National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Omaha Lead Superfund Site, 44002-44003 [2020-14441]

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Health Risk Reduction and Cost Analysis of the Proposed Perchlorate National Primary Drinking Water Regulation. EPA 816–R–19–004. USEPA. (2020a). Note to File—Perchlorate Water Systems Contact Records. Docket Number #EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0780– 1688. https://www.regulations.gov/ document?D=EPA-HQ-OW-2018-07801688. USEPA. (2020b). Perchlorate Recommendations for Public Water Systems. EPA 815–F–20–001. USEPA. (2020c). Comment Response Document for the 2020 Regulatory Determination for Perchlorate. EPA 815– R–20–001. van Mil, N.H., Steegers-Theunissen, R.P.M., Bongers-Schokking, J.J., El Marroun, H., Ghassabian, A., Hofman, A., Jaddoe, V.W.V., Verhulst, F.C., de Rijke, Y.B., Steegers, E.A.P., & Tiemeier, H. (2012). Maternal hypothryoxinemia during pregnancy and growth of the fetal and infant head. Reproductive Sciences, 19(12), 1315–1322. doi: 10.1177/ 1933719112450338. Wang, P., Gao, J., Zhao, S., Guo, Y., Wang, Z., & Qi, F. (2016). 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Critical reviews in toxicology, 37(1– 2), 11–53. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 141 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Chemicals, Indians—lands, Intergovernmental relations, Radiation VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:52 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water supply. 40 CFR Part 142 Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Chemicals, Indians—lands, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Water supply. Andrew Wheeler, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2020–13462 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 300 [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2003–0010; FRL–10011– 67–Region 7] National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Omaha Lead Superfund Site Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule; partial deletion. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announces the deletion of 117 residential parcels of the Omaha Lead Superfund site (Site or OLS) located in Omaha, Nebraska, from the National Priorities List (NPL). 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). The EPA and the State of Nebraska, through the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, determined that all appropriate Response Actions under CERCLA were completed at the identified parcels. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under CERCLA. This partial deletion pertains to 117 residential parcels. The remaining parcels will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion as part of this action. DATES: This action is effective July 21, 2020. ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–SFUND–2003–0010. All documents in the docket are listed on https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the site information repositories. Locations, contacts, and viewing hours of the Site information repositories are: • EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, open from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID–19. We recommend that you contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section before visiting the Region 7 office. • W. Dale Clark Library, located at 215 S 15th Street, Omaha, NE 68102, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, excluding closures due to COVID–19. The EPA has temporarily suspended many Regional Records Centers for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. In addition, many site information repositories are closed and information in these repositories, including the deletion docket, has not been updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Hagenmaier, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, SEMD/LMSE, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219, telephone (913) 551–7939, email: hagenmaier.elizabeth@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of the site to be deleted from the NPL are 117 residential parcels of the Omaha Lead Superfund site, Omaha, Nebraska. A Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion for this Site was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2020 (85 FR 27979). The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion was June 11, 2020. No public comments were received, and EPA has determined it will proceed with the partial deletion. E:\FR\FM\21JYR1.SGM 21JYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Rules and Regulations 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, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. Dated: June 29, 2020. James Gulliford, Regional Administrator, Region 7. [FR Doc. 2020–14441 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 300 [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986–0005; FRL–10011– 65–Region 2] National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Deletion of the FMC Dublin Road Superfund Site Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Direct final rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 is publishing a direct final Notice of Deletion of the FMC Dublin Road Superfund Site (Site), located in the Towns of Shelby and Ridgeway, Orleans County, NY, from the National Priorities List (NPL). 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). The EPA and the State of New York, through the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other than operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews, have been completed. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:52 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund. DATES: This direct final rule is effective September 21, 2020 unless the EPA receives adverse comments by August 20, 2020. If adverse comments are received, the EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the direct final deletion in the Federal Register informing the public that the deletion will not take effect. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA–HQ– SFUND–1986–0005, by one of the following methods: • https://www.regulations.gov. Follow on-line instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. • Email: rodrigues.isabel@epa.gov. • Phone: Public comment by phone may be made by calling (212) 637–4271 and following the directions provided for public comment. • Written comments submitted by mail are temporarily suspended and no hand deliveries will be accepted. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// www.regulations.gov. Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID no. EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986– 0005. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 44003 protected through https:// www.regulations.gov or email. The https://www.regulations.gov website 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 email comment directly to EPA without going through https:// www.regulations.gov, your email 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 because of 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. Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the https:// 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 the hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically in https://www.regulations.gov. The EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Regional Records Centers for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. In addition, many site information repositories are closed and information in these repositories, including the deletion docket, has not been updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Isabel R. Fredricks, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10007, 212 637– 4248, email: rodrigues.isabel@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction E:\FR\FM\21JYR1.SGM 21JYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44002-44003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14441]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-0010; FRL-10011-67-Region 7]


National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Omaha Lead Superfund 
Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; partial deletion.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 announces 
the deletion of 117 residential parcels of the Omaha Lead Superfund 
site (Site or OLS) located in Omaha, Nebraska, from the National 
Priorities List (NPL). 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). The EPA and 
the State of Nebraska, through the Nebraska Department of Environment 
and Energy, determined that all appropriate Response Actions under 
CERCLA were completed at the identified parcels. However, this deletion 
does not preclude future actions under CERCLA. This partial deletion 
pertains to 117 residential parcels. The remaining parcels will remain 
on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion as part of this 
action.

DATES: This action is effective July 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
no. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2003-0010. All documents in the docket are listed on 
https://www.regulations.gov website. 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 https://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the site 
information repositories. Locations, contacts, and viewing hours of the 
Site information repositories are:
     EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 
66219, open from 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID-19. We 
recommend that you contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section before visiting the Region 7 office.
     W. Dale Clark Library, located at 215 S 15th Street, 
Omaha, NE 68102, open 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. 
Sunday, excluding closures due to COVID-19.
    The EPA has temporarily suspended many Regional Records Centers for 
public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. In 
addition, many site information repositories are closed and information 
in these repositories, including the deletion docket, has not been 
updated with hardcopy or electronic media. For further information and 
updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area 
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond 
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Hagenmaier, Remedial Project 
Manager, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7, SEMD/LMSE, 
11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, KS 66219, telephone (913) 551-7939, 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of the site to be deleted from 
the NPL are 117 residential parcels of the Omaha Lead Superfund site, 
Omaha, Nebraska. A Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion for this Site 
was published in the Federal Register on May 12, 2020 (85 FR 27979).
    The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial 
Deletion was June 11, 2020. No public comments were received, and EPA 
has determined it will proceed with the partial deletion.

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    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, Chemicals, Hazardous 
substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution 
control, Water supply.

    Dated: June 29, 2020.
James Gulliford,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
[FR Doc. 2020-14441 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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