Deletions From the National Priorities List, 61610-61614 [2020-20402]

Download as PDF 61610 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 1 TO § 111.3—DOMESTIC MAIL MANUAL Transmittal letter for issue * * DMM ............................................... § 111.4 ■ * * * * July 1, 2020 ................................... [INSERT Federal Register CITATION FOR THIS RULE] [Removed and Reserved] 5. Remove and reserve § 111.4. Joshua J. Hofer, Attorney, Federal Compliance. [FR Doc. 2020–19315 Filed 9–29–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 300 [EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0011; EPA–HQ– SFUND–2004–0004; EPA–HQ–SFUND– 1999–0013; EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986–0005; EPA–HQ–SFUND–2011–0066; EPA–HQ– SFUND–1999–0013; EPA–HQ–SFUND– 1989–008; EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002; EPA–HQ–SFUND–2000–0006; EPA–HQ– SFUND–2005–0011; EPA–HQ–SFUND– 1994–0009; EPA–HQ–SFUND–1992–0014; FRL–10014–15–OLEM] Deletions From the National Priorities List Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of eight sites and the partial deletion of nine sites from the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 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 states, through their designated state agencies, have determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other than operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews, where applicable, have been completed. However, this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES SUMMARY: The document is effective on September 30, 2020. ADDRESSES: Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under the Docket Identification included in Table 1 in the DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Sep 29, 2020 Federal Register publication Dated Jkt 250001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. All documents in the docket are listed on the 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 through https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, addresses, and phone numbers-of the Regional Records Centers follow. Regional Records Centers: • Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), U.S. EPA, Superfund Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109– 3912; 617/918–1413. • Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007– 1866; 212/637–4342. • Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), U.S. EPA, Library, 1650 Arch Street Mail code 3HS12, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/814–3355. • Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404/562–8637. • Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund Division Librarian/ SFD Records Manager SRC–7J, Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; 312/886– 4465. • Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), U.S. EPA, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Mail code 6SFTS, Dallas, TX 75202–2733; 214/665–7436. • Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 11201 Renner Blvd., Mail code SUPRSTAR, Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/ 551–7956. • Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), U.S. EPA, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Mail code Records Center, Denver, CO 80202–1129; 303/312–7273. • Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, MP), U.S. EPA, 75 Hawthorne Street, Mail code SFD 6–1, San Francisco, CA 94105; 415/972–3160. PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 * • Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), U.S. EPA, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 155, Mail stop OMP–161, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/ 553–4494. The EPA is temporarily suspending Regional Records Centers for public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. 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: • Robert Lim, U.S. EPA Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), lim.robert@ epa.gov, 617/918–1392 • Mabel Garcia, U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), garcia.mabel@epa.gov, 212/637–4356 • Andrew Hass, U.S. EPA Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), hass.andrew@ epa.gov, 215/814–2049 • Deborah Cox or Brian Farrier, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), cox.deborah@epa.gov or farrier.brian@epa.gov, 404/562–8317 or 404/562–8952. • Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), cibulskis.karen@epa.gov, 312/886– 1843 • Brian Mueller, U.S. EPA Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), mueller.brian@epa.gov, 214/665–7167 • David Wennerstrom, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), wennerstrom.david@epa.gov, 913/ 551–7996 • Linda Kiefer, U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), kiefer.linda@ epa.gov, 303/312–6689 • Eric Canteenwala, U.S. EPA Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, MP), Canteenwala.eric@epa.gov, 415/972– 3932 • Jeremy Jennings, U.S. EPA Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), jennings.jeremy@ epa.gov, 206/553–2724 • Chuck Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters, sands.charles@epa.gov, 703/603–8857 E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 61611 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Rules and Regulations Table 1the sites to be deleted and partially deleted from the NPL are: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TABLE 1 Site name City/county, state Type Docket No. American Crossarm & Conduit Co .................. Annapolis Lead Mine ....................................... Cimarron Mining Corp ..................................... Fridley Commons Park Well Field ................... Jasco Chemical Corp ...................................... Northside Landfill ............................................. Red Panther Chemical Company .................... Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing ......................... Anaconda Co. Smelter .................................... Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc., Landfill ............ Fort Wayne Reduction Dump .......................... Industri-Plex ..................................................... Macalloy Corporation ....................................... Queen City Farms ........................................... Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA) ............... Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr Contamination .... U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc ................... Chehalis, WA ................................................... Annapolis, MO ................................................. Carrizozo, NM .................................................. Fridley, MN ...................................................... Mountain View, CA .......................................... Spokane, WA ................................................... Clarksdale, MS ................................................ Collinsville, OK ................................................ Anaconda, MT ................................................. Mishawaka, IN ................................................. Fort Wayne, IN ................................................ Woburn, MA ..................................................... North Charleston, SC ...................................... Maple Valley, WA ............................................ Huntsville, AL ................................................... Rockford, IL ..................................................... East Chicago, IN ............................................. Full ................. Full ................. Full ................. Full ................. Full ................. Full ................. Full ................. Full ................. