[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 180 (Wednesday, September 17, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 55657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22045]
[[Page 55657]]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9916-67-Region 8]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan:
Partial Deletion of the California Gulch Superfund Site National
Priorities List; Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: On August 12, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a direct final notice of partial deletion and a proposed
notice of intent for partial deletion for Operable Unit 4, Upper
California Gulch; Operable Unit 5, ASARCO Smelters/Slag/Mill Sites; and
Operable Unit 7, Apache Tailing Impoundment, of the California Gulch
Superfund Site from the National Priorities List. The EPA is
withdrawing the final notice of partial deletion due to adverse
comments that were received during the public comment period. After
consideration of the comments received, if appropriate, EPA will
publish a notice of partial deletion in the Federal Register based on
the parallel notice of intent for partial deletion and place a copy of
the final partial deletion package, including a Responsiveness Summary,
if prepared, in the Site repositories.
DATES: The direct final rule published at 79 FR 47007 on August 12,
2014, is withdrawn effective September 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Information Repositories: Comprehensive information on the
Site, as well as the comments that we received during the comment
period, are available in docket EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002, accessed
through the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the
docket index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statue. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in
hard copy:
By calling EPA Region 8 at (303) 312-7279 and leaving a message,
or at the Lake County Public Library, 1115 Harrison Avenue,
Leadville, CO 80461, (719) 486-0569, Monday and Wednesday from 10:00
a.m.-8:00 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and
Friday and Saturday 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Kiefer, Remedial Project
Manager, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Mail Code 8EPR-SR,
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202-1129, (303) 312-6689, email:
[email protected].
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300
Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 12, 2014, the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) published a direct final notice of partial
deletion (79 FR 47007) and a proposed notice of intent for partial
deletion (79 FR 47043) for Operable Unit 4, Upper California Gulch;
Operable Unit 5, ASARCO Smelters/Slag/Mill Sites; and Operable Unit 7,
Apache Tailing Impoundment, of the California Gulch Superfund Site from
the National Priorities List.
Due to adverse comments that were received during the public
comment period, the direct final rule published at 79 FR 47007 on
August 12, 2014, is withdrawn.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 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 5, 2014.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2014-22045 Filed 9-16-14; 8:45 am]
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