[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02268]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 300
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1983-0002; FRL-9922-36-Region-2]
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the Fulton Terminals
Superfund Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent for partial deletion.
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SUMMARY: The Fulton Terminals Superfund site (Site), located in the
City of Fulton, Oswego County, New York, consists of an ``On-Property''
portion, an approximately 1.5-acre parcel of land bounded on the west
by First Street, on the south by Shaw Street, on the east by New York
State Route 481 and on the north by a warehouse, and an ``Off-
Property'' portion, defined by the area between the On-Property
portion's western property boundary to the Oswego River (approximately
50 feet).
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 2, is issuing
this Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion (NOIPD) of the On-Property
portion of the Site from the National Priorities List (NPL) and
requests public comments on this proposed action. 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). EPA and the State of New York, through the New
York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), have
determined that all appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been
completed at the Site and that the soil on the On-Property portion of
the Site and the groundwater beneath the On-Property portion of the
Site no longer pose a threat to public health or the environment.
Therefore, EPA and NYSDEC have concluded that this NOIPD, which
pertains only to the On-Property portion of the Site, may proceed. The
Off-Property portion of the Site will remain on the NPL. Because
residual groundwater contamination remains in the Off-Property portion
of the Site, groundwater monitoring and five-year reviews will still be
required for this the Off-Property portion of the Site.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID no. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-1983-0002, by mail to Christos Tsiamis, Remedial Project Manager,
Emergency and Remedial Response Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY, 10007-1866.
Comments may also be submitted electronically or through hand delivery/
courier by following the detailed instructions in the Addresses section
of the direct final rule located in the rules section of this Federal
Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tsiamis at the address noted above
or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Rules and Regulations'' Section of
today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a direct final Notice of
Partial Deletion (NOPD) of the Site without prior NOIPD because EPA
views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse
comment. EPA has explained its reasons for this partial deletion in the
preamble to the direct final Notice of Partial Deletion. If EPA
receives no adverse comment(s) on this NOIPD or the direct final NOPD,
EPA will proceed with the partial deletion without further action on
this NOIPD. If EPA receives adverse comment(s), EPA will withdraw the
direct final NOPD, and it will not take effect. EPA will, as
appropriate, address all public comments in a subsequent final NOPD
based on this NOIPD. EPA will not institute a second comment period on
this NOIPD. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this
time.
For additional information, see the direct final NOPD, which is
located in the ``Rules'' section of this Federal Register.
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.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675; 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: January 6, 2015.
Judith A. Enck,
Regional Administrator, EPA Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2015-02268 Filed 2-3-15; 8:45 am]
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