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. Partial ............. EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0011 EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0004 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0011 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1999–0013 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0011 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986–0005 EPA–HQ–SFUND- 2011–0066 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1999–0013 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0008 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986–0005 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1983–0002 EPA–HQ–SFUND–2000–0006 EPA–HQ–SFUND–2005–0011 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1994–0009 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0008 EPA–HQ–SFUND–1992–0014 The sites to be deleted from the NPL, information concerning the proposed rule for the deletion including reference documents with the rationale and data principally relied upon by the EPA to determine that the Superfund response is complete, public comment and Responsiveness Summary (RS) (if applicable) are included in Table 2 as follows: TABLE 2 Date, proposed rule Site name jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES American Crossarm & Conduit Co ...................................... Annapolis Lead Mine ........................................................... Cimarron Mining Corp .......................................................... Fridley Commons Park Well Field ....................................... Jasco Chemical Corp ........................................................... Northside Landfill ................................................................. Red Panther Chemical Company ........................................ Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing ............................................. The NCP permits activities to occur at a deleted site or that media or parcel of a partially deleted site, including operation and maintenance of the remedy, monitoring, and five-year reviews These activities for the site are entered in Table 2 and 3 in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, if applicable, under Footnote such that; 1= site has continued operation and maintenance of the remedy, 2= site receives continued monitoring, and 3= site five-year reviews are conducted. The EPA received comments on three of the sites included for deletion in this final rule. For the Fridley Commons Park Well Field site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was July 23, 2020. One public comment was received which was not related to the deletion of the site from the NPL and EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. The comment and a memorandum VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 7/10/2020 7/10/2020 8/5/2020 6/23/2020 5/26/2020 7/14/2020 7/15/2020 7/16/2020 FR citation 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR 41486 41487 47331 37619 31427 42431 42813 43193 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... documenting receipt of the comment were prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ–SFUND–1999–0013, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the Jasco Chemical Corp. site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was June 25, 2020. Eight public comments were received. Commenters were concerned with a nearby unrelated chemical plume and exposure to construction workers and future residents of an apartment complex under construction at the site. Potential risks to workers and future residents at the Jasco site are being managed independently of the CERCLA cleanup process. There is a Covenant and Environmental Restriction on Property, or deed restriction, on the Jasco property which requires the California Regional Water Quality Control Board and EPA to oversee future PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Public comment RS Footnote No .................. No .................. No .................. Yes ................. Yes ................. Yes ................. No .................. No .................. No .......... No .......... No .......... No .......... Yes ......... Yes ........ No .......... No .......... 1, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 ........................ ........................ 1, 3 ........................ 1, 2, 3 use of the site, and to ensure soil and groundwater is managed according to a soil management plan that prevents any human exposure. The plan ensures continued sampling of site soil and groundwater, as it is transported offsite, to assure protection of human health and environment. A vapor mitigation system will be installed under the building and confirmatory preoccupancy indoor air sampling to verify the efficacy of the system. EPA has determined that it is appropriate to proceed with the deletion because all response actions at the Jasco site are complete and the criteria for deletion have been met. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989– 0011, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the Northside Landfill site, the closing date for comments on the Notice E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 61612 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Rules and Regulations of Intent to Delete was August 13, 2020. Two public comments were received. One commenter was concerned that EPA make decisions using good science and hard data. Such decision-making is documented in reports included in the deletion docket. The other commenter was concerned about the future use of the landfill property, particularly residential or commercial redevelopment. The site has an Environmental Covenant which restricts future uses of the site. The limitations prohibit any activity that would damage or disturb the integrity of the landfill cap which include any drilling, digging, excavation or placement of objects or equipment which would stress or deform the surface. Any future land use would need to be consistent with the Environmental Covenant. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986–0005, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For all other sites not specified above, no adverse comments were received. The sites to be partially deleted from the NPL are included in Table 3 as follows: TABLE 3 Date, proposed rule Site name jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES Anaconda Co. Smelter ......................................................... Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc., Landfill ................................. Fort Wayne Reduction Dump .............................................. Industri-Plex ......................................................................... Macalloy Corporation ........................................................... Queen City Farms ................................................................ Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA) ................................... Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr Contamination ........................ U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc ....................................... The area and media of each Superfund site partial deletion is specified in the applicable proposed rule cited in Table 3 in this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. All other Superfund site areas and media will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion as part of this action. The EPA received comments on six of the sites included for partial deletion in this rule. For the Douglass Road/ Uniroyal, Inc., Landfill site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was July 23, 2020. Three public comments were received. One comment from a resident in a nearby area expressed concern that the site is contaminating their well water and a nearby lake; the resident requested that the well water be tested. EPA and the state do not believe this area to be contaminated as explained to the commenter, and the state and county have offered to conduct sampling of the well. EPA also received one comment with property ownership records for Operable Unit 1, which EPA added to the deletion docket and site file. The City of Mishawaka commented and was concerned that deleting the Landfill Cap Area portion of the site from the NPL meant that the landfill gas control system would be shut down. The active landfill gas control system at the site, as well as other operation and maintenance activities, will continue after the partial deletion. The City also wanted to confirm that given the remaining levels of groundwater contamination at the site, all future VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 8/10/2020 6/23/2020 7/16/2020 7/15/2020 7/27/2020 7/14/2020 7/22/2020 6/23/2020 7/8/2020 FR citation 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 85 FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR FR 48132 37617 43191 42809 45155 42343 44259 37615 40959 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... development in the area will need to remain on municipal water. EPA confirmed that the groundwater portion of the site would remain on the NPL and future development in the area will likely need to remain on municipal water. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989– 0008 on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the Fort Wayne Reduction Dump site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 17, 2020. Two public comments were received. One comment was from a nearby resident who thought inspections, maintenance and monitoring would be discontinued after the partial deletion. These activities will continue, as described in materials contained in the deletion docket. One public comment was received which was not related to the deletion of the site from the NPL. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ– SFUND–1986–0005, on https:// www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the Macalloy Corporation site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 26, 2020. One public comment was received stating if pollutants were found during a five-year review of the site, there should be joint and several liability on any party found responsible PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Public comment RS Footnote No .................. Yes ................. Yes ................. No .................. Yes ................. Yes ................. No .................. Yes ................. Yes ................. No .......... Yes ......... Yes ......... No .......... Yes ......... Yes ......... No .......... No .......... Yes ......... 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 ........................ 2, 3 1, 2, 3 ........................ ........................ ........................ for creating this pollution retroactively and groundwater should be monitored. EPA has a Consent Decree with the potentially responsible party group to conduct the response and groundwater is being monitored as part of the fiveyear review. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ– SFUND–2000–0006, on https:// www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the Queen City Farms site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 13, 2020. Three public comments were received. One comment supported the partial deletion. Another comment expressed concerns about burning chemicals at the site and expressed concerns that the cleanup level for polynuclear aromatic compounds (PAHs) was not protective, requesting that EPA evaluate whether the cleanup level for PAHs is still protective. EPA lowered the cancer potency factor for carcinogenic PAHs based on changes to the toxicity, so EPA believes the cleanup level chosen is protective. A third commenter was concerned about chemical unknowns and future land use. The Final Containment Cell area is limited to industrial use and institutional controls restrict use of the areas to industrial use. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA–HQ–SFUND–2005–0011, on E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 61613 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Rules and Regulations https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the Southeast Rockford Ground Water Contamination site (NPL listing is Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr Contamination site), the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was July 23, 2020. One public comment was received which was not related to the deletion of the site from the NPL and EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. The comment and a memorandum documenting receipt of the comment were prepared and placed in the docket EPA–HQ–SFUND–1989–0008 on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For the U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc. site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 7, 2020. EPA received written or verbal public comments from the East Chicago Calumet Coalition and four individuals. EPA also received telephone calls during the comment period from four area residents requesting additional information about the partial deletion and their specific properties. The comments from the East Chicago Calumet Coalition and three residents opposed the deletion primarily based on potential effects of area groundwater contamination and the other portions of the site that EPA is still evaluating as part of an ongoing investigation at another area of the site not being partially deleted. One commenter opposed the deletion but did not include site specific information to support the opposition. The four phone callers were primarily requesting additional information about the partial deletion and their specific properties; however, three of the callers verbally expressed support for EPA’s proposal to delete their properties from the NPL. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket EPA–HQ–SFUND–2008–0577, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section. For all other sites not specified above, no adverse comments were received. EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. Deletion 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 a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability in the unlikely event that future conditions warrant further actions. PART 300—NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN 1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 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. Dated: September 10, 2020. Dana Stalcup, Acting Office Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation. 2. Amend Appendix B to part 300 by: a. In Table 1 remove the entries for ‘‘CA’’, ‘‘Jasco Chemical Co.’’ ‘‘Mountain View’’; ‘‘MN’’, ‘‘Fridley Commons Park Well Field’’, ‘‘Fridley’’; ‘‘MO’’, ‘‘Annapolis Lead Mine’’ ‘‘Annapolis’’; ‘‘MS’’, ‘‘Red Panther Chemical Company’’, ‘‘Clarksdale’’; ‘‘NM’’ ‘‘Cimarron Mining Corp.’’, ‘‘Carrizozo’’; ‘‘OK’’, ‘‘Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing’’, ‘‘Collinsville’’, ‘‘WA’’, ‘‘American Crossarm & Conduit Co.’’ ‘‘Chehalis’’, and ‘‘WA’’, ‘‘Northside Landfill’’, ‘‘Spokane’’. ■ b. In Table 1 revise the entries for ‘‘IL’’, ‘‘Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr Contamination’’, ‘‘Rockford’’; ‘‘IN’’, ‘‘Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc., Landfill’’, ‘‘Mishawaka’’; ‘‘IN’’, ‘‘Fort Wayne Reduction Dump’’, ‘‘Fort Wayne’’; ‘‘IN’’, ‘‘U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc.’’, ‘‘East Chicago’’; ‘‘MA’’, ‘‘Industri-Plex’’, ‘‘Woburn’’; ‘‘MT’’, ‘‘Anaconda Co. Smelter’’, ‘‘Anaconda’’; ‘‘SC’’, ‘‘Macalloy Corporation’’, ‘‘North Charleston’’, and ‘‘WA’’, ‘‘Queen City Farms’’, ‘‘Maple Valley’’. ■ c. In Table 2 revise the entry for ‘‘AL’’, ‘‘Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA)’’, ‘‘Huntsville’’. The revisions read as follows: For reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows: Appendix B to Part 300—National Priorities List List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Natural resources, Oil pollution, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. ■ ■ TABLE 1—GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION State Site name jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES * * * City/county * * * Notes (a) * * IL .............................. * * * Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr Contamination ................................ * * Rockford .................................................... * P * IN ............................. * * * Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc., Landfill ........................................ * * Mishawaka ................................................. * P * IN ............................. * * * Fort Wayne Reduction Dump ...................................................... * * Fort Wayne ................................................ * P * IN ............................. * * * U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc ............................................... * * East Chicago ............................................. * P * MA ........................... * * * Industri-Plex ................................................................................. * * Woburn ...................................................... * P * MT ........................... * * * Anaconda Co. Smelter ................................................................ * * Anaconda ................................................... * P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1 61614 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 190 / Wednesday, September 30, 2020 / Rules and Regulations TABLE 1—GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION—Continued State Site name City/county * SC ............................ * * * Macalloy Corporation ................................................................... * * North Charleston ....................................... * P * WA ........................... * * * Queen City Farms ....................................................................... * * Maple Valley .............................................. * P * * * * * * Notes (a) * * P = Sites with partial deletion(s). TABLE 2—FEDERAL FACILITIES SECTION State Site name City/county * AL ............................ * * * Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA) .......................................... * * Huntsville ................................................... * * * BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Previous Federal Actions [Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2018–0074; FF09E21000 FXES11110900000 201] RIN 1018–BD43 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Section 4(d) Rule for Trispot Darter Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), adopt a rule under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (Act), as amended, for the trispot darter (Etheostoma trisella), a fish from Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. This rule provides measures that are necessary and advisable to conserve the species. DATES: This rule is effective October 30, 2020. ADDRESSES: This final rule is available on the internet at https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2018–0074 and at https:// www.fws.gov/southeast/. Comments and materials we received, as well as supporting documentation we used in preparing this rule, are available for public inspection at https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2018–0074. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Pearson, Field Supervisor, U.S. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with RULES VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:10 Sep 29, 2020 Jkt 250001 * Fish and Wildlife Service, Alabama Ecological Services Field Office, 1208– B Main Street, Daphne, AL 36526; telephone 251–441–5870. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2020–20402 Filed 9–29–20; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: * On October 4, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (82 FR 46183) a proposed rule to list the trispot darter as a threatened species under the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). On December 28, 2018, we published the following documents in the Federal Register: (1) The final rule listing the trispot darter as a threatened species (83 FR 67131), (2) the proposed rule to provide measures necessary and advisable to conserve the species under section 4(d) of the Act (a ‘‘4(d) rule’’) for the species (83 FR 67185), and (3) the proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the species (83 FR 67190). Elsewhere in today’s Federal Register, we issue a final rule to designate critical habitat for the trispot darter. Please see these documents for additional previous Federal actions affecting the trispot darter. Summary of Changes From the Proposed Rule This final rule incorporates one change to our proposed rule based on the comments we received. Specifically, we replaced the term ‘‘highest-standard best management practices’’ with the term ‘‘State best management practices.’’ In addition, in this rule, we change the way in which the provisions of the 4(d) rule for the trispot darter appear in 50 CFR 17.44 from what we proposed; PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 * Notes (a) * P * here, we do not refer to the prohibitions and provisions set forth in section 9(a)(1) of the Act. Instead, we refer to the prohibitions set forth at 50 CFR 17.21, which apply to endangered species. However, the substance of the prohibitions, and exceptions to those prohibitions, in the 4(d) rule for the trispot darter have not changed. Background The trispot darter is a small-bodied, freshwater fish found in the Coosa River System, above the fall line in the Ridge and Valley of Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. It is a migratory species that uses distinct breeding and nonbreeding habitats. From approximately April to October, the species inhabits its nonbreeding habitat, which consists of small to medium river margins and lower reaches of tributaries with slower velocities. After October, trispot darters move from the main channels into tributaries, eventually reaching adjacent seepage areas where they congregate and remain for the duration of spawning, until approximately late April. Breeding sites are intermittent seepage areas and ditches with little to no flow and shallow depths (12 inches (30 centimeters) or less). For a full summary of species information, please refer to the October 4, 2017, proposed listing rule (82 FR 46183) and the species status assessment (SSA) report for the trispot darter (Service 2018, entire). Both documents are available at https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS–R4–ES–2017–0063, and on the Service’s South Atlantic-Gulf Region website at https://www.fws.gov/ southeast/. E:\FR\FM\30SER1.SGM 30SER1

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Deletions From the National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the 
deletion of eight sites and the partial deletion of nine sites from the 
Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 
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 states, through their designated state agencies, have 
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA, other 
than operation and maintenance, monitoring, and five-year reviews, 
where applicable, have been completed. However, this deletion does not 
preclude future actions under Superfund.

DATES: The document is effective on September 30, 2020.

ADDRESSES: 
    Docket: EPA has established a docket for this action under the 
Docket Identification included in Table 1 in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. All documents in the docket are 
listed on the 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 through https://www.regulations.gov or 
in hard copy at the corresponding Regional Records Centers. Locations, 
addresses, and phone numbers-of the Regional Records Centers follow.
    Regional Records Centers:
     Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), U.S. EPA, Superfund 
Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, 
Boston, MA 02109-3912; 617/918-1413.
     Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), U.S. EPA, 290 Broadway, New 
York, NY 10007-1866; 212/637-4342.
     Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), U.S. EPA, Library, 1650 
Arch Street Mail code 3HS12, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 215/814-3355.
     Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), U.S. EPA, 61 
Forsyth Street SW, Mail code 9T25, Atlanta, GA 30303; 404/562-8637.
     Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), U.S. EPA Superfund 
Division Librarian/SFD Records Manager SRC-7J, Metcalfe Federal 
Building, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; 312/886-4465.
     Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), U.S. EPA, 1445 Ross Avenue, 
Suite 1200, Mail code 6SFTS, Dallas, TX 75202-2733; 214/665-7436.
     Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), U.S. EPA, 11201 Renner Blvd., 
Mail code SUPRSTAR, Lenexa, KS 66219; 913/551-7956.
     Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), U.S. EPA, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Mail code Records Center, Denver, CO 80202-1129; 303/312-7273.
     Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, MP), U.S. EPA, 75 
Hawthorne Street, Mail code SFD 6-1, San Francisco, CA 94105; 415/972-
3160.
     Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), U.S. EPA, 1200 6th Avenue, 
Suite 155, Mail stop OMP-161, Seattle, WA 98101; 206/553-4494.
    The EPA is temporarily suspending Regional Records Centers for 
public visitors to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. 
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: 
 Robert Lim, U.S. EPA Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT), 
[email protected], 617/918-1392
 Mabel Garcia, U.S. EPA Region 2 (NJ, NY, PR, VI), 
[email protected], 212/637-4356
 Andrew Hass, U.S. EPA Region 3 (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV), 
[email protected], 215/814-2049
 Deborah Cox or Brian Farrier, U.S. EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, 
KY, MS, NC, SC, TN), [email protected] or [email protected], 404/
562-8317 or 404/562-8952.
 Karen Cibulskis, U.S. EPA Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI), 
[email protected], 312/886-1843
 Brian Mueller, U.S. EPA Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX), 
[email protected], 214/665-7167
 David Wennerstrom, U.S. EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE), 
[email protected], 913/551-7996
 Linda Kiefer, U.S. EPA Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY), 
[email protected], 303/312-6689
 Eric Canteenwala, U.S. EPA Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, 
MP), [email protected], 415/972-3932
 Jeremy Jennings, U.S. EPA Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA), 
[email protected], 206/553-2724
 Chuck Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters, [email protected], 
703/603-8857

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table 1- the sites to be deleted and 
partially deleted from the NPL are:

