Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008-0150
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2019-08-14T04:00Z

Responsiveness Summary

Introduction
	
	A Notice of Intent to Delete for the Strasburg Landfill Superfund Site was published in the Federal Register on July 3, 2019 (84 FR 31826).  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 2, 2019.  One written comment was received.  This comment is available in the Information Repositories.  

Responsiveness Summary

	This Responsiveness Summary has been prepared to provide responses to the comment submitted to EPA during the 30-day public comment period regarding the Notice of Intent to Delete (84 FR 31826) of the Strasburg Landfill Superfund Site.  The original comments are summarized below and available at http://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008, with the support materials under document type "Public Submissions," and at the information repositories at the following addresses: 

      USEPA Region III Administrative Records Room
      1650 Arch Street - 6th Floor
      Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029
      
      Local Repository
      Bayard Taylor Memorial Library
      216 East State Street
      Kennett Square, PA 19358

Summary of Comment Received During the Public Comment Period

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided original estimates of cleanup costs in the RI/FS about 30 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.
Thank you for this opportunity to comment on this proposed rule.

EPA's Response to the Comment

 The remedy components are described in detail in pages 3-8 of the Final Closeout Report (FCOR) which is included in the deletion docket.  Actions taken and future Site activities are described in detail in both the FCOR and Notice of Intent to Delete (NOID). 
      
 The RI/FS and Record of Decision (ROD) provide cost estimates for implementation of the selected remedy.  The RI/FS and ROD are included as part of the administrative record for the Site and can be found at https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.docdata&id=0300449  

 The Remedial Action Report is generated after the remedy is constructed and documents activities and actual costs associated with implementation of the remedy.  The Remedial Action Report is included in the deletion docket.  

 Future activities at the Site include Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of the remedy, groundwater monitoring, and Five-Year Reviews (FYRs).  The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) Southeast Regional Office is responsible for O&M and groundwater monitoring.  For information regarding these Site activities, contact PADEP at (484) 250-5784 or by mail at 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.  EPA is responsible for conducting FYRs at the Site.  The costs associated with FYRs depend on whether the reviews are conducted by EPA personnel or via a contractor.  Costs to conduct a FYR are also highly dependent on the complexity of the Site. 

 Thank you for your suggestions about cost reporting.  EPA conducts remedial actions consistent with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP).