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• Does not provide EPA with the
discretionary authority to address, as
appropriate, disproportionate human
health or environmental effects, using
practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898
(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
In addition, this final rule, approving
Maryland’s base year inventory SIP for
the 2015 ozone NAAQS, does not have
tribal implications as specified by
Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,
November 9, 2000), because the SIP is
not approved to apply in Indian country
located in the State, and EPA notes that
it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law.
Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations,
Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Nitrogen dioxide, Volatile
organic compounds.
Dated: March 8, 2022.
Diana Esher,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part
52 as follows:
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Philadelphia Area Base Year
Inventory for the 2015
Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards.
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Maryland portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic
City, PA–NJ–DE–MD 2015
ozone nonattainment area..
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2021–0485; FRL–9634–
01–OLEM]
National Priorities List Deletion
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announces the deletion of
one site, Beckman Instruments, from the
Superfund National Priorities List
(NPL). The NPL, created under 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, through their designated state
agency, have determined that all
appropriate response actions under
CERCLA have been completed.
However, this deletion does not
preclude future actions under
Superfund.
SUMMARY:
The document is effective on
March 22, 2022.
DATES:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart V—Maryland
2. In § 52.1070, the table in paragraph
(e) is amended by adding an entry for
‘‘Philadelphia Area Base Year Inventory
for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient
Air Quality Standards’’ at the end of the
table to read as follows:
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7/30/20
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3/22/22, [insert Federal Register citation].
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
Center follows.
Regional Records Center:
• Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU,
MP), email: R9records@epa.gov, 415/
947–8717.
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, may not be updated
with hardcopy or electronic media. For
further information and updates on EPA
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ADDRESSES:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
1. The authority citation for part 52
continues to read as follows:
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Maryland’s portion of the
Philadelphia Area consists
of Cecil County, Maryland.
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:
• Holly Hadlock, U.S. EPA Region 9,
hadlock.holly@epa.gov, 415/972–
3171.
• Chuck Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters,
sands.charles@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPL,
created under section 105 of CERCLA,
as amended, is an appendix of the NCP.
The NCP establishes the criteria that
EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL.
In accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e),
sites may be deleted from the NPL
where no further response is
appropriate. Partial deletion of sites is
in accordance with 40 CFR 300.425(e)
and are consistent with the ‘‘Notice of
Policy Change: Partial Deletion of Sites
Listed on the National Priorities List,’’
60 FR 55466, (November 1, 1995). The
site to be deleted is listed in Table 1,
including docket information containing
reference documents with the rationale
and data principally relied upon by the
EPA to determine that the Superfund
response is complete. The NCP permits
activities to occur at a deleted site, or
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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 1 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. As
described in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the
NCP, a site or portion of a site deleted
from the NPL remains eligible for Fundfinanced remedial action if future
conditions warrant such actions.
TABLE 1
Site name
City/county, state
Type
Docket No.
Beckman Instruments ......................
Porterville, CA ..................................
Full ......................
EPA–HQ–SFUND–2021–0485
Information concerning the sites to be
deleted and partially deleted from the
NPL, the proposed rule for the deletion
and partial deletion of the sites, and
information on receipt of public
comment(s) and preparation of a
Footnote
Responsiveness Summary (if applicable)
are included in Table 2 as follows:
TABLE 2
Date,
proposed
rule
Site name
Beckman Instruments .....................................
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For the site proposed for deletion, the
closing date for comments in the
proposed rule was October 14, 2021.
The EPA received three public
comments on the Beckman Instruments
site included for deletion in this final
rule. The public comments were
supportive of the proposed deletion and
of EPA actions. Because no adverse
comment was received for this site, no
Responsiveness Summary was prepared.
EPA placed the comments in the docket,
EPA–HQ–SFUND–2021–0485, on
https://www.regulations.gov, and in the
Regional repository listed in the
ADDRESSES section.
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
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FR citation
Public
comment
Responsiveness
summary
86 FR 51045
Yes .....................
No .......................
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: March 9, 2022.
Dana Stalcup,
Acting Office Director, Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology Innovation.
For reasons set out in the preamble,
the EPA amends 40 CFR part 300 as
follows:
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Full site deletion (full)
or media/parcels/
description for partial
deletion
Full.
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. 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.
Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended]
2. Amend appendix B to part 300,
Table 1, by removing the entry for
‘‘CA’’, ‘‘Beckman Instruments’’,
‘‘Porterville’’.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2021-0485; FRL-9634-01-OLEM]
National Priorities List Deletion
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the
deletion of one site, Beckman Instruments, from the Superfund National
Priorities List (NPL). The NPL, created under 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,
through their designated state agency, have determined that all
appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However,
this deletion does not preclude future actions under Superfund.
DATES: The document is effective on March 22, 2022.
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 Center follows.
Regional Records Center:
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU, MP), email:
[email protected], 415/947-8717.
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, may
not be 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:
Holly Hadlock, U.S. EPA Region 9, [email protected], 415/
972-3171.
Chuck Sands, U.S. EPA Headquarters, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPL, created under section 105 of
CERCLA, as amended, is an appendix of the NCP. The NCP establishes the
criteria that EPA uses to delete sites from the NPL. In accordance with
40 CFR 300.425(e), sites may be deleted from the NPL where no further
response is appropriate. Partial deletion of sites is in accordance
with 40 CFR 300.425(e) and are consistent with the ``Notice of Policy
Change: Partial Deletion of Sites Listed on the National Priorities
List,'' 60 FR 55466, (November 1, 1995). The site to be deleted is
listed in Table 1, including docket information containing reference
documents with the rationale and data principally relied upon by the
EPA to determine that the Superfund response is complete. The NCP
permits activities to occur at a deleted site, or
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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 1 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. As described in 40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, a site or
portion of a site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-
financed remedial action if future conditions warrant such actions.
Table 1
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Site name City/county, state Type Docket No. Footnote
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Beckman Instruments................ Porterville, CA....... Full.................. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2021-0485 ......................
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Information concerning the sites to be deleted and partially
deleted from the NPL, the proposed rule for the deletion and partial
deletion of the sites, and information on receipt of public comment(s)
and preparation of a Responsiveness Summary (if applicable) are
included in Table 2 as follows:
Table 2
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Full site deletion (full) or
Site name Date, FR citation Public comment Responsiveness media/parcels/ description for
proposed rule summary partial deletion
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Beckman Instruments............... 9/14/2021 86 FR 51045........... Yes.................. No.................. Full.
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For the site proposed for deletion, the closing date for comments
in the proposed rule was October 14, 2021. The EPA received three
public comments on the Beckman Instruments site included for deletion
in this final rule. The public comments were supportive of the proposed
deletion and of EPA actions. Because no adverse comment was received
for this site, no Responsiveness Summary was prepared. EPA placed the
comments in the docket, EPA-HQ-SFUND-2021-0485, on https://www.regulations.gov, and in the Regional repository listed in the
ADDRESSES section.
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: March 9, 2022.
Dana Stalcup,
Acting Office Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology
Innovation.
For reasons set out in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 300
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.
Appendix B to Part 300 [Amended]
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2. Amend appendix B to part 300, Table 1, by removing the entry for
``CA'', ``Beckman Instruments'', ``Porterville''.
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