                                                     Table 1
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                                    City/county,
           Site name                   state                Type                        Docket No.
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American Crossarm & Conduit Co.  Chehalis, WA.....  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011
Annapolis Lead Mine............  Annapolis, MO....  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0004
Cimarron Mining Corp...........  Carrizozo, NM....  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011
Fridley Commons Park Well Field  Fridley, MN......  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1999-0013
Jasco Chemical Corp............  Mountain View, CA  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011
Northside Landfill.............  Spokane, WA......  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005
Red Panther Chemical Company...  Clarksdale, MS...  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND- 2011-0066
Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing...  Collinsville, OK.  Full................  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1999-0013
Anaconda Co. Smelter...........  Anaconda, MT.....  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002
Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc.,    Mishawaka, IN....  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008
 Landfill.
Fort Wayne Reduction Dump......  Fort Wayne, IN...  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005
Industri-Plex..................  Woburn, MA.......  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002
Macalloy Corporation...........  North Charleston,  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2000-0006
                                  SC.
Queen City Farms...............  Maple Valley, WA.  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0011
Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA).  Huntsville, AL...  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1994-0009
Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr        Rockford, IL.....  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008
 Contamination.
U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining     East Chicago, IN.  Partial.............  EPA-HQ-SFUND-1992-0014
 Inc.
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    The sites to be deleted from the NPL, information concerning the 
proposed rule for the deletion including reference documents with the 
rationale and data principally relied upon by the EPA to determine that 
the Superfund response is complete, public comment and Responsiveness 
Summary (RS) (if applicable) are included in Table 2 as follows:

                                                                         Table 2
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                                            Date,
              Site name                 proposed rule            FR citation                  Public  comment                RS              Footnote
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American Crossarm & Conduit Co.......       7/10/2020  85 FR 41486....................  No........................  No..................            1, 3
Annapolis Lead Mine..................       7/10/2020  85 FR 41487....................  No........................  No..................         1, 2, 3
Cimarron Mining Corp.................        8/5/2020  85 FR 47331....................  No........................  No..................         1, 2, 3
Fridley Commons Park Well Field......       6/23/2020  85 FR 37619....................  Yes.......................  No..................  ..............
Jasco Chemical Corp..................       5/26/2020  85 FR 31427....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................  ..............
Northside Landfill...................       7/14/2020  85 FR 42431....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................            1, 3
Red Panther Chemical Company.........       7/15/2020  85 FR 42813....................  No........................  No..................  ..............
Tulsa Fuel and Manufacturing.........       7/16/2020  85 FR 43193....................  No........................  No..................         1, 2, 3
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    The NCP permits activities to occur at a deleted site or that media 
or parcel of a partially deleted site, including operation and 
maintenance of the remedy, monitoring, and five-year reviews These 
activities for the site are entered in Table 2 and 3 in this 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section, if applicable, under Footnote such 
that; 1= site has continued operation and maintenance of the remedy, 2= 
site receives continued monitoring, and 3= site five-year reviews are 
conducted.
    The EPA received comments on three of the sites included for 
deletion in this final rule. For the Fridley Commons Park Well Field 
site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete 
was July 23, 2020. One public comment was received which was not 
related to the deletion of the site from the NPL and EPA still believes 
the deletion action is appropriate. The comment and a memorandum 
documenting receipt of the comment were prepared and placed in the 
docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1999-0013, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in 
the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    For the Jasco Chemical Corp. site, the closing date for comments on 
the Notice of Intent to Delete was June 25, 2020. Eight public comments 
were received. Commenters were concerned with a nearby unrelated 
chemical plume and exposure to construction workers and future 
residents of an apartment complex under construction at the site. 
Potential risks to workers and future residents at the Jasco site are 
being managed independently of the CERCLA cleanup process. There is a 
Covenant and Environmental Restriction on Property, or deed 
restriction, on the Jasco property which requires the California 
Regional Water Quality Control Board and EPA to oversee future use of 
the site, and to ensure soil and groundwater is managed according to a 
soil management plan that prevents any human exposure. The plan ensures 
continued sampling of site soil and groundwater, as it is transported 
offsite, to assure protection of human health and environment. A vapor 
mitigation system will be installed under the building and confirmatory 
pre-occupancy indoor air sampling to verify the efficacy of the system. 
EPA has determined that it is appropriate to proceed with the deletion 
because all response actions at the Jasco site are complete and the 
criteria for deletion have been met. A responsiveness summary was 
prepared and placed in the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0011, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the 
ADDRESSES section.
    For the Northside Landfill site, the closing date for comments on 
the Notice

