[Federal Register: October 7, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 194)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 57855-57856]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[FRL-7565-3]

 
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan; 
National Priorities List

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of intent for partial deletion of the Rocky Mountain 
Arsenal National Priorities List Site from the National Priorities 
List; second extension of public comment periods.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 announced 
its intent to delete the Selected Perimeter Area (SPA, 68 FR 44259) and 
the Surface Deletion Area (SDA, 68 FR 44265) of the Rocky Mountain 
Arsenal National Priorities List Site (RMA/NPL Site) On-Post Operable 
Unit (OU) from the National Priorities List (NPL) on July 28, 2003. In 
response to a written request, EPA extended both public comment periods 
for an additional 30 days concluding on September 25, 2003 (68 FR 
51221). EPA has received a request to further extend these public 
comment periods. In response, EPA is extending both public comment 
periods for an additional 30 days concluding on October 27, 2003.
    The NPL constitutes appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which is the 
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 
which EPA

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promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
    EPA bases its proposal to delete the SPA and SDA portions of the 
RMA/NPL Site on the determination by EPA and the State of Colorado, 
through the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 
(CDPHE), that all appropriate actions under CERCLA have been 
implemented to protect human health, welfare, and the environment and 
that no further response action by responsible parties is appropriate. 
This basis for deleting the SPA and SDA from the RMA/NPL Site has not 
changed. The Federal Register notice for the SPA (68 FR 44259) and the 
SDA (68 FR 44265) provide a discussion of the bases for the intended 
partial deletions.

DATES: Comments concerning the proposed partial deletions may be 
submitted to EPA on or before October 27, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to: Catherine Roberts, Community 
Involvement Coordinator (80C), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 999 18th Street, 
Suite 300, Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, 1-800-227-8917 or (303) 312-
6025.
    Comprehensive information on the RMA/NPL Site, as well as 
information specific to both proposed partial deletions, is available 
through EPA's Region 8 Superfund Records Center in Denver, Colorado. 
Documents are available for viewing by appointment from 8 a.m. to 4 
p.m., Monday through Friday excluding holidays by calling (303) 312-
6473. The Administrative Record for the RMA/NPL Site and the Deletion 
Dockets for these partial deletions are maintained at the Joint 
Administrative Records Document Facility, Building 129, Room 2024, 
Commerce City, Colorado 80022-1748, (303) 289-0362. Documents are 
available for viewing from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday or 
by appointment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Laura Williams, Remedial Project 
Manager (8EPR-F), U.S. EPA, Region 8, 999 18th Street, Suite 300, 
Denver, Colorado 80202-2466, (303) 312-6660.

    Dated: September 29, 2003.
Robert E. Roberts,
Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 03-25402 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am]

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