docket and a copy was mailed to you. 

4 - The work was performed by the Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) under a CD with the state as a state-lead enforcement action.  PRP costs are considered privileged business information not available to EPA and not required to be reported. The State was consulted and confirmed this information.

5  -  No additional CERCLA actions are specified in the NOID. There will be no more FYRs, so there are no future financial obligations.