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of Intent to Delete was August 13, 2020. Two public comments were 
received. One commenter was concerned that EPA make decisions using 
good science and hard data. Such decision-making is documented in 
reports included in the deletion docket. The other commenter was 
concerned about the future use of the landfill property, particularly 
residential or commercial redevelopment. The site has an Environmental 
Covenant which restricts future uses of the site. The limitations 
prohibit any activity that would damage or disturb the integrity of the 
landfill cap which include any drilling, digging, excavation or 
placement of objects or equipment which would stress or deform the 
surface. Any future land use would need to be consistent with the 
Environmental Covenant. EPA still believes the deletion action is 
appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the 
docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in 
the Regional repository listed in the Addresses section. For all other 
sites not specified above, no adverse comments were received.
    The sites to be partially deleted from the NPL are included in 
Table 3 as follows:

                                                                         Table 3
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                                       Date, proposed
              Site name                     rule                 FR citation                  Public comment                 RS              Footnote
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Anaconda Co. Smelter.................       8/10/2020  85 FR 48132....................  No........................  No..................         1, 2, 3
Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc.,               6/23/2020  85 FR 37617....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................         1, 2, 3
 Landfill.
Fort Wayne Reduction Dump............       7/16/2020  85 FR 43191....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................         1, 2, 3
Industri-Plex........................       7/15/2020  85 FR 42809....................  No........................  No..................  ..............
Macalloy Corporation.................       7/27/2020  85 FR 45155....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................            2, 3
Queen City Farms.....................       7/14/2020  85 FR 42343....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................         1, 2, 3
Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/NASA).......       7/22/2020  85 FR 44259....................  No........................  No..................  ..............
Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr                   6/23/2020  85 FR 37615....................  Yes.......................  No..................  ..............
 Contamination.
U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc.....        7/8/2020  85 FR 40959....................  Yes.......................  Yes.................  ..............
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    The area and media of each Superfund site partial deletion is 
specified in the applicable proposed rule cited in Table 3 in this 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. All other Superfund site areas and 
media will remain on the NPL and are not being considered for deletion 
as part of this action.
    The EPA received comments on six of the sites included for partial 
deletion in this rule. For the Douglass Road/Uniroyal, Inc., Landfill 
site, the closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to 
Partially Delete was July 23, 2020. Three public comments were 
received. One comment from a resident in a nearby area expressed 
concern that the site is contaminating their well water and a nearby 
lake; the resident requested that the well water be tested. EPA and the 
state do not believe this area to be contaminated as explained to the 
commenter, and the state and county have offered to conduct sampling of 
the well. EPA also received one comment with property ownership records 
for Operable Unit 1, which EPA added to the deletion docket and site 
file. The City of Mishawaka commented and was concerned that deleting 
the Landfill Cap Area portion of the site from the NPL meant that the 
landfill gas control system would be shut down. The active landfill gas 
control system at the site, as well as other operation and maintenance 
activities, will continue after the partial deletion. The City also 
wanted to confirm that given the remaining levels of groundwater 
contamination at the site, all future development in the area will need 
to remain on municipal water. EPA confirmed that the groundwater 
portion of the site would remain on the NPL and future development in 
the area will likely need to remain on municipal water. EPA still 
believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness summary 
was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1989-0008 on 
https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in 
the ADDRESSES section.
    For the Fort Wayne Reduction Dump site, the closing date for 
comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 17, 
2020. Two public comments were received. One comment was from a nearby 
resident who thought inspections, maintenance and monitoring would be 
discontinued after the partial deletion. These activities will 
continue, as described in materials contained in the deletion docket. 
One public comment was received which was not related to the deletion 
of the site from the NPL. EPA still believes the deletion action is 
appropriate. A responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the 
docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-1986-0005, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in 
the Regional repository listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    For the Macalloy Corporation site, the closing date for comments on 
the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 26, 2020. One 
public comment was received stating if pollutants were found during a 
five-year review of the site, there should be joint and several 
liability on any party found responsible for creating this pollution 
retroactively and groundwater should be monitored. EPA has a Consent 
Decree with the potentially responsible party group to conduct the 
response and groundwater is being monitored as part of the five-year 
review. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A 
responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2000-0006, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional 
repository listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    For the Queen City Farms site, the closing date for comments on the 
Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 13, 2020. Three public 
comments were received. One comment supported the partial deletion. 
Another comment expressed concerns about burning chemicals at the site 
and expressed concerns that the cleanup level for polynuclear aromatic 
compounds (PAHs) was not protective, requesting that EPA evaluate 
whether the cleanup level for PAHs is still protective. EPA lowered the 
cancer potency factor for carcinogenic PAHs based on changes to the 
toxicity, so EPA believes the cleanup level chosen is protective. A 
third commenter was concerned about chemical unknowns and future land 
use. The Final Containment Cell area is limited to industrial use and 
institutional controls restrict use of the areas to industrial use. EPA 
still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A responsiveness 
summary was prepared and placed in the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2005-0011, 
on

