[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 57458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22639]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1990-0011; FRL-9916-83-Region 6]
Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule; National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List: Direct
Deletion of the Monroe Auto Equipment (Paragould Pit) Superfund Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: On August 14, 2014, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
published a direct final rule (79 FR 47586) and a proposed rule; notice
of intent to delete (79 FR 47610) that deleted the Monroe Auto
Equipment Company (Paragould Pit) site from the Superfund National
Priorities List (NPL). EPA stated in the direct final rule that if EPA
received adverse comments by September 15, 2014, EPA would publish a
timely notice of withdrawal in the Federal Register. Subsequently, EPA
discovered scribal errors in the supporting documentation of the final
direct rule. EPA will correct those errors in a subsequent final action
based on the parallel proposal which published on August 14, 2014. EPA
will not institute a second comment period on this final action. Unless
adverse comments are received by September 15, 2014, the effective date
of the final rule will be September 29, 2014.
DATES: Effective: The direct final rule published at 79 FR 47586 on
August 14, 2014, is withdrawn effective September 25, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Mueller, Remedial Project
Manager; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6; Superfund
Division (6SF-RL); 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733, telephone (214) 665-7167; email address: [email protected],
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA Region 6 published a direct final
Notice of Deletion of the Monroe Auto Equipment (Paragould Pit)
Superfund Site located in Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, from the
National Priorities List (NPL) on August 14, 2014. 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 NPL constitutes Appendix B of 40 CFR Part
300 as amended. EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear
to present a significant risk to public health, welfare, or the
environment. Sites on the NPL may be the subject of remedial actions
financed by the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Fund). As described in
300.425(e)(3) of the NCP, sites deleted from the NPL remains eligible
for Fund-financed remedial action if future conditions warrant such
actions. The direct final deletion was published by EPA with the
concurrence of the State of Arkansas, through the Arkansas Department
of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), because EPA has determined that all
appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. EPA
subsequently discovered scribal errors in the supporting documentation
of the final direct rule. EPA will correct those errors in a subsequent
final action based on the parallel proposal which published on August
14, 2014. We will not institute a second comment period on this final
action unless adverse comments are received by September 15, 2014. If
no adverse comments are received the effective date of the subsequent
action will be September 29, 2014.
Dated: September 9, 2014.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2014-22639 Filed 9-24-14; 8:45 am]
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