[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 76683-76684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-31240]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[FRL-7420-3]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; National
Priorities List Update
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of partial deletion of the West Virginia Ordnance Works
Site from the National Priorities List.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region III announces
the partial deletion of portions of the West Virginia Ordnance Works
(WVOW) site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL
constitutes appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, which is the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan (NCP), which EPA promulgated
pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. EPA and
the State of West Virginia have determined that all appropriate
responses under CERCLA have been implemented at the portions of the
site being deleted from the NPL and that no further cleanup by
responsible parties is appropriate. Moreover, EPA and the State of West
Virginia have determined that response actions conducted at the site to
date remain protective of public health, welfare, and the environment.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 13, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Comprehensive information on this release is available for
viewing at the site information repositories at the following
locations:
Mason County Public Library, 508 Viand Street, Point Pleasant, WV
25550, (304) 675-0894; Hours of Operation: Monday through Saturday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.
U.S. EPA Region III Library, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2029, (215) 814-5254; Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 8
a.m.-5p.m.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, 502 8th Street,
Huntington, WV 25701, (800) 822-8413 or (304) 529-5388; Hours of
Operation: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jack Potosnak, PE, Remedial
Project Manager, U.S. EPA Region III (3HS13), 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029, (215) 814-3362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portions of the site to be deleted from
the NPL are the OU-11 Sellite Plant, the OU-12 North and South
Powerhouses and Vicinity, the ENV-6 Wetlands Mitigation area, ESI-3
Tract 21, the ESI-5 Refueling Depot, and the ESI-9 Main and Outgoing
Classification Yards.
A Notice of Intent to Delete for this site was published October
22, 2002 (67 FR 64846). The closing date for comments on the Notice of
Intent to Delete was November 21, 2002. EPA received no comments.
EPA identifies releases which appear to present a significant risk
to public health, welfare, or the environment, and it maintains the NPL
as the list of those releases. Releases on the NPL may be the subject
of remedial actions financed by the Hazardous Substance Superfund. Any
release deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed
remedial actions in the unlikely event that conditions at the site
warrant such action. Section 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP states that Fund-
financed actions may be taken at sites deleted from the NPL. Deletion
of a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability or
impede agency efforts to recover costs associated with response
efforts.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances,
Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Superfund.
Dated: December 2, 2002.
Donald S. Welsh,
Regional Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III.
40 CFR part 300 is amended as follows:
PART 300--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O.
12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR
2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193.
2. Table 2 of appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the
entry for WV, Ordnance Works (USARMY), Point Pleasant to read as
follows:
Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List
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St Site name City/County Notes (a)
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WV................................... West Virginia Ordnance Point Pleasant......... P
(USARMY).
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(a)
P=Sites with partial deletion(s).
[FR Doc. 02-31240 Filed 12-12-02; 8:45 am]
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