[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 29678] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-14770] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 300 [FRL-5518-6] National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Deletion of New Castle Spill Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: EPA, Region 3, announces the deletion of the New Castle Spill Site, New Castle, Delaware, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300, the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). EPA promulgated the NCP pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended. EPA and the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) have determined that all appropriate CERCLA actions have been implemented, that the Site poses no significant threat to public health or the environment, and that no further cleanup by responsible parties is necessary. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 12, 1996. ADDRESSES: Comprehensive information on this Site is available through the public docket which is available for viewing at the Site information repositories at the following locations: Hazardous Waste Technical Information Center, 9th Floor, U.S. EPA, Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA, (215) 597-6633. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, 715 Grantham Lane, New Castle, DE, (302) 323-4540. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Dehnhard (3HW23), U.S. EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 597- 3167. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA announces the deletion of the New Castle Spill Site located in New Castle, Delaware, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is Appendix B of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 40 CFR Part 300. EPA identifies sites that appear to present a significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment and maintains the NPL as the list of those sites. Sites on the NPL may be the subject of remedial actions financed by the Hazardous Substances Superfund Response Trust Fund (Fund). Pursuant to CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. section 9605 (40 CFR 300.425(e)(3) of the NCP), any site deleted from the NPL remains eligible for Fund-financed remedial actions in the event that conditions at the site warrant such action in the future. Deletion of a site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability or impede agency efforts to recover costs associated with response efforts. A Notice of Intent to Delete the New Castle Spill Site from the NPL was published on March 21, 1996 in the Federal Register (56 FR 11597). The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent to Delete was April 22, 1996. EPA received comments on the proposed deletion. The responsiveness summary is attached. List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water pollution control, Water supply. For the reasons set out in the preamble, 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, 191 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. Appendix B--[Amended] 2. Table 1 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by removing the site ``New Castle Spill, New Castle County, Delaware''. Dated: May 16, 1996. W. T. Wisniewski, Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region 3. [FR Doc. 96-14770 Filed 6-11-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P