National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site, 12422-12423 [2017-04120]
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2017.
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation.
Carrie Lavigne,
Chief Counsel.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0008; FRL–9959–
86–Region 3]
National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List: Partial
Deletion of the North Penn Area 6
Superfund Site
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region III announces the
deletion of a portion of the North Penn
Area 6 Superfund Site (Site) located in
Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, from the National
Priorities List (NPL). The deletion
affects approximately 6.5 acres located
at 135 East Hancock Street (the
‘‘Administrative Parcel’’). The NPL,
promulgated pursuant to section 105 of
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). This partial
deletion pertains to the soils and
groundwater of the Administrative
Parcel portion of the Site. The other
portions of the Site will remain on the
NPL and are not being considered for
deletion as part of this action. The EPA
and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, through the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
(PADEP), have determined that all
appropriate response actions under
CERCLA, other than monitoring and
five-year reviews, have been completed.
However, the deletion of the
Administrative Parcel does not preclude
future actions under Superfund.
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DATES:
This action is effective March 3,
2017.
EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA–HQ–SFUND–
1989–0008. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site. 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. Publicly available docket
materials are available either
electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the site information repositories.
Locations, contacts, phone numbers and
viewing hours are:
• U.S. EPA Region III, Superfund
Records Center, 6th Floor, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029;
phone (215) 814–3157, Monday through
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• The Lansdale Public Library, 301
Vine St., Lansdale, PA 19446; phone
(215) 855–3228, Monday through Friday
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Huu
Ngo, Remedial Project Manager (3HS21),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029; (215)
814–3187; email: ngo.huu@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
portion of the Site to be deleted from the
NPL is approximately 6.5 acres located
at 135 East Hancock Street, within the
former Tate Andale Property of the
North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site,
Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania. A Notice of Intent for
Partial Deletion for this Site was
published in the Federal Register (81
FR 94295) on December 23, 2016.
The closing date for comments on the
Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion was
January 23, 2017. Two public comments
were received, which expressed concern
regarding environmental risk and
groundwater contamination. EPA
responded to these comments by citing
the soil and groundwater cleanups that
have occurred, and the determination
that, for the Administrative Parcel, the
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remedial action objectives for the soil
and groundwater cleanups have been
met and no further Superfund response
actions are needed to protect human
health and the environment. A
responsiveness summary was prepared
and placed in both the docket, EPA–
HQ–SFUND–1989–0008, on
www.regulations.gov, and in the local
repositories listed above.
EPA maintains the NPL as the list of
sites that appear to present a significant
risk to public health, welfare, or the
environment. Deletion of a site 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 portions 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
waste, Hazardous substances,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
Dated: February 22, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
For reasons set out in the preamble,
40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows:
PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN
1. The authority citation for part 300
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 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.
Appendix B to Part 300—[Amended]
2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300
is amended by revising the entry for
‘‘PA,’’ ‘‘North Penn Area 6,’’ ‘‘Lansdale’’
to read as follows:
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Appendix B to Part 300—National
Priorities List
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TABLE 1—GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION
State
Site name
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PA ........................................... North Penn Area 6 ..........................................
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Notes
( a)
City/county
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Lansdale ................................. P
*
*
*
*
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(a) = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS score need not be greater
than or equal to 28.50).
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 160920866–7167–02]
RIN 0648–XF253
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical
Area 620 in the Gulf of Alaska
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for pollock in Statistical Area
620 in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This
action is necessary to prevent exceeding
the A season allowance of the 2017 total
allowable catch of pollock for Statistical
Area 620 in the GOA.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), February 28, 2017, through
1200 hrs, A.l.t., March 10, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Josh
Keaton, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
GOA exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
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Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of
Alaska (FMP) prepared by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
under authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Regulations governing
fishing by U.S. vessels in accordance
with the FMP appear at subpart H of 50
CFR part 600 and 50 CFR part 679.
The A season allowance of the 2017
total allowable catch (TAC) of pollock in
Statistical Area 620 of the GOA is
34,549 metric tons (mt) as established
by the final 2017 and 2018 harvest
specifications for groundfish in the GOA
(82 FR 12032, February 27, 2017).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Regional Administrator has
determined that the A season allowance
of the 2017 TAC of pollock in Statistical
Area 620 of the GOA will soon be
reached. Therefore, the Regional
Administrator is establishing a directed
fishing allowance of 34,049 mt and is
setting aside the remaining 500 mt as
bycatch to support other anticipated
groundfish fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for pollock in Statistical
Area 620 of the GOA.
After the effective date of this closure
the maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
Classification
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
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from the fishery. The Acting Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the closure of directed fishing for
pollock in Statistical Area 620 of the
GOA. NMFS was unable to publish a
notice providing time for public
comment because the most recent,
relevant data only became available as
of February 24, 2017.
The AA also finds good cause to
waive the 30-day delay in the effective
date of this action under 5 U.S.C.
553(d)(3). This finding is based upon
the reasons provided above for waiver of
prior notice and opportunity for public
comment.
This action is required by § 679.20
and is exempt from review under
Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: February 28, 2017.
Karen H. Abrams,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008; FRL-9959-86-Region 3]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the North Penn Area 6
Superfund Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III announces
the deletion of a portion of the North Penn Area 6 Superfund Site
(Site) located in Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania,
from the National Priorities List (NPL). The deletion affects
approximately 6.5 acres located at 135 East Hancock Street (the
``Administrative Parcel''). The NPL, promulgated pursuant to section
105 of 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).
This partial deletion pertains to the soils and groundwater of the
Administrative Parcel portion of the Site. The other portions of the
Site will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion
as part of this action. The EPA and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(PADEP), have determined that all appropriate response actions under
CERCLA, other than monitoring and five-year reviews, have been
completed. However, the deletion of the Administrative Parcel does not
preclude future actions under Superfund.
DATES: This action is effective March 3, 2017.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008. All documents in the docket
are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the site information repositories. Locations, contacts,
phone numbers and viewing hours are:
U.S. EPA Region III, Superfund Records Center, 6th Floor,
1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029; phone (215) 814-3157,
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Lansdale Public Library, 301 Vine St., Lansdale, PA
19446; phone (215) 855-3228, Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Huu Ngo, Remedial Project Manager
(3HS21), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029; (215) 814-3187; email:
ngo.huu@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of the Site to be deleted from
the NPL is approximately 6.5 acres located at 135 East Hancock Street,
within the former Tate Andale Property of the North Penn Area 6
Superfund Site, Lansdale Borough, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. A
Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion for this Site was published in
the Federal Register (81 FR 94295) on December 23, 2016.
The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial
Deletion was January 23, 2017. Two public comments were received, which
expressed concern regarding environmental risk and groundwater
contamination. EPA responded to these comments by citing the soil and
groundwater cleanups that have occurred, and the determination that,
for the Administrative Parcel, the remedial action objectives for the
soil and groundwater cleanups have been met and no further Superfund
response actions are needed to protect human health and the
environment. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in both
the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008, on www.regulations.gov, and in the
local repositories listed above.
EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment.
Deletion of a site 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 portions 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 waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
Dated: February 22, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
For reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended 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. 1321(d); 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.
Appendix B to Part 300--[Amended]
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2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry
for ``PA,'' ``North Penn Area 6,'' ``Lansdale'' to read as follows:
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State Site name City/county Notes (\a\)
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PA................................... North Penn Area 6...... Lansdale............... P
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(\a\) = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS
score need not be greater than or equal to 28.50).
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).
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