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https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in 
the ADDRESSES section.
    For the Southeast Rockford Ground Water Contamination site (NPL 
listing is Southeast Rockford Gd Wtr Contamination site), the closing 
date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was July 
23, 2020. One public comment was received which was not related to the 
deletion of the site from the NPL and EPA still believes the deletion 
action is appropriate. The comment and a memorandum documenting receipt 
of the comment were prepared and placed in the docket EPA-HQ-SFUND-
1989-0008 on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional 
repository listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    For the U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc. site, the closing date 
for comments on the Notice of Intent to Partially Delete was August 7, 
2020. EPA received written or verbal public comments from the East 
Chicago Calumet Coalition and four individuals. EPA also received 
telephone calls during the comment period from four area residents 
requesting additional information about the partial deletion and their 
specific properties. The comments from the East Chicago Calumet 
Coalition and three residents opposed the deletion primarily based on 
potential effects of area groundwater contamination and the other 
portions of the site that EPA is still evaluating as part of an ongoing 
investigation at another area of the site not being partially deleted. 
One commenter opposed the deletion but did not include site specific 
information to support the opposition. The four phone callers were 
primarily requesting additional information about the partial deletion 
and their specific properties; however, three of the callers verbally 
expressed support for EPA's proposal to delete their properties from 
the NPL. EPA still believes the deletion action is appropriate. A 
responsiveness summary was prepared and placed in the docket EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2008-0577, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional 
repository listed in the ADDRESSES section.
    For all other sites not specified above, no adverse comments were 
received.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a 
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment. 
Deletion 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 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 substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, 
Natural resources, Oil pollution, Penalties, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water 
supply.

    Dated: September 10, 2020.
Dana Stalcup,
Acting Office Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology 
Innovation.

    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. 1251 et seq.; 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.


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2. Amend Appendix B to part 300 by:
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a. In Table 1 remove the entries for ``CA'', ``Jasco Chemical Co.'' 
``Mountain View''; ``MN'', ``Fridley Commons Park Well Field'', 
``Fridley''; ``MO'', ``Annapolis Lead Mine'' ``Annapolis''; ``MS'', 
``Red Panther Chemical Company'', ``Clarksdale''; ``NM'' ``Cimarron 
Mining Corp.'', ``Carrizozo''; ``OK'', ``Tulsa Fuel and 
Manufacturing'', ``Collinsville'', ``WA'', ``American Crossarm & 
Conduit Co.'' ``Chehalis'', and ``WA'', ``Northside Landfill'', 
``Spokane''.
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b. In Table 1 revise the entries for ``IL'', ``Southeast Rockford Gd 
Wtr Contamination'', ``Rockford''; ``IN'', ``Douglass Road/Uniroyal, 
Inc., Landfill'', ``Mishawaka''; ``IN'', ``Fort Wayne Reduction Dump'', 
``Fort Wayne''; ``IN'', ``U.S. Smelter & Lead Refining Inc.'', ``East 
Chicago''; ``MA'', ``Industri-Plex'', ``Woburn''; ``MT'', ``Anaconda 
Co. Smelter'', ``Anaconda''; ``SC'', ``Macalloy Corporation'', ``North 
Charleston'', and ``WA'', ``Queen City Farms'', ``Maple Valley''.
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c. In Table 2 revise the entry for ``AL'', ``Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/
NASA)'', ``Huntsville''.
    The revisions read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List

                                       Table 1--General Superfund Section
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                State                          Site name                City/county              Notes (a)
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                                                  * * * * * * *
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
IL...................................  Southeast Rockford Gd     Rockford................  P
                                        Wtr Contamination.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
IN...................................  Douglass Road/Uniroyal,   Mishawaka...............  P
                                        Inc., Landfill.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
IN...................................  Fort Wayne Reduction      Fort Wayne..............  P
                                        Dump.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
IN...................................  U.S. Smelter & Lead       East Chicago............  P
                                        Refining Inc.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
MA...................................  Industri-Plex...........  Woburn..................  P
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
MT...................................  Anaconda Co. Smelter....  Anaconda................  P
 

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                                                  * * * * * * *
SC...................................  Macalloy Corporation....  North Charleston........  P
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
WA...................................  Queen City Farms........  Maple Valley............  P
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
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* P = Sites with partial deletion(s).


                                       Table 2--Federal Facilities Section
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                State                          Site name                City/county              Notes (a)
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                                                  * * * * * * *
AL...................................  Redstone Arsenal (USARMY/ Huntsville..............  P
                                        NASA).
 
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[FR Doc. 2020-20402 Filed 9-29-20; 8:45 am]
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