[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 73539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28978]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1993-0003; FRL-9920-05-OSWER]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
Proposed Rule; Withdrawal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is withdrawing its
May 10, 1993 proposal to add the ASARCO, Inc. (Globe Plant) site in
Denver, Colorado to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL)
because the site is being deferred to the State of Colorado. The
majority of the cleanup work at this site has been completed under
state oversight. An enforceable agreement is in place to complete the
cleanup and maintain the remedy, which will be protective of human
health and the environment.
DATES: The proposed rule to add the ASARCO Inc. (Globe Plant) site to
the NPL published at 58 FR 27507 (May 10, 1993) is withdrawn effective
December 11, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Jeng, phone: (703) 603-8852,
email: [email protected], Site Assessment and Remedy Decisions Branch,
Assessment and Remediation Division, Office of Superfund Remediation
and Technology Innovation (Mailcode 5204P), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ASARCO, Inc. (Globe Plant) site was
proposed for addition to the NPL on May 10, 1993. Since that time the
State of Colorado has been overseeing the remediation of the site under
a Consent Decree with ASARCO, Inc. The remedy is nearing completion and
redevelopment of the site, which will support long-term maintenance of
the remedy, is imminent. Therefore, consistent with the EPA's November
2002 policy ``Guidelines for Withdrawing a Proposal to List a Site on
the NPL (De-proposal)'' http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/hrsres/policy/dprop.pdf the ASARCO, Inc. (Globe Plant) site's 1993 proposal to
list is being withdrawn.
Please refer to Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-SFUND-1993-0003 for
supporting documentation regarding this action.
The following outlines the basis for this withdrawal:
1. There are no further Fund-financed response actions necessary at
this site. This site has been deferred to the State of Colorado.
Completion of the remedy and long-term maintenance is being conducted
under a State of Colorado Consent Decree.
2. EPA Region 8 conducted a reassessment of the site to evaluate
current conditions. The site reassessment report, approved on July 2,
2014, found that the site no longer poses a significant threat to
public health or the environment.
3. Future land use has been restricted through an environmental
covenant so that no residential development can occur.
4. The planned redevelopment of the site into an industrial park
will provide additional protections to public health and the
environment by ensuring the long-term maintenance of the remedy.
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.
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.
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Mathy Stanislaus,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 2014-28978 Filed 12-10-14; 8:45 